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The  following  list  grew  out  of  small  beginnings.  When  in  the 
Public  Library  of  the  City  of  Boston  I amused  myself  in  noting 
any  broadside  issued  in  Massachusetts  between  the  years 
1774  and  1783,  on  a half-formed  scheme  of  utilizing  the  items 
in  a study  of  the  civil  aspects  of  the  War  for  Independence. 
The  list  was  not  completed  and  later,  in  the  Library  of  Con- 
gress, was  added  to  only  as  occasion  offered,  on  no  systematic 
plan.  The  growing  interest  in  broadside  material  has  sug- 
gested a full  check-list,  which  would  be  a better  guide  were  it 
extended  to  include  all  broadsides  issued  in  Massachusetts 
from  the  earliest  introduction  of  printing  into  the  colony  to 
the  year  1800.  On  consulting  Evans’  American  Bibliography 
I estimated  that  double  the  number  there  recorded  would  be 
ample,  but  I was  soon  obliged  to  alter  my  opinion,  and  the 
result  in  numbers  speaks  for  itself. 

In  England  the  broadside  served  many  purposes  in  the 
sixteenth  century.  From  a proclamation  by  the  King,  or  an 
act  of  Parliament,  to  a notice  of  a town  by-law,  authority  used 
it  to  inform  officials  and  the  people  of  duties  and  regulations. 
In  controversy,  political  or  personal,  the  broadside  served  as 
a weapon  of  offence  and  defence,  costing  little  and  lending  it- 
self readily  to  a quiet  circulation,  difficult  to  counter  or  to 
trace  to  its  source.  The  news-sheet,  out  of  which  came  the 
newspaper  of  to-day,  was  probably  suggested  by  the  broadside, 
and  soon  supplanted  the  broadside  on  mere  matters  of  news, 
but  by  no  means  deprived  it  of  a wide  field  of  service.  Poets 
put  out  ballads  which,  if  popular,  proved  profitable  to  printer 
and  hawker;  satires,  directly  or  indirectly  levelled  against 
abuses,  wrongs  or  individuals,  if  spiced  with  wit  or  humor  — - 
the  broader  the  better  — gave  an  opportunity  to  start  a re- 
form, gratify  revenge,  retort  to  impudence  or  smother  an 
opponent  in  ridicule.  The  newspaper  “extra”  of  to-day  was 
foreshadowed  in  the  leaflet  announcing  a battle  on  land  or  sea, 
the  death  of  a royal  personage,  a voting  list  on  a measure  of 
wide  importance,  a brutal  murder  or  a dying  confession.  The 


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collections  in  the  Chetham  Library,  Manchester,  in  the  Society 
of  Antiquaries  of  London  and  in  Lord  Crawford’s  library, 
indicate  frequent  and  effective  resort  to  this  form  of  issue  and 
the  various  forms  it  assumed.1 

The  earliest  examples  of  English  broadsides  that  have  sur- 
vived were  associated  with  church  and  papal  authority.  The 
first  known  printed  royal  proclamation,  issued  in  the  year 
1486,  contained  the  papal  Bull  in  favor  of  Henry  VII,  known 
only  by  an  imperfect  copy  in  the  Society  of  Antiquaries  of 
London.  There  exist  a number  of  plenary  indulgences  issued 
under  directions  of  the  pope  in  the  opening  years  of  the  six- 
teenth century,  but  not  until  1640  was  the  earliest  known 
political  sheet  printed — -“A  Balade  agaynst  malycyous 
Sclaunderers  ” — which  was  a defence  of  the  memory  of  Thomas 
Cromwell.  From  that  time  the  use  of  the  broadside  becomes 
increasingly  common,  and  covered  a large  number  of  purposes. 

Massachusetts  did  not  take  kindly  to  the  broadside,  though 
the  first  issues  of  its  press  were  in  that  form  of  official  regula- 
tions. It  was  long  before  a broadside  other  than  of  govern- 
ment or  of  college  was  used  for  personal  or  mortuary  ends. 
The  earliest  known  issue  of  the  press  set  up  in  Cambridge  was 
in  the  form  of  a broadside — the  “freeman’s  oath”  (1639)  — 
and  twenty  years  passed  before  the  first  known  sheet  of  “verses” 
appeared  in  1659.  Nearly  the  same  time  elapsed  before  the 
broadside  on  smallpox  was  issued,  probably  by  the  aid  or  direc- 
tion of  government,  and  that  is  one  reason  for  doubting  “ Inno- 
cency’s  Complaint”  (1677)  as  an  issue  of  the  New  England 
press.  If  a genuine  issue  it  stands  as  the  first  political  broad- 
side in  New  England,  not  to  be  repeated  until  the  coming  from 
England  of  Benjamin  Harris,  whose  experience  at  home  had 
given  him  a thorough  knowledge  of  the  use  and  abuse  of  broad- 
side literature,  an  experience  he  was  to  repeat  in  Massachu- 
setts. As  the  idea  of  a Massachusetts  news-sheet  came  from 
him,  it  is  more  than  probable  that  he  introduced  the  broadside 
other  than  official  or  mortuary. 

For  nearly  a century  this  form  of  publication  enjoyed  a 
somewhat  uncertain  existence,  if  what  has  survived  offers 
any  test  of  use  and  popularity.  Government  adopted  it  and 
in  time  of  war  extended  its  availability,  partly  because  of  the 
quick  and  ready  printing  and  dispersion  of  the  sheets,  partly 
because  of  the  saving  they  made  in  the  preparation  of  reports 
and  returns,  both  civil  and  military.  Even  in  this  last  de- 
1 Catalogues  of  these  three  collections  of  broadsides  have  been  printed. 


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scription  of  document  recognition  of  its  convenience  was 
slow.  The  ship’s  paper  issued  by  Randolph  in  1688  is  the 
earliest  instance,  and  suggests  a foreign  usage  introduced 
by  the  King’s  commissioner.  Law  blanks  are  found  about 
the  same  time,  and  merchants  used  printed  bills  of  lading  in 
1683.  The  funeral  verses,  which  were  pinned  to  the  pall 
covering  the  coffin,  represent  the  earliest  personal  employ- 
ment of  the  broadside,  and  those  on  Mrs.  Minot  (1667)  were 
the  first  to  show  the  roughly  engraved  border  with  its  cut 
suggestive  of  mortality,  for  many  years  in  favor.  Sewall,  for 
a time  censor  of  the  press,  was  fond  of  indulging  his  turn  for 
verse  printed  on  a single  leaf,  but  his  example  does  not  appear 
to  have  been  followed  by  others.  The  eighteenth  century 
(1704)  had  come  before  the  first  account  of  behavior  and 
dying  speeches  of  criminals  is  found,  unadorned  with  any 
cut  or  even  with  the  heavy  mourning  borders. 

The  development  of  illustration  by  woodcut  was  not  rapid. 
The  colony  seal,  the  work  of  John  Foster,  appeared  in  1676, 
and  the  royal  arms  on  a proclamation  issued  by  Andros  and 
printed  by  Richard  Pierce  in  1688,  again  a direct  importation 
of  usage  and  perhaps  of  the  engraved  block  itself  by  a royal 
representative.  But  after  a single  use  of  the  royal  arms  the 
colony  seal  resumed  its  place  on  government  papers,  not  to  be 
again  displaced  until  1692,  when  Benjamin  Harris,  the  most 
enterprising  printer  Boston  ever  had,  brought  in  the  royal 
arms.  Not  until  1718  was  a cut  intended  as  a true  illustration 
employed,  and  the  experiment  could  hardly  have  been  profit- 
able, as  the  second  instance  is  found  in  1732,  in  connection 
with  an  execution  on  Boston  Neck.  By  that  time  the  populace 
were  content  to  have  its  palate  and  eye  thus  morbidly  tickled 
and  each  printer  had  his  execution  block  which  could  be  modi- 
fied to  suit  a single  or  a double  hanging.  Whether  poverty 
of  design,  absence  of  taste  or  expense  of  cutting  the  block  re- 
tarded the  use  of  engraving  in  printing  is  a question  not  to  be 
answered  here;  it  was  long  before  Hurd,  Turner,  Pelham,  and 
Revere  showed  what  could  be  done  in  that  direction.  The 
list  points  to  Thomas  Hancock,  a bookseller,  as  the  first  to  use 
a store-card,  and  the  later  one  (1748)  of  Joseph  and  Daniel 
Waldo,  engraved  by  James  Turner,  is  on  an  unexpectedly 
elaborate  scale.  To  indicate  the  beginnings  and  growth  of 
the  woodcut  designs  a few  of  them  are  reproduced.  The  use 
of  the  same  cut  a number  of  times  and  at  wide  intervals  of 
time,  even  by  different  printers  in  different  places,  offers  a 


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curious  field  for  investigation  which  could  only  be  glanced  at 
in  these  pages.  It  would  be  impossible  more  than  to  indicate 
some  of  the  double  uses,  without  tracing  cuts  to  almanac, 
primer  and  chap-book. 

Certain  subjects  of  discussion  encouraged  the  issue  of  leaflets, 
like  the  aspirations  of  Boston  for  a market,  or  the  conditions 
following  the  experiments  in  bills  of  credit  in  the  first  half  of 
the  eighteenth  century.  But  the  institution  of  royal  customs 
commissioners,  the  stamp  act  and  resulting  measures,  con- 
tributory causes  of  the  War  for  Independence,  produced  the 
greatest  activity,  still  chiefly  on  the  part  of  government. 
After  the  first  years  of  the  revolution  the  need  of  such  an  agency 
of  publicity  was  less  and  the  use  rapidly  declined.  The  news- 
paper improved  as  a medium  of  communication,  and  deprived 
the  broadside  of  its  principal  excuse.  Proposals  of  publication 
came  in  and  apart  from  official  issues  represent  the  most  in- 
teresting feature.  The  taste  for  executions  and  concomitant 
scenes  died  out  in  Boston  but  persisted  in  Worcester  and 
other  places.  Ezekiel  Russell  of  Salem  developed  a touch  of 
the  sensational  in  the  general  make-up  of  his  impressions, 
intended  to  be  hawked  through  the  country  by  pedlars  and 
tradesmen.  It  may  be  said,  however,  that  the  broadside 
practically  ceases  to  have  historical  interest  after  1800. 

The  subject  of  Massachusetts  almanacs  has  been  exhaus- 
tively treated  by  Dr.  Charles  L.  Nichols.1  It  is  not  a little 
strange  that  the  broadside  almanac,  found  in  Pennsylvania 
at  the  end  of  the  seventeenth  century,  was  not  more  generally 
used  in  Massachusetts,  for  there  was  an  undoubted  conven- 
ience in  that  form.  The  earliest  instance  is  the  almanac  of 
1725  and  while  the  sheet  almanac  is  mentioned  in  advertise- 
ments occasionally,  it  is  at  the  end  of  the  eighteenth  century 
that  they  become  a regular  issue,  and  then  by  that  enterpris- 
ing printer  and  Dublisher,  Isaiah  Thomas,  who  was  the  nearest 
approach  to  Benjamin  Franklin  in  ability  to  measure  a market 
for  his  publications.2  But  the  broadside  almanac  was  prac- 
tically destroyed  by  the  use  to  which  it  was  put,  and  the  few 
known  examples  are  generally  in  a condition  eloquent  on  the 
difficulty  of  preserving  them.  It  is  also  possible  that  the  use 
was  more  general  than  the  few  surviving  examples  would 
indicate. 

1 Am.  Ant.  Soc.  Proceedings,  xxn.  15. 

2 Dr.  Nichols,  in  a volume  printed  by  the  Club  of  Odd  Volumes,  has  dealt  with 
Isaiah  Thomas  and  the  products  of  his  press  in  a manner  leaving  nothing  to 
be  added. 


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IX 


One  branch  of  future  study  will  be  the  ballads  circulated 
in  the  colony  and  province.  The  production  of  native  poetry 
was  not  large,  nor  did  it  possess  a high  quality  either  in  theme 
or  in  form.  The  atmosphere  of  early  Massachusetts  was  not 
favorable  to  the  cultivation  of  any  of  the  muses,  least  of  all 
that  of  poetry.  The  Bay  Psalm  Book  (1640)  illustrates  at  once 
the  defect  of  imagination  and  the  want  of  appreciation  of  a 
proper  vehicle  for  poetic  fancy.  For  generations  the  form  and 
spirit  of  that  kind  of  poetry  affected  the  verse-makers,  and  the 
wealth  of  English  poetry  was  almost  a sealed  book  to  the 
colonists.  The  broadside  offers  many  examples  of  attempts 
at  versification,  and  it  is  entirely  of  domestic  manufacture. 
The  ballad  did  not  come  into  popular  use  until  after  the  War 
for  Independence,  and  never,  indeed,  attained  the  popularity 
it  enjoyed  in  England.  James  Franklin,  the  Fleets  of  Boston 
and  Ezekiel  Russell  of  Salem  were  early  exploiters  of  the  oc- 
casional ballad,  and  later  Nathaniel  Coverly  and  his  son,  of 
Chelmsford  and  Boston,  issued  a large  number  of  ballads,  both 
American  and  foreign,  appealing  to  a growing  market  for  such 
products. 

In  the  list  of  ballads,  appended  to  the  list  of  broadsides, 
wide  latitude  has  been  taken  and  little  regard  given  to  time 
of  issue.  One  excuse  for  this  lies  in  the  fact  that  the  ballad 
may  originally  have  been  of  early  date  and  was  reprinted  for 
its  supposed  interest  or  novelty.  Paper  and  print  are  most 
uncertain  guides  in  determining  the  period  of  issue  and  to 
undertake  to  lay  down  arbitrary  limits  would  end  in  greater 
confusion  than  to  print  a list  of  everything  found.  Complete- 
ness is  not  claimed  for  this  ballad  series,  and  much  time,  spent 
to  little  purpose,  would  be  required  to  study  origin,  likeness 
and  variation.  The  list  is  offered  as  tentative,  to  be  developed 
by  some  student  of  that  form  of  sheet  literature.  It  is  not  a 
little  remarkable,  however,  that  Boston  appears  to  have  been 
the  chief  centre  of  production  well  into  the  nineteenth  century. 
No  other  colony  or  state  can  show  the  same  number  of  issues 
or  so  catholic  a selection. 

The  difficulty  of  dealing  with  this  kind  of  printed  material 
is  that  the  items  were  printed  in  small  editions,  were  sold  at 
a low  price  or  given  away,  and  were  difficult  to  preserve.  It 
is  doubtful  if  they  were  considered  at  the  time  of  more  than 
passing  interest  or  worth  the  keeping.  Nor  have  they  been 
deemed  worthy  of  separate  mention  in  a sale  catalogue  of 
books  until  recent  years,  and  I well  remember  how  they  were 


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bundled  in  “lots”  and  sold  for  a song.  A few  collectors  of 
autographs  — like  Thomas  Addis  Emmet  and  Gordon  Lester 
Ford  — gathered  them  to  illustrate  their  letters,  but  that 
interest  rested  with  such  as  were  of  historical  importance. 
Within  ten  years  the  values  in  the  market  have  steadily  risen 
until  they  sell  for  prices  out  of  all  proportion  to  their  intrinsic 
interest,  but  hardly  yet  proportioned  to  their  rarity.  Nor  does 
any  single  collection  yet  exist  of  such  size  as  to  permit  an 
appreciation  of  their  political  bearing  or  literary  quality  and 
position  in  colonial  letters.  Unquestionably  the  collection  of 
Massachusetts  Historical  Society  approaches  the  needs  of 
such  an  appreciation,  for  effort  has  been  made  to  bring  to  it 
reproductions  of  such  issues  of  interest  as  were  not  to  be  found 
in  the  libraries  of  Boston  and  vicinity.  Of  2949  items  listed 
below  in  the  first  part  of  the  volume,  1711  are  to  be  found  in 
our  cabinet  in  the  original  or  in  a photographed  form,  or  about 
fifty-eight  per  cent  of  the  whole.  The  Society  has  in  addition 
a number  in  facsimile  form  as  issued  in  various  publications, 
and  it  is  within  bounds  to  say  that  in  Boston  libraries  can  be 
found  about  everything  of  importance  in  this  check  list. 

This  material  is  not  easy  to  locate,  for  few  libraries  have 
separated  or  catalogued  their  broadsides  as  such,  and  the 
sheets  were  more  apt  to  be  used  as  wrappers  or  to  be  folded 
and  bound  in  a volume  of  pamphlets  than  to  be  kept  as  sep- 
arate items.  To  ask  a librarian  for  the  broadsides  in  his  keep- 
ing was  to  touch  upon  an  almost  unknown  subject  and  it 
would  be  hopeless  to  go  through  the  card  catalogue  of  a library 
of  even  moderate  size  in  search  of  leaflets,  as  the  result  would 
not  justify  the  time  required  for  such  a search  and  much  would 
be  overlooked  because  not  included  or  adequately  described 
in  the  catalogue. 

In  a “Catalogue  of  English  and  American  Chap-Books  and 
Broadside  Ballads  in  Harvard  College  Library”  Mr.  Lane 
has  shown  the  great  variety  and  yet  well  defined  classes  of 
such  issues.  The  only  disappointment  given  by  this  catalogue 
of  nearly  twenty-five  hundred  items  is  the  small  number  of 
American  issues.  If  any  library  in  the  land  might  be  expected 
to  have  stored  on  its  shelves  the  curious  and  the  occasional, 
that  of  Harvard  College  should  stand  first.  It  is  actually 
first  in  scholarly  collections  — the  English  Chap-Books  are 
an  example  — but  it  is  either  without  a corresponding  lot  of 
American  broadsides,  or  they  are  there  in  a form  and  in  a 
location  where  they  cannot  be  reached  for  examination.  Pro- 


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fessor  George  L.  Kittredge  kindly  placed  at  my  disposal  a 
collection  of  broadside  ballads  which  has  been  gathered  under 
his  direction,  and  has  thus  done  what  was  possible  to  unlock 
the  undefined  extent  of  such  treasures  in  that  library.  I cannot 
but  feel  that  my  list  is  more  incomplete  than  could  be  wished, 
merely  because  Harvard  College  supplied  so  little  outside  of 
its  own  commencement  papers,  notices  and  forms  of  business. 
Apart  from  that  possible  source,  I believe  I have  covered  the 
most  important  collections,  and  am  quite  willing  to  leave  the 
supplement  to  my  successor.1 

Such  a list  can  never  be  complete,  for  the  earlier  issues  of 
the  press  have  so  largely  disappeared  as  to  leave  a gap  of  un- 
known extent.  This  is  shown  by  the  bills  for  printing  for  the 
colony  submitted  in  1689  and  1690  by  Green,  in  which  are 
named  a number  of  items  of  which  the  larger  part  have  not 
been  located  in  any  collection.  There  is  no  reason  also  to  deny 
the  separate  appearance  of  some,  if  not  all,  of  the  elegiac  verses 
found  embodied  in  chapters  of  contemporary,  or  nearly  con- 
temporary, history.  Morton,  in  his  New  Englands  Memoriall 
(1669),  for  example,  prints  Peter  Bulkley’s  “Lamentation”  for 
the  death  of  Rev.  Thomas  Hooker,  1647,  two  poems  by 
Edward  Bulkley,  one  “A  Threnodia”  on  the  death  of  Rev. 
Samuel  Stone,  1663,  and  another  on  the  death  of  Jonathan 
Mitchill,  1668,  and  a number  of  others.  While  it  is  possible 
that  these  verses  circulated  in  manuscript,  yet  there  is  little 
internal  evidence  that  Morton  dealt  in  manuscript  material 
other  than  that  of  Bradford.  It  is  possible,  even  probable, 
that  these  elegies  were  printed  and  reached  Plymouth  in  that 
form.  I have  listed  them  on  the  probability.  I do  not,  how- 
ever, list  those  in  Mather’s  sermons  and  histories,  because  he 
was  a collector  of  manuscripts,  was  in  Boston,  and  therefore 
in  a position  to  possess  or  have  access  to  the  manuscript. 

It  is  impossible  even  to  conjecture  the  years  of  printing  for 
the  ballad  literature.  The  imprint  like  the  “Heart  and  Crown” 
or  “In  Cornhill”  could  apply  to  a long  term  of  years  and  only 
indicates  the  printer.  Where  no  contemporary  record  assists 
in  determining  the  year  or  period,  these  ballads  will  be  given 
alphabetically  at  the  end  of  the  list.  If  the  date  of  an  English 
issue  has  been  found,  it  is  adopted  for  the  undated  American 
leaflet,  to  place  it  in  about  its  period  of  production,  thus  sug- 

1 I have  used  auction,  catalogues  sparingly.  They  are  very  inaccurate  in 
dates  and  in  description,  and  claim  more  than  can  be  conceded  without  a care- 
ful examination  of  the  broadside  and  comparison  with  like  issues. 


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gesting  its  place  in  a sequence.  Such  a practice  is  arbitrary, 
but  may  be  justified  in  default  of  any  other  plan. 

An  example  of  the  problems  raised  is  afforded  by  the  sale 
by  auction  of  what  was  believed  to  be  our  No.  142,  the  state- 
ment issued  on  the  surrender  of  Edmund  Andros.  The  copy 
of  the  broadside  went  into  the  library  of  Mr.  William  Gwinn 
Mather,  and  on  his  courteously  sending  a photostat  repro- 
duction it  was  found  to  be  the  same  text  as  No.  142  but  entirely 
different  in  type,  being  in  black  letter. 

With  such  difficulties  to  overcome  it  is  certain  that  this  list 
cannot  be  considered  as  free  from  criticism.  Some  limitations 
were  imposed  at  the  beginning.  Maps,  or  engravings  or  legal 
blanks  have  been  excluded,  except  in  a few  instances  and  for 
special  reasons.  Maps  are  not  proper  subjects  for  such  a list 
and  are  better  dealt  with  in  lists  prepared  by  specialists  in 
maps.  A few  engravings  have  been  admitted,  either  because 
of  their  interest,  like  the  card  on  spermaceti  candles  (208) 
engraved  by  Hurd,  the  unlocated  “caricatura”  (1344)  by  the 
same  hand,  or  because  they  were  pertinent,  like  the  store-card 
of  Hancock,  the  bookseller,  or  engraved  commissions,  like 
those  under  Bernard  and  Hutchinson.  Law  blanks  came  late 
into  general  use  but  rapidly  increased  in  number  and  variety, 
few  printers  not  printing  what  would  be  in  steady  demand  and 
a source  of  small  yet  continuing  profits.  A careful  study  of 
the  various  changes  in  language  and  form  might  possibly  sug- 
gest something  of  value  to  the  historian  of  legal  practice,  but 
of  no  interest  to  any  but  the  antiquary.  The  earliest  occur- 
rence of  a form  is  noted,  with  occasional  mention  of  later 
varieties.  Where  the  name  of  the  printer  is  found  it  is  given, 
for  thus  a clue  with  which  to  identify  other  issues  of  the  same 
press  may  be  suggested.  One  exception  has  been  made  in  the 
“Oaths  of  Allegiance.”  Being  without  date  as  a rule,  those 
that  bear  a year  — the  year  in  which  the  signers  took  the 
oath  — will  serve  to  place  in  its  proper  time  a like  undated 
one.  What  appeared  regularly  at  stated  intervals  are  only 
occasionally  listed.  The  annual  law  apportioning  taxes 
throughout  the  colony  and  state,  precepts  to  elect  representa- 
tives, tickets  to  balls  and  assemblies  and  lottery  tickets,  are 
examples  of  what  are  either  not  listed  at  all,  or  given  when 
found,  or  only  once  to  establish  the  form.  Proclamations 
appointing  days  of  fasting  or  thanksgiving  rest  upon  another 
basis,  often  giving  historical  information  of  the  special  occasion. 

The  selection  of  items  has  not  been  entirely  consistent,  but 


INTRODUCTORY  NOTE 


XUI 


the  proper  rule  of  inclusion  would  be  difficult  to  frame  and 
more  difficult  to  apply.  The  definition  of  a broadside  is  not 
fixed,  though  Mr.  Evans  in  the  introduction  to  his  fifth  volume1 
has  undertaken  to  discriminate.  In  the  present  instance  the  word 
has  been  broadly  used,  intended  to  apply  to  almost  any  issue 
of  the  press  which  has  not  a proper  title  page,  whether  printed 
on  a single  leaf  or  on  a number  of  leaves,  whether  carrying  page 
numbers  and  signature-marks  or  without  such  usual  indica- 
tions of  a pamphlet  or  volume.  It  is  more  serviceable  to  note 
this  stray  and  fleeting  product  of  the  press,  often  unrecorded 
elsewhere,  in  too  great  fulness,  for  in  that  way  the  labors  of 
other  bibliographers  are  supplemented.  Further,  the  list  in 
its  original  intention  and  final  performance  is  tinged  with 
personal  motives,  serving  as  an  aid  in  special  undertakings  now 
in  process  of  completion.  If  too  much  has  been  included  much 
has  undoubtedly  been  omitted,  and  one  of  the  leading  objects 
of  the  publication  is  to  call  out  from  their  hiding  places  the 
unknown  or  at  least  the  undiscovered  issues  of  a like  character. 

The  frontispiece  to  this  volume  is  made  up  of  two  fragments 
of  a papal  indulgence  printed  at  Madrid,  February  2,  1738, 
and  bearing  the  (printed)  signature  of  Cardinal  Gaspar  de 
Molina  y Oviedo.  These  fragments  had  been  used  as  covers 
to  two  manuscript  sermons  by  a New  England  clergyman. 
The  history  of  this  indulgence  is  told  under  No.  875  on  page 
121  of  this  volume.  The  ballad  there  mentioned  is  printed 
on  the  lower  half  of  the  indulgence  and  the  text  for  that  portion 
is  complete.  I have  not  located  a complete  text  of  the  upper 
half  and  the  reproduction  is  made  in  the  hope  that  at  some 
time  a full  example  of  this  document,  spoils  of  war,  may  be 
found. 

I acknowledge  my  indebtedness  to  the  late  Nathaniel  Paine, 
of  Worcester,  and  to  Charles  Evans,  compiler  of  the  American 
Bibliography ,2  Pioneers  in  this  field,  they  did  not  go  far  in 
covering  it.  Intensive  cultivation  was  needed  to  obtain  the 
best  results.  I have  received  many  favors  from  libraries,  the 
custodians  of  which  have  thrown  open  their  stores  freely  and 
with  every  privilege  and  courtesy.  The  list  is  practically  that 
of  the  libraries  named  in  the  “Key”  on  page  2,  and  my  sense 
of  obligation  is  as  great  to  the  small  as  to  the  large  libraries. 

1 American  Bibliography , v.  xiv. 

2 See  also  the  list  of  “Early  American  Poetry  to  1820”  in  the  New  York 
Public  Library,  made  by  Mr.  John  C.  Frank  and  printed  in  the  Bulletin  of  that 
Library,  xxi.  517. 


XIV 


INTRODUCTORY  NOTE 


An  essential  factor  has  been  the  photostat,  which  has  enabled 
a closer  examination  of  widely  separated  items  to  be  made, 
developing  hitherto  undiscovered  differences  and  adding 
materially  to  the  number  of  issues  known.  Instances  of  this 
multiplication  may  be  seen  in  the  issues  of  Father  Abdy’s  Will 
(1730),  broadsides  issued  on  the  death  of  George  Whitefield 
(1770)  and  those  on  Levi  Ames  (1773).  This  comparison  has 
also  permitted  printers  to  be  identified,  and  under  a more  ex- 
tended application,  will  throw  some  light  upon  the  history  of 
printing  in  Massachusetts. 

Mr.  F.  W.  Coar,  of  New  York,  has  courteously  permitted 
me  to  use  blocks  of  some  broadsides  which  have  passed  through 
his  hands  — the  inserts  in  this  volume.  The  illustrations  in 
the  text  are  copied  from  the  originals  and  tend  to  prove  the 
slow  advance  in  wood  engraving  in  the  century  covered  by  the 
list. 

Worthington  Chauncey  Ford. 

Boston,  June,  1922. 


ILLUSTRATIONS 


PAGE 

Spanish  Indulgence,  1738  Frontispiece 

Colonial  Seal 12,  24 

Proclamation,  1686  18 

The  Little-Compton  Scourge.  1721 19 

Royal  Arms,  1688,  19;  1696,  30;  1699,  33;  1705,  40; 

1707,43;  1715,  56;  1733,  89;  1739,  101;  1759, 

161;  1761,  170;  1763,  176;  1771,  214;  1773,  230 

Conventional  Mortuary  Border,  1708  44 

Mortuary  Border,  1710 48 

From  an  English  Illustration,  1718 62 

Dwarf,  1732  84 

Father  Abbey  (?),  1732  85 

Richard  Wilson,  1732  86 

Julian’s  Execution,  1733  87,  89 

Ormsby’s  Execution,  1733  93 

Admiral  Vernon  at  Carthagena,  1741  107 

Earthquake,  1744  110 

Proclamation,  1745  114 

Proclamation,  1746  115 

Taking  of  Louisburg,  1745  117 

Dying  Speech  of  Old  Tenor,  1750  128 

Wieer’s  Execution,  1754  138 

Earthquake,  1755  140 

Proclamations,  1755  144 

Proclamation,  1756 148 

Proclamation,  1757 149 

Death  of  General  Wolfe,  1759  159 

Proclamation,  1759 164 

A Brief,  1760  165 

Fire  at  Harvard  College,  1764  178 

Liberty,  Property  and  No  Excise,  1765  179 

Sherman’s  Execution,  1764  180 


XVI 


ILLUSTRATIONS. 


PAGE 

Independent  Advertiser’s  Emblem 187,  197 

Vox  Populi,  1766  187 

Magnus  Mode  in  Pillory,  1767  189 

Boston  Post-Boy,  1768  196 

Pope-Night,  1768  198 

The  Tom-Cod  Catcher 203 

George  Whitefield,  1770  209 

Whitefield  in  the  Pulpit,  1771 215 

Ebenezer  Richardson,  1772 221 

Sheehan’s  Execution,  1772  222 

Ames’  Execution,  1773  223-226 

Duckett’s  Execution,  1774  237 

Proclamation,  1774  242 

Address  of  the  City  of  London,  1775 243 

A Circumstantial  Account,  1775 248 

In  Provincial  Congress,  1775  254 

Bunker’s  Hill,  1775  265 

Boston  Light  House,  1775  266 

Proclamation,  1776  272 

Portrait  (?),  1776  282 

Oppression,  1777 292,  293 

Daughters  of  Liberty,  1779  299,  300,  369 

Young’s  Execution,  1779  308 

Huggins’  Execution,  1783  325 

The  Hermit,  1785  332 

A School-Mistress,  1786  334 

Arms  of  Commonwealth,  1787 340 

Boston  Fire,  1788  345 

Lewis  Capet,  1793  368 

Adams  and  Liberty,  1798  388 

Children  in  the  Woods 405,  406 

The  Contented  Wife 407 

Dialogue  between  Death  and  the  Lady 410 

The  Miser’s  Daughter 431 

Miss  Mack  Coy 436 

Two  Lovers 445 


CHECK-LIST 

OF 

MASSACHUSETTS  BROADSIDES,  ETC. 


Key  to  Locations 


a as  = American  Antiquarian  Society,  Worcester. 
ba  = Boston  Athenaeum. 
bod  = Bodleian  Library,  Oxford. 
bpl  = Boston  Public  Library. 
bu  = Brown  University,  Providence,  R.  I. 

CHS  = Connecticut  Historical  Society,  Hartford. 
cong  = Congregational  Library,  Boston. 
dh  = Dedham  Historical  Society. 
ei  = Essex  Institute,  Salem. 
hc  = Harvard  College. 

jcb  = John  Carter  Brown  Library,  Providence,  R.  I . 
lc  = Library  of  Congress,  Washington. 
lcp  = Library  Company  of  Philadelphia. 

MeHS  = Maine  Historical  Society,  Portland,  Me. 
ma  = Massachusetts  Archives. 
mhs  = Massachusetts  Historical  Society. 

NHaSL  = New  Hampshire  State  Library. 
nyhs  = New  York  Historical  Society. 
nypl  = New  York  Public  Library. 
pc  = Private  Collection. 
phs  = Pennsylvania  Historical  Society. 
pro  = Public  Record  Office,  London. 
ug  = University  of  Glasgow  (Hunterian  Museum). 
whs  = Wisconsin  Historical  Society. 

Y = Yale  University,  New  Haven. 


CHECK  LIST 


OF 

MASSACHUSETTS  BROADSIDES,  ETC. 


1639 

Massachusetts-Bay,  Colony. 

1.  Freeman’s  Oath.  [Cambridge,  Stephen  Daye.] 

Known  only  by  Winthrop’s  record  and  John  Child’s  New  Englands 
Jonas  Cast  up  at  London  (1647).  Evans,  1. 

Pierce,  William. 

2.  Almanac.  [Cambridge,  Stephen  Daye,  1639.] 

Known  only  by  Winthrop’s  record.  Evans,  2. 

1642 

Massachusetts-Bay,  Colony. 

3.  [Capital  Laws.] 

Known  by  a broadside  in  the  British  Museum,  evidently  an  attempt  to 
imitate  typographically  a Cambridge  issue.  It  reads:  The  Capitall  Lawes 
of  New-England,  as  they  stand  | now  in  force  in  the  Common-Wealth.  | 
By  the  Court,  | In  the  Years  1641-1642.  Colophon:  Printed  first  in  New- 
England,  and  re-printed  in  London  | for  Ben.  Allen  in  Popes-head  Alley. 
1643.  It  was  reproduced  in  Colonial  Society  of  Massachusetts,  Proceedings, 
xvn.  116.  Evans,  10. 

1643 

Harvard  College. 

4.  Theses.  [Cambridge:  Printed  by  Stephen  Daye,  1643.] 

UG.  MHS 

2 Proceedings,  ix.  413.  Evans,  12. 

1646 

Harvard  College. 

5.  Theses.  ug 

1647 

Bulkley,  Peter. 

6.  A Lamentation  for  the  Death  of  that  Precious  and  Worthy 
Minister  of  Jesus  Christ,  Mr.  Thomas  Hooker,  who  died  July 


4 MASSACHUSETTS  HISTORICAL  SOCIETY.  [1653 

7,  1647,  as  the  Sun  was  Setting:  the  same  hour  of  the  day  died 
blessed  Calvin,  that  glorious  Light. 

Signed,  “P.  B.”  In  Morton,  New  Englands  Memoriall,  127. 

Cotton,  John. 

7.  On  my  Reverend  and  dear  Brother,  Mr.  Thomas  Hooker, 
Late  Pastor  of  the  Church  at  Hartford  on  Conecticot.  [1647.] 

Signed,  “ J.  C.”  In  Morton,  New  Englands  Memoriall,  125. 
Harvard  College. 

8.  Theses.  [Cambridge:  Printed  by  Stephen  Daye,  1647.] 

UG.  MHS 

2 Proceedings,  ix.  414.  Evans,  22. 

Norton,  John. 

9.  A Funeral  Elegie  upon  the  death  of  the  truely  Reverend 
Mr.  John  Cotton,  late  Teacher  of  the  Church  of  Christ  at  Bos- 
ton in  New  England.  [1652] 

Signed,  “J.  N.”  In  Morton,  New  Englands  Memoriall,  136. 

WOODBRIDGE,  BENJAMIN. 

10.  Upon  the  Tomb  of  the  most  Reverend  Mr.  John  Cotton, 
late  Teacher  of  the  Church  of  Boston  in  New-England.  [1652] 

Signed,  “B.  W.”  In  Morton,  New  Englands  Memoriall,  137. 

1653 

Harvard  College. 

11.  Quaestiones.  f ug 

12.  Theses.  f ug 

There  are  two  issues  of  the  Theses  for  1653,  dated  August  9 and  10 

respectively.  They  are  reproduced  in  Am.  Antiq.  Soc.,  Proceedings, 
October,  1914. 

1655 

Harvard  College. 

HC 

13.  Quaestiones. 

Evans,  41. 

1656 

Gookin,  Daniel. 

14.  To  all  Persons  whom  those  may  concern,  in  the  Several 

| Townes,  and  Plantations  of  the  United  Colonies  | in  New- 
England.  Dated  this  25  of  March  1656.  f bod  lib. 

Inviting  colonists  to  remove  from  New  England  to  Jamaica,  Gookin 
acting  under  power  granted  by  the  Lord  Protector.  In  Gookin,  Daniel 
Gookin,  98.  A few  copies  in  facsimile  were  printed  by  the  Oxford  University 
Press  in  1921. 

Harvard  College. 

15.  Quaestiones.  hc 


i66o] 


MASSACHUSETTS  BROADSIDES. 


5 


1658 

Harvard  College. 

16.  Quaestiones.  t UG 

Wilson,  John. 

17.  A Copy  of  Verses  | Made  by  that  Reverend  Man  of  God 

Mr.  John  Wilson,  Pastor  to  the  | first  church  in  Boston;  On 
the  sudden  Death  of  | Mr.  Joseph  Brisco,  | Who  was  translated 
from  Earth  to  Heaven  Jan.  1.  1657.  [Cambridge:  Printed  by 
Samuel  Green.]  mhs 

Evans,  48. 

1659 

Harvard  College. 

18.  An  Humble  Proposal  for  the  Inlargement  of  University  of 

Learning  in  | New  England.  By  the  Trustees  hereafter  named, 
to  whom  the  Manage-  J ment  of  this  Affair  is  committed.  [Cam- 
bridge: Printed  by  Samuel  Green,  1659.]  t MA 

Archives,  lviii.  38.  Evans,  55. 

19.  Quaestiones.  hc 

Massachusetts  Bay,  Colony. 

20.  A I Declaration  | of  the  | General  Court  | of  the  | Massachu- 
sets  | Holden  at  Boston  in  New-England,  October  18.  1659. 
Concerning  | The  execution  of  two  Quakers.  Printed  by  their 
order  in  New-England.  Reprinted  in  London,  1659.  f bm 

Evans,  51.  No  copy  of  the  Massachusetts  imprint  is  known.  The 
London  reprint  is  taken  for  the  above  title.  It  is  reproduced  in  Proceed- 
ings, xlii.  203.  A second  issue  is  noted  in  1660,  infra. 

1660 

Eliot,  John. 

21.  Christiane  OOnoowae  Sampoowaonk.  | A Christian  Cove- 
nanting Confession;  [Cambridge,  Printed  by  Samuel  Green, 
166-.] 

The  only  known  copy  is  in  the  library  of  the  University  of  Edinburgh. 
It  is  reproduced  in  Eliot’s  Indian  Primer  of  1669,  issued  by  Dr.  John  Small 
in  1880,  and  in  Pilling,  Bibliography  of  the  Algonquian  Languages,  132. 
Evans,  58.  See  under  1670,  infra. 

Harvard  College. 

22.  Quaestiones.  [Cambridge:  Printed  by  Samuel  Green, 

1660.]  hc 

Evans,  59. 

23.  A true  Relation  of  the  Proceedings  against  certain  | 
Quakers,  at  the  generall  Court  of  the  Massachusets  holden 


6 


MASSACHUSETTS  HISTORICAL  SOCIETY. 


[1663 


at  Boston  in  New-  | England  October.  18.  1659.  London 
Printed  by  A.  W.  t bh 

After  the  year  has  been  added  in  ms.,  March  7,  1659,  the  day  of  publi- 
cation. A.  W.  could  be  either  Mrs.  Alice  Warren  or  Anthony  Williamson. 

1663 

Harvard  College. 

24.  Quaestiones.  hc 

Bulkley,  Edward. 

25.  A Threnodia  upon  our  Churches  second  dark  Eclipse, 
happening  July  20.  1663.  by  Deaths  Interposition  between  us 
and  that  Great  Light  and  Divine  Plant,  Mr.  Samuel  Stone;, 
late  of  Hartford  in  New-England. 

Signed,  “E.  B.”  In  Morton,  New  Englands  Memoriall,  168. 

S.,  T. 

26.  An  Elegie  on  the  Death  of  that  Eminent  Minister  of  the 
Gospel,  Mr.  John  Norton,  the  Reverend  Teacher  of  the  Church 
of  Christ  at  Boston,  who  exchanged  this  life  for  a better  April 
5,  1663. 

Signed,  “T.  S.”  In  Morton,  New  Englands  Memoriall,  166. 

1664 

Harvard  College. 

27.  Quaestiones.  [Cambridge,  Printed  by  Samuel  Green, 

1664. ]  hc 

Evans,  92. 

1665 

28.  The  | Conditions  for  New-Planters  | in  the  Territories  of 

His  Royal  Hignes  | the  | Duke  of  York.  [Cambridge,  Samuel 

Green.]  mhs 

Signed,  R.  Nicolls.  2 Proceedings,  rx.  423.  Evans,  98. 

Harvard  College. 

29.  Quaestiones.  [Cambridge,  Printed  by  Samuel  Green, 

1665. ]  hc 

Evans,  102. 

1666 

Harvard  College. 

30.  Quaestiones.  [Cambridge,  Printed  by  S.  Green,  1666.]  ilc 
Evans,  108. 

1667 

Massachusetts-Bay,  Colony. 

31.  Boston  in  New-England  August  9th,  1667.  | The  | Gover- 
nour,  Deputy  Governour  | and  Sundry  of  the  | Magistrates,  | 


i668] 


MASSACHUSETTS  BROADSIDES. 


7 


being  assembled,  do  judge  meet  to  commend  to  their  beloved 
Brethren  and  Neighbours  | the  Inhabitants  of  this  Colony  this 
following  Proposal  (to  contribute  to  the  supply  of  his  Majesties 
Fleet).  [Cambridge:  Printed  by  Samuel  Green,  1667.]  f ma 
Archives,  c.  111.  Evans,  115. 

Mitchel,  Jonathan. 

32.  Upon  the  Death  of  that  Reverend,  Aged,  Ever-honoured, 
and  gracious  Servant  of  Christ,  Mr.  John  Wilson,  Pastor  of  a 
Church  in  Boston:  Interred  August  8,  1667. 

Signed,  “ J.  M.”  In  Morton,  New  Englands  Memoriall,  185. 

33.  [WoodCut.]  Upon  the  Death  of  the  Virtuous  and  Religious 
| Mrs.  Lydia  Minot,  | (The  wife  of  Mr.  John  Minot  of  Dor- 
chester;) j The  Mother  of  Five  children,  who  Died  in  child- 
Bed  of  the  Sixth;  and  together  therewith  was  | Interred 
January  27,  1667.  [Cambridge,  Samuel  Green,  1667.]  f pc 

1668 

Bulkley,  Edward. 

34.  Upon  the  Death  of  that  truely  Godly,  Reverend,  and 
Faithful  Servant  of  Christ,  Mr.  Jonathan  Mitchell,  Pastor 
of  the  Church  at  Cambridge,  who  deceased  July  9,  1668. 

Signed,  “E.  B.”  In  Morton,  New  Englands  Memoriall,  192. 

Harvard  College. 

35.  Quaestiones.  [Cambridge:  Printed  by  Samuel  Green, 

1668.]  hc 

Evans,  123. 

Massachusetts-Bay,  Colony. 

36.  To  the  Elders  and  Ministers  of  every  Town  within  the 

Jurisdiction  | of  the  Massachusets  in  New-England:  | The 
Governour  and  Council  sendeth  greeting.  [Cambridge : Printed 
by  Marmaduke  Johnson?]  hhs 

On  catechizing  and  instructing  all  the  people  in  sound  and  orthodox 
principles  of  Christian  religion.  2 Proceedings,  ix,  424.  Evans,  126. 

37.  Whereas  the  Lawes  Published  by  the  Honoured  General 

Court,  Lib.  1.  Pag.  76,  Sect.  3,  Do  Require  all  Townes  from 
time  to  time  to  dispose  of  Single  Persons  and  inmates  within 
their  Towns  to  Service,  or  otherwise.  t ma 

Notice  to  Constables  to  acquaint  the  Select  Men  that  the  Court  expects 
the  laws  to  be  attended  to.  It  is  endorsed  “Law  about  Youth.”  Archives, 
xx.  48. 


8 


MASSACHUSETTS  HISTORICAL  SOCIETY. 


[1669 


1669 

Harvard  College. 

38.  Quaestiones.  [Cambridge:  Printed  by  Samuel  Green, 

1669. ]  hc 

Evans,  140. 

Massachusetts-Bay,  Colony. 

39.  At  a Council  held  at  Boston,  March  10,  1668[-69.]  A 

Proclamation  (appointing  March  25  to  be  a day  of  Fasting  and 
Prayer.)  nypl 

Evans,  141. 

1670 

Eliot,  John. 

40.  Christiane  Oonoowae  Sampoowaonk.  | A Christian  Cov- 
enanting Confession.  [Cambridge:  Printed  by  Samuel  Green, 

1670. ]  CONG. 

Reproduced  in  Pilling’s  Bibliography  of  the  Algonquian  Languages , 132. 

Evans,  147.  See  under  1660,  supra. 

Harvard  College. 

41.  Theses.  [Cambridge,  Samuel  Green  and  Marmaduke  John- 
son, M.DC.LXX.]  mhs 

2 Proceedings,  ix.  428.  Evans,  148. 

Massachusetts-Bay,  Colony. 

42.  At  a Council  held  at  Boston  | Septemb.  8,  1670  (appoint- 
ing September  22  to  be  a day  of  publick  Humiliation.)  ma 

It  is  reproduced  as  the  frontispiece  to  Love,  Fast  and  Thanksgiving  Days 
of  New  England.  Evans,  149. 

1672 

Massachusetts-Bay,  Colony. 

43.  [An  Order  to  prevent  Indians  from  stealing  swine.] 
Ordered  to  be  printed  in  the  Indian  language  by  the  General  Court, 

May  15,  1672.  No  copy  has  been  located.  Evans,  170. 

1673 

Massachusetts-Bay,  Colony. 

44.  Boston,  March  22,  1672,  3.  (An  Order  of  the  Deputy- 

Governor  and  Magistrates,  recommending  a free  Contribution 
for  rebuilding  the  Castle,  destroyed  by  fire.)  f ma 

Archives,  lxvii.  126.  Evans,  176. 

1674 

Harvard  College. 

45.  Catalogus.  pro 

2 Proceedings,  xvn.  68.  Evans,  188. 


1676] 


MASSACHUSETTS  BROADSIDES. 


9 


46.  Quaestiones.  hc 

Evans,  189. 

Massachusetts-Bay,  Colony. 

47.  Orders,  | made  at  A | General  Court  | held  at  Boston, 

January  the  6th,  1673.  | And  Printed  by  their  Order.  ba 

Evans,  178.  It  is  reproduced  by  Whitmore  in  his  reprint  of  the  General 
Laws  and  Liberties,  1672,  213. 

1675 

Harvard  College. 

48.  Quaestiones.  [Cambridge:  Printed  by  Samuel  Green, 

1675. ]  hc 

Evans,  199. 

Massachusetts  Bay,  Colony. 

49.  [Colony  seal.]  At  a | Council  | held  in  Boston  August  the 
thirtieth,  1675.  (An  Order  confining  Indians  faithful  to  the 
English  to  their  Plantations  during  Hostilities  with  the  French.) 

BA 

Evans,  205.  Reproduced  in  Whitmore’s  reprint  of  the  General  Laws  and 
Liberties,  1672,  223,  where  he  considers  it  as  p.  23  of  the  supplement. 

[Winthrop,  Wait.] 

50.  Some  Meditations  | concerning  our  Honourable  | Gentle- 

men and  Fellow-Souldiers,  | In  Pursuit  of  those  | Barbarous 
Natives  in  the  Narragansit-Country;  | and  their  Service  there.  [ 
Committed  with  Plain  Verse  for  the  Benefit  of  those  that  Read 
it.  By  an  Unfeigned  Friend.  Reprinted  at  N.  London,  April  4, 
1721.  HHS 

Dated  December  28,  1675,  and  signed  “W.  W.”  I insert  this  Connecti- 
cut reprint  in  the  hope  that  it  may  bring  to  light  a copy  of  the  original 
issue,  which  must  have  been  printed  in  Boston  or  Cambridge  if  made 
before  1700. 

1676 

51.  A | Funeral  El  egy  | Vpon  the  Death  of  that  Excellent 

and  most  worthy  Gentleman  | John  Winthrop  Esq.  | Late 
Governor  of  his  Majestyes  Colony  of  Conecticot:  | who  de- 
ceased April,  1676.  pc 

Perhaps  by  Stephen  Chester.  Green,  John  Foster,  r25. 

Harvard  College. 

52.  Quaestiones.  [Cambridge:  Printed  by  Samuel  Green, 

1676. ]  hc 

Evans,  213. 

53.  Lamentations  | Vpon  the  never  enough  bewailed  Death  of 
the  Reverend  | Mr.  John  Reiner,  | Pastor  of  the  Church  of  Christ 


IO 


MASSACHUSETTS  HISTORICAL  SOCIETY. 


[1677 


at  Dover  who  was  gathered  to  his  Fathers  | December,  21. 
1676.  I ba 

Massachusetts  Bay,  Colony. 

54.  [Colony  seal.]  At  a | Council  | Held  at  Boston  April  the 

4th.  1676.  (Ordering  Select  Men  of  Towns  to  inform  them- 
selves about  Persons  settling  among  them.)  ba 

Reproduced  in  Whitmore’s  reprint  of  the  General  Laws  and  Liberties, 
1672,  337.  Evans,  215. 

55.  [Colony  seal.]  At  a | General  Court  | Held  at  Boston  the 
3d  of  May  | 1676.  [Cambridge,  Samuel  Green,  1676.] 

Levying  ten  single  country  rates  to  defray  the  charges  of  the  war.  The 
original  is  in  the  Court  House,  Salem,  Mass.  Fifty  copies  were  issued 
in  facsimile  by  the  Essex  Institute. 

56.  [Colony  seal.]  General  Court  | Held  at  Boston  the  3d  of 

May  | 1676.  (Empowering  the  Committee  of  Militia  to  exact 
Penalty  for  non-appearance  when  ordered  for  Duty.)  ba 

Reproduced  in  Whitmore’s  reprint  of  the  General  Laws  and  Liberties, 
1672,  343.  Evans,  218. 

57.  [Colony  Seal.]  At  A | Council,  | Held  at  Charlestown, 

June  the  20th,  1676.  (Appointing  June  29  to  be  a day  of 
solemn  Thanksgiving.)  mhs 

It  is  reproduced  in  Love,  Fast  and  Thanksgiving  Days  of  New  England, 
200.  Evans,  216. 

58.  At  A | General  Court  | held  at  Boston  May  the  3d,  1676.  | 
For  the  Preventing  of  Injustice  and  Inequality  in  | the  dis- 
charge, and  Payment  of  Disbursements  | made  by  any  partic- 
ular Persons,  or  Towns  for  | the  carrying  on  this  present  VVarr. 

BA 

Evans,  217.  Reproduced  in  Whitmore’s  reprint  of  the  General  Laws 
and  Liberties,  1672,  248a. 

Tompson,  Benjamin. 

59.  A | Funeral  Tribute  | to  the  Honourable  Dust  of  that 
most  charitable  Christian,  vnbiassed  Politician,  | and  inimitable 
Pyrotechnist  | John  Winthrope  esq;  | A Member  of  the  Royal 
Society,  | Governour  of  Connecticut  Colony  in  | New-Eng- 
land.  | who  expired  in  his  Countrys  Service  April  6th  1676.  pc 

See  Green,  John  Foster,  128.  Evans,  224. 

1677 

Joy,  George. 

60.  Innocency’s  Complaint  | against  | Tyrannical  Court 

Faction  in  Newengland.  pc.  mhs 


1678] 


MASSACHUSETTS  BROADSIDES. 


II 


2 Proceedings,  ix.  440,  but  I believe  it  to  be  an  English  broadside.  The 
date  occurs  after  the  name  signed  at  the  foot  — “George  Joy,  Mariner, 

1677. ”  Evans,  232. 

Massachusetts  Bay,  Colony. 

61.  [Colony  seal.]  Sundry  Laws  | Made  by  the  General  Court 

Wherein  the  Du-  | ty  of  Tything  Men  is  expressed.  [Cam- 
bridge: Printed  by  Samuel  Green.  1677.]  hhs 

pp.  3.  Reproduced  in  Whitmore’s  reprint  of  the  General  Laws  and 
Liberties,  1672,  339.  Evans,  237. 

62.  [Colony  seal.]  At  a Court  | held  at  Boston  in  | Nevv- 

England  | the  29th  of  March,  1677.  (Forbidding  the  Buying 
and  Keeping  of  Indians  without  Authority.)  [Cambridge: 
Printed  by  Samuel  Green.  1677.]  ba 

Reproduced  in  Whitmore’s  reprint  of  the  General  Laws  and  Liberties, 
1672,  345.  Evans,  233. 

63.  [Colony  Seal.]  At  A Council  | held  at  Boston  the  9th.  of 

April,  1677.  (An  Order  against  Horse-racing.)  [Cambridge: 
Printed  by  Samuel  Green.  1677.]  ba 

Reproduced  in  Whitmore’s  reprint  of  the  General  Laws  and  Liberties, 
1672,  347.  Evans,  234. 

1678 

64.  An  Advertisement.  Whereas,  the  lands  of  Narragansett, 

and  Niantick  countryes,  and  parts  adjacent.  . .Dated,  Boston, 
July  30,  1678,  and  signed  by  Simon  Bradstreet,  John  Safiin 
and  Elisha  Hutchinson.  pro 

Harvard  College. 

65.  Quaestiones.  [Cambridge:  Printed  by  Samuel  Green. 

1678. ]  hc 

Evans,  248. 

66.  Theses.  ug.  hhs 

2 Proceedings,  ix.  444. 

Massachusetts  Bay,  Colony. 

67.  [Colony  seal.]  At  a | Council  | Held  at  Boston,  March  28. 

1678.  (An  order  against  shooting  off  guns  in  towns.)  [Cam- 
bridge: Printed  by  Samuel  Green.  1678.]  ba 

Reproduced  in  Whitmore’s  reprint  of  the  General  Laws  and  Liberties, 
1672,  349.  Evans,  249. 

68.  [Colony  seal.]  At  a ( Council  ■ Held  at  Boston  the  22d.  of 

August  1678.  [Boston,  John  Foster.]  hhs 

Accounting  for  money  raised  for  the  redemption  and  provision  of 
captives  taken  by  the  Indians  at  Hatfield,  September  19,  1677,  and  carried 
to  Canada. 


12 


MASSACHUSETTS  HISTORICAL  SOCIETY. 


[1678 


Engraved  by  John  Foster 


69.  [Colony  seal.]  At  A | General  Court  | Held  at  Boston 

May  8.  1678.  (Appointing  June  6,  as  a day  of  Humiliation 
and  Prayer.)  mhs 

2 Proceedings,  ix.  445.  Evans,  252. 

70.  [Colony  seal.]  At  a second  Sessions  of  the  | General 

Court  | held  at  | Boston  in  New-England,  October  2d.  1678. 
(Order  requiring  the  Oath  of  allegiance  to  be  taken  by  all 
above  sixteen  years  of  age.)  mhs 

2 Proceedings,  ix.  445.  The  order  provided  that  a “convenient  number 
of  printed  copies  of  the  said  Oath  of  Allegiance  ...  be  sent  forth  unto 
every  Magistrate  and  justice  of  Peace,  and  to  the  Constable  of  every  Town 
within  this  jurisdiction.”  No  copy  of  this  form  has  been  found.  Evans, 
25 1 . The  form  of  oath  and  this  order  may  be  found  in  Whitmore’s  reprint 
of  the  General  Laws  and  Liberties,  1672,  261. 

71.  [Colony  seal.]  At  a General  Court  held  at  Boston  in  New- 

England  the  second  Day  of  October  1678.  A Proclamation 
(appointing  November  21  to  be  a day  of  Fasting  and  Prayer.) 
[Cambridge:  Printed  by  Samuel  Green.  1678.]  f nypl 

Evans,  250. 

Thacher,  Thomas. 

72.  A | Brief  Rule  | To  guide  the  Common-People  of  | New- 

England  | How  to  order  themselves  and  theirs  in  the  | Small 
Pocks,  or  Measels.  Boston,  Printed  and  sold  by  John  Foster, 
1677.  mhs 


i68i] 


MASSACHUSETTS  BROADSIDES. 


13 


2 Proceedings,  ix.  439.  The  letter  is  dated  21.  11  [February],  1677-78. 
Evans,  242. 

1679 

Harvard  College. 

73.  Quaestiones.  [Cambridge:  Printed  by  Samuel  Green. 

1679.]  ' hc 

Evans,  270. 

Massachusetts  Bay,  Colony. 

74.  A Proclamation  (appointing  December  11,  1679,  for  a 

reformation  Fast.)  Cambridge:  Printed  by  Samuel  Green. 

1679.  chs 

Evans,  273. 

1680 

Harvard  College. 

75.  Quaestiones.  [Cambridge:  Printed  by  Samuel  Green. 

1680. ]  hc 

Evans,  285. 

Massachusetts  Bay,  Colony. 

76.  [Colony  seal.]  A Proclamation  (appointing  April  15,  1680, 

to  be  a day  of  publick  Fast.)  [Cambridge:  Printed  by  Samuel 
Green.  1680.]  aas 

Evans,  287. 

77.  [Colony  seal.]  Several  | Laws  and  Orders  | Made  at  the 
first  Sessions  of  the  | General  Court  | for  | Elections  | Held  at 
Boston,  May  19th,  1680.  | And  published  by  their  Order,  ba 

pp.  2.  Reproduced  in  Whitmore’s  reprint  of  the  General  Laws  and 
Liberties,  1672,  278.  Evans,  290. 

78.  Reasons  for  the  Indictment  of  the  D.  of  York,  presented 

to  the  Grand  Jury  of  Middlesex,  Saturday,  June  26,  80.  By 
the  Persons  hereunder  named.  [Boston.  Printed  by  John 
Foster.  1680.]  mhs 

Reprinted  in  1 Proceedings,  xm.  108.  Although  this  was  noted  by  Dr. 
Green  as  “probably”  a Boston  imprint  (2  Proceedings,  ix.  450)  and  was 
not  included  in  his  Foster  bibliography,  Evans,  294,  adopts  it  as  a Foster 
imprint.  It  is,  however,  an  English  issue  and  a copy  is  listed  in  Biblio- 
theca Lindensiana,  English  Broadsides,  1505-1897,  156. 

1681 

Capen,  Joseph. 

79.  A Funeral  Elegy  | Upon  the  much  to  be  Lamented  Death 
and  most  | Deplorable  Expiration  of  the  Pious,  Learned,  In- 
genious, | and  Eminently  usefull  Servant  of  God  | Mr.  John 
Foster  | who  Expired  and  Breathed  out  his  Soul  quietly  into 


MASSACHUSETTS  HISTORICAL  SOCIETY. 


14 


[1682 


the  Arms  of  His  Blessed  Redeemer  | at  Dorchester,  Sept.  9th 
Anno  Dom.  1681  | 2Etatis  Anno  33. 

“Advertisement.  There  are  suitable  Verses  Dedicated  to  the  Memory 
of  the  Ingenious  Mathematician  and  Printer  Mr.  John  Foster.  Price 
2d.  a single  Paper,  both  together  3d.”  [Sold  by  John  Usher.]  From 
Brattle’s  Ephemeris,  1682.  The  second  sheet  is  under  Tileston,  infra. 

Harvard  College. 

80.  Quaestiones.  [Cambridge:  Printed  by  Samuel  Green. 

1681. ]  hc 

Evans,  303. 

Massachusetts  Bay,  Colony. 

81.  [Colony  seal.]  At  a Sessions  of  the  | General  Court  | 

Held  at  Boston  the  4th  of  March  | 1680[— 81 .]  (Against  selling 
arms  and  ammunition  to  Indians.)  ba 

Reproduced  in  Whitmore’s  reprint  of  the  General  Laws  and  Liberties, 
1672,  285.  Evans,  288. 

82.  [Colony  seal.]  At  a | General  Court  | Held  at  Boston  the 

16th  of  March  1680-1.  (Appointing  April  21  as  a day  of  Fast- 
ing and  Prayer.)  aas 

Evans,  304. 

Tileston,  Thomas. 

83.  Funeral  Elegy  | Dedicated  to  the  Memory  of  His  Worthy 
Friend  | The  Learned  & Religious  | Mr.  John  Foster  who  De- 
ceased in  Dorchester  the  9 of  Sepbr  1681. 

See  note  under  Capen,  supra.  The  two  titles  are  taken  from  Green’s 
John  Foster,  36,  who  derived  them  from  Simond’s  History  of  South  Boston. 

1682 

Harvard  College. 

84.  Catalogus.  hc 

85.  Quaestiones.  [Cambridge:  Printed  by  Samuel  Green. 

1682. ]  hc 

Evans,  315. 

Maine,  Province. 

86.  By  Thomas  Danforth  Esq;  | President  of  the  Province  of 

Mayne,  | with  the  Consent  of  the  Council  Assem-  | bled  at 
York;  Octob.  1682.  (Appointing  November  23  as  a day  of 

Thanksgiving.)  pc 

A fragment  only  is  known,  reproduced  in  Mass.  Col.  Soc.,  Transactions, 
x.108.  It  must  have  been  printed  at  Boston. 

Massachusetts  Bay,  Colony. 

87.  [Colony  seal.]  At  a General  Court  held  at  Boston;  May 


1683] 


MASSACHUSETTS  BROADSIDES. 


15 


24th,  1682.  (Order  that  good  Spanish  Silver  shall  pass  as 
current  money  in  New-England.)  [Cambridge:  Printed  by 
Samuel  Green.  1682.]  ba 

Reproduced  in  Whitmore’s  reprint  of  the  General  Laws  arid  Liberties, 
1672,  292a.  Evans,  316. 

88.  [Colony  seal.]  An  | Order  | for  regulating  Constables 
Payments,  | and  for  the  Rating  of  Unimproved  Lands;  and 
Relating  to  | Troopers,  Made  at  the  second  Session  of  the  | 
General  Court  | Held  at  Boston,  Octob.  11,  1682.  Dated 
October  11,  1682.  [Cambridge:  Printed  by  Samuel  Green. 
1682.]  ba 

pp.  2.  Reproduced  in  Whitmore’s  reprint  of  the  General  Laws  and  Liber- 
ties, 1672,  296a.  Evans,  317. 


1683 

89.  Bill  of  Lading.  f ma 

Archives,  xxxix.  787.  Many  issues  of  this  form  may  be  found  between 

1683  and  1769.  The  mhs  has  a volume  of  printed  forms,  used  by  Judge 
Samuel  Sewall,  the  first  of  which  is  dated  July,  1686. 

Harvard  College. 

90.  Catalogus.  [Cambridge:  Printed  by  S.  Green.  1683.] 
Evans,  343. 

Massachusetts  Bay,  Colony. 

91.  [Colony  seal.]  At  a | General  Court  | Held  at  Boston 

May.  16.  1683.  (Rating  the  price  of  cattle.)  [Cambridge: 
Printed  by  Samuel  Green.  1683.]  ba 

Reproduced  in  Whitmore’s  reprint  of  the  General  Laws  and  Liberties, 
1672,  301.  Evans,  346. 

92.  [Colony  seal.]  At  a special  | General  Court  | Held  at 

Boston  Novemb.  7.  1683.  (An  Order  regulating  the  con- 

struction of  new  buildings.)  [Cambridge:  Printed  by  Samuel 
Green.  1683.]  ba 

Reproduced  in  Whitmore’s  reprint  of  the  General  Laws  and  Liberties, 
1762,  307.  Evans,  347. 

Royal  Commissioners. 

93.  By  His  Majesties  | Commissioners,  | For  Examining  and 

Enquiring  into  the  Claims  and  Titles  to  the  | Kings  Province  j 
or  | Narraganset  Countrey.  mhs 

Signed  in  ms.  by  William  Wharton,  Regr.  2 Proceedings,  ix.  459.  Evans, 
348. 


i6 


MASSACHUSETTS  HISTORICAL  SOCIETY. 


[1684 


1684 

94.  Advertisement  [of  a runaway  servant, 
the  property  of  Hannah  Bosworth,  of  Hull.] 
1683. 


Matthew  Jones, 
Dated  March  6, 
MHS 


Harvard  College. 

95.  Quaestiones.  hc 

Evans,  361. 

Massachusetts  Bay,  Colony. 

96.  [Colony  seal.]  At  a | General  Court  | on  Adjournment, 

held  at  Boston  | Feb.  13  1683/4.  (An  order  for  encouraging 
buildings  of  brick  and  stone.)  [Cambridge:  Printed  by  Samuel 
Green.  1684.)  ba 

Reproduced  in  Whitmore’s  reprint  of  the  General  Laws  and  Liberties, 
1672,  309.  Evans,  365. 

1685 

97.  Bond.  ha 

Archives,  XL.  529.  The  varieties  of  this  form  are  too  many  to  be  noted. 
The  earliest  example  of  a bond  or  recognizance  in  the  files  of  the  Su- 
preme Judicial  Court  is  dated  1688. 


Harvard  College. 

98.  Catalogus. 

No  copy  has  been  located.  — Lane. 


99.  The  London  Gazette:  | Published  by  Authority.  | From 
Thursday  February  5th  to  Monday  February  9 1684  (On  the 
death  of  Charles  II.)  Colophon:  Printed  by  Thomas  New- 
comb in  the  Savoy,  1684.  And  Reprinted  at  Boston  in  New- 
England,  by  Samuel  Green,  1685.  mhs 

The  text  is  reprinted  in  1 Proceedings,  xm.  105.  Evans,  388. 


Massachusetts  Bay,  Colony. 

100.  [Colony  seal.]  At  a | General  Court  | Held  at  Boston, 
January  28,  1684.  (Amending  the  law  for  building  with  brick 
and  stone.)  [Cambridge:  Printed  by  Samuel  Green.  1684.]  ba 

Reproduced  in  Whitmore’s  reprint  of  the  General  Laws  and  Liberties, 
1672,  327.  Evans,  364. 

101.  [Colony  seal.]  The  Governovr  and  Company  | of  the  Mas- 

sachusetts Bay  in  New-England.  | At  a | General  Court  | Held 
at  Boston,  by  Adjournment  from  the  28th  of  January  | to  the 
18th  of  March,  1684.  bpl 

An  explanation  of  the  Law  about  Conveyances.  2 Proceedings,  xvn.  33. 
Whitmore  did  not  know  of  this  broadside  and  he  prints  the  text  in  his 
reprint  of  the  General  Laws  and  Liberties,  1672,  353,  in  a form  of  two 
pages  which  he  believed  to  be  necessary  to  complete  the  supplement. 


1686]  MASSACHUSETTS  BROADSIDES.  17 

102.  [Colony  seal.]  By  the  | Governour  and  Council  | Assem- 
bled at  Boston  the  2d.  of  April,  1685.  (Forbidding  intercourse 
with  a vessel  cruising  in  the  neighborhood,  believed  to  have 
been  taken  by  pirates.)  [Cambridge:  Printed  by  Samuel  Green. 

1685.  ba 

Reproduced  in  Whitmore’s  reprint  of  the  General  Laws  and  Liberties, 

1672,  355.  Evans,  391. 

1686 

103.  Advertisement  | Forasmuch  as  by  His  Majesty’s  Gracious 

Care,  His  imme-  | diate  Goverment  is  now  Settled,  and  such 
Regulations  [ like  to  be  speedily  made  in  the  Narraganset 
Countrey  or  | Kings-Province  . . . (Calling  a meeting  of 
proprietors.)  Dated,  Boston,  June  9,  1686.  mhs 

2 Proceedings,  ix.  469. 

Harvard  College. 

104.  Theses.  hc 

Evans,  406. 

Massachusetts  Bay,  Colony. 

105.  [Colony  seal.]  A Proclamation  By  the  President  and 
Council  of  his  Majestiy’s  Territory  and  Dominion  of  New- 
England  in  America  whereas  we  have  received  from  His  most 
Excellent  Majesty  our  Sovereign  Lord  James  the  Second  . . . 
The  Exemplification  of  a Judgment  in  His  High  Court  of 
Chancery  . . . against  the  Governour  and  Company  of  the 
Massachusetts  Bay  in  New  England  . . . Dated,  May  25, 

1686.  [Boston:  Printed  by  Richard  Pierce,  1686.] 

106.  [Colony  seal.]  A | Proclamation  | By  the  President  and 

Council  of  His  Majestiys  Territory  and  Dominion  of  New- 
England  in  America.  Dated,  May  28,  1686.  (Announcing 
that  a President  and  Council  had  been  constituted  over  New- 
England  and  the  appointment  of  Joseph  Dudley,  governor.) 
Boston,  in  N.  E.  Printed  by  Richard  Pierce,  Printer  to  the 
Honourable  his  Majesties  President  and  Council  of  this  Gov- 
ernment. MHS 

2 Proceedings,  ix.  471.  Evans,  409. 

107.  [Colony  seal.]  A | Proclamation  | by  the  | President  and 

Council  | for  the  Orderly  Solemnization  of  Marriage.  Dated, 
May  29,  1686.  Boston.  Printed  by  Richard  Pierce,  Printer 
to  the  Honourable  His  Majesty’s  | President  & Council  of  this 
His  Majesties  Teritory  & Dominion  of  N-England.  mhs 

2 Proceedings,  ix.  472.  Evans,  411. 


l8  MASSACHUSETTS  HISTORICAL  SOCIETY.  [1687 

108.  By  the  President  and  Council  of  his  Majesties  Territory 

and  Dominion  of  New-England  in  America.  (Notice  of  a court 
in  the  Narragansett  Country.)  Dated,  June  8,  1686.  Boston. 
Printed  by  Richard  Pierce,  Printer  to  the  Honourable  His 
Ma-  | jesty’s  President  & Council  in  this  His  Territory  and 
Do-  | minion  of  New-England.  mhs 

The  text  is  given  in  5 Collections,  ix.  152.  Evans,  410. 

109.  The  General  Courts  Answer  to  | Joseph  Dudley  Esqr  &c.  | 

This  was  pass’d  by  the  whole  Court,  nemine  non  consentiente. 
(Refusing  assent  to  his  commission  as  governor.)  [Boston: 
Printed  by  Richard  Pierce.  1686.]  f ma 

Archives,  ccxlii.  334.  Evans,  412. 

Tompson,  Edward. 

110.  An  | Elegiack  Tribute  to  the  Sacred  Dust  of  the  Reverend 

and  Worthy  | Mr.  Seaborn  Cotton  | Pastour  of  the  Church  of 
Christ  at  Hampton  in  New-England:  who  was  discharged  | 
from  his  Work  and  Office,  to  be  admitted  into  Heaven,  April 
20th  1686.  [Boston:  Printed  by  Samuel  Green.]  mhs 

2 Proceedings,  ix.  470.  Evans,  420. 


1687 

Cotton,  John. 

111.  Upon  the  Death  of  that  Aged,  Pious,  Sincere-hearted 

Christian,  | John  Alden  Esq:  | Late  Magistrate  of  New-Plim- 
outh  Colony,  who  dyed  Sept.  12th,  1687,  | being  about  eighty 
nine  years  of  age.  ba.  mhs 

It  may  have  been  printed  in  1714  {Proceedings,  xli.  208)  and  it  was 
reprinted,  in  1806,  by  Timothy  Alden,  Jun.  Evans,  426. 

Harvard  College. 

112.  Quaestiones.  [Boston:  Printed  by  Samuel  Green.]  hc 

Evans,  428. 

113.  Theses.  hc 

2 Proceedings,  xvn.  58.  They  are  reproduced  in  Am.  Antiq.  Soc., 

Proceedings,  October,  1914,  282. 

Walter,  Nehemiah. 

114.  An  Elegiack  verse,  on  the  Death  of  the  Pious  and  Pro- 

found Grammarian  and  Rhetorician,  Mr.  Elijah  Corlet,  School- 
master of  Cambridge,  who  Deceased  Anno  Aetatis  77,  Feb. 
24, 1687.  hc 


A 


PROCLAMATION 

■^r  The  PRESIDENT  and  CQVNClLotti'u  Majeftiy's  Territory  5c  Dominion  of  NEW-ENSLAND  in  AMERICA': 


WHEK£^SHis~MollExcel!entMaieftyoiirS<weraignLORD  ’JAMES  theSecond,  King  of  EngUni,  Scotland,  Entice 
and  Inland,  Befender  of  the  Faith  &c.  by  COMMISSION  ot  Letters  Patents  under  His  ©reac  Seel  of  LngUr.d,  bear- 
ing  Date  the  Eight  day  of  Ochbcr  i*  the  firCt  , ~ of  His  Reigp.  hath  been  grscioufly  pleated  to  ereCt  and  con- 
fute a P R ES  I D E N T and  COUNCIL  to  take  Care  of  all  that  His  Territory  and  Dominion  of  Ntw-England  called  the 
Maffachttfets  Bay,  the  Provinces  of  Ncvt-Hampfiire  & Main,  and  the  Narraganfet  Co  tin  trey,  otherwife  called  the  Kings.Provir.ee , with 
all  the  Iflands,  Rights  and  Members  thereunto  appertaining  i and  to  Order  Rule  and  GOVERN  the  fame  according  to  the  Rules, 
Methods  and  Regulations  fpecificd  in  the  faid  Commijpon : Together  with  His  Majefties  Gracious. Indulgence  in  matters  of  Religion. 

And  for  the  Execution  of  His  Royal  pleafure  in  that  behalf,  His  Ma jetty  hath  been  pleafed  to  appoint  Jofcpb  Dudley  Efq  to  be  the 
firft  PRESIDENT  of  His  Majefties  faid  Council,  Sc  VICE-ADMIRAL  of  thefe  Seas.  And  to  Continue  in  the  faid  Offices  until  his  Ma- 
jefty  fliall  othenvife  direCt,  Sc  alfo  to  nominate  & appoint  William  Stoughton,  Efq:  now  Deptity-Prcpdeut , Simon  Bradjbeer,  Robert  Mafo 
John  Fitz.-lVintljropc,  John  Pynchon,  Peter  .Bnlkley,  Edward  Randolph,  IV -tic  [Vint  nr  ope,  Richard  Wh.ir ton,' John  Vf  icr,  Nathaniel  Saltonfal, 
Bartholomew  Gidney,  Jonathan-Tyng^  Dudley  Bradjheet,  John  Hinks,  and  EdwardTyng , Efqj:^p>bc-His  Majefties  Council  in  the  faid 
Colony  and  Territories. 

The  Prcftdent  & Council  therefore  being  convened  and  having  according  to  the  Direction  Sc  Form  of  the  faid  Commiffion,  taken  their 
Oathesand  Entered  the  GOVERNMENT  aforefaid  j and  Ending  it  needful,  that  fpeedy  Sc  effectual  Care  be  taken  for  the  Obfervati- 
on  of  His  Majefties  Commands,  and  particularly  for  the  Regulation  and  good  Government  of  the  Narraganfet  Countrey  or  Kings- Pro- 
vince, which  hath  hitherto  been  unfa  tied.  They  the  faid  Prepdent  Sr  Council  have  rcfolved  fpeedily  to  erett  and  fettle  a conftant  Court 

of  Record  upon  the  place  •,  and  that  the  Prefdtnt,  ■ Deputy-Frefdcnt , or  fome  others  of  the  Members  of  His  Majefties  Council  fhall  be 
prefent  to  give  all  ncccffiary  Power  and  Directions  for  E fab  lifting  His  Majefties  Government  there,  and  Adminiftration  of  Juftice  to 
All  His  Maj«fties  Subjects  within  the  faid  Narraganfet  Counirey  -or  Kings -Province,  and  all  the  I finds.  Rights , and  Members  thereof. 
And  the  faid  Prepdent  Sc  Council  have  in  the  interim  affigned  Richard  Smith  Efq  ••  fames  Pendleton,  and  John  Foxes  Gentlemen,  Juftcci 
to  keep  the  Peace  of  our  Soveraign  Lord  the  KING  and  allHis  Subjects:  And  alfo  given  Commiffion  to  the  faid  Richard  Smith  to 
be  Sergeant  Major,  and  Chief  Commander  of  His  Majefties  Militia,  both  of  Horfe  St  Foot  within  the  Narraganfet  Countrey  or  Province , 
and  all  the  lllands  Rights  and  Members  thereof.  THEREFORE  the  faid  Prepdent  & Council  -doe  hereby  in  His  Majefties  Name  and 
by  virtue  of  His  faid  Commiffiion  ft riCtly  Require  Sc  Command  all  other  nerfons  being  or  coming  upon  the  place,  to  forbear  the  Excer- 
cifeofall  manner  of  Jurisdiction,  Authority,  and  Power,  and  to  ceafe  all  further  Proceedings  for  the  Allotments  or  Divi liens  of 
Land,  or  making  any  Strip  or  Wafe  upon  any  part  of  the  faid  Province,  favc  only  on  each  roan’s  fated  Propriety,  except  by  Licence 
obtained  from  the  faid  Court,  or  the  Prepdent  & Council,  until  there  fhall  be  fuch  effectual  Regulation  and  Government  eftablilhed  as 
is  directed  by  His  Majefty.  And  the  faid  Prepdent  Sc  Council  doe  hereby  henceforth  dtfeharge  all  His  Majefties  Subjects  within  the  faid 
Narraganfet  Countrty  or  Kings  Province  and  all  the  Iflands,  Rights  & Members  thereof  from  the  Government  of  the  Govtrnoxr  & Com- 
J any  of  ConneSlicnt  Sc  Rhode- If  and  and  Providence  Plantation,  Sc  all  others  pretending  any  Power  or  Jurisdiction.  Hereby  Charging  fic 
Commanding  all  His  Majefties  Subjects  to  yeild  ready  Sc  due  Obedience  to  the  faid  Jufitces  of  the  Peace,  the  Sergeant  Major  or  Cheif  Com- 
mander of  His  Majefties  Militia.  And  George  Weight  man , Thomas  Etdridge,  Thomas  Monford  and  William  Chaplin  are  hereby  appointed 
& authorized  prefent  Conftables-:  and  Liberty  given  to  the  aforefaid  Juftices  to  appoint  fo  many  more  as  theyt fhall  fee  needful  to  them, 
and  to-adminifter  Oathes  unto  the  aforefaid  Conftables  St  fuch  as  are  to  be  Ordeined.  And  all  other  perfons  are  to  be  aiding  & ajfift- 
*”£  unto  them  the  faid  Juftices  and  Conftables  in  the  Execution  and  Difcharge  of  their  refpcCtive  Offices,  Charges  and  Trufts,  as  they 
jvill  anfwer  the  contrary  at  their  utmoft  Peril. 

Given  from  the  Council-houfe  w Boftoii  tj)is  2%th  Day  of  May  Anno  Domini  itf8d.  Armoep:  Regni  Regis  Jacobi  Secundi  fecur.de. 

By  the  PreGdent  and  Council,  Edward  Randolph  SecrV 


BOSTON , in  N.  E. 


GOD  SAVE  THE  KING 

Printed  by  Richard  Pierce,  Printer  to  the  Honourable  His  Majcftcs  PreGdent  and  Council  of  this  Government. 


No.  106. 


THE 

Little-Compton  Sco, 


ti-Coiirant 


__ _ „ juelt 

°^1MllkHrim-  - } .- - 

qutlfflffira'ritppily  diftrfbutcd  a- 
mong  tM Sfpic7cj,Q3  the  IntelleRual 

Talent.  Tot  Diftribution  Is  univer- 

fally  well-liked  of;  you  never  hear  any  Man  murmur 
and  repine  at  the  Fates,  for  his  own  fcanty Allowance. 
Every  Man  blefTcs  hinifelf  that  he  is  no  Fool,  and 
thanks  his  Stars,  that  he  docs  nor  want  Wit.  So 
that  this  one  Inftance  mud  forever  ftand  as  a grand 
Exception  to  the  general  Maxim,  No  Man  ii  content 
with  bn  own  Condition.  Sclf-conceit  fupplies  the 
"Want  of  Senfe  ; and  fancied  Wit  yields  a Man  as  full 
Confolationas  a true  coofiioufnefs  of  real  and  extra- 
ordinary Underftandmg.  It  is  well,  This  is  the  Cafe 
of  the  miferable  and  dull  Couranto,  who,  had  he  a true 
fight  of  himfelf,  and  what  a wretched  Figure  he 
tnakes  In  writing,  would  quarrel  with  all  Mankind 
for  having  more  Wit  than  himfelf. 

Wit!  what  is  that?  Pray,  from  whence  C.imt  it? 
Vint  Age  may  it  be  of  ? Was  it  bred  at  College,  or  in 
fin  Apothecary t Shop,  Sit. Pray,  Sit' don’t  be  an- 

gry at  thefe Enquiries;  for  it  is  none  of  yours  or 
your  Families  Pedigree  or  Education  we  are  enquiring 
for.  You  have  no  acquaintance  with  it  yet ; you 
onuft  live  near  twice  twenty  and  three  Years  more, 
e’er  you  can  court  fo  mortal  an  Enemy  into  your 
favour,  and  win  fo  delicate  and  coy  a Gucft  into  your 
zude  and  mortal  Embraces. 

But  yet  that  you  may  know  the  Stranger  when 
you  have  ( if  it  be  poffible,  which  I much  doubt  ) a 
chance  light  of  her,  Let  me  tell  you  in  the  Name  of 
an  Apothecary,  ihe  is  cloathed  in  a Latin  Drcfs,  and 
that  Ihe  is  much  for  a pertinent  and  nice  Patching 
tier  unfortunately  uttered  Cloaths,  with  the  belt  and 
Lrlghteft  Pieces  from  your  true  Homan  Authors.  As 
for  Example,  Barba  non  Pacit  Philofophum . £ua 
gtnut  aut  fitxum  variant , qwteunque  novato,  & C. 
Propria  qua  Martins  tribuvntur  MASCULA  dicai . 

And  further,  if  ever  it  Ibouldbe  your  good,  though 
doubtful  Fate  to  have  a glance  View  of  her,  obferve 
kei  Gate,  watch  her  Motions,  till  flit  is  out  of  Sight, 
ten  to  one  She’ll  tread  in  Metre,  ( for  Ihe  is  a pretty 
Antick  Dame  too  ) and  you  fhall  find  pieces  of  Hexa- 
meters  and  Pentameters  beat  out  in  lime.  Both  of 
•hern;  Pox  praurcaque  mbit,  and.  Pox  ct  pratcrca 

Asfoon  as  ever  you  haveanived  at  fo  much  Know- 
ledge of  b»r,  if  Ihe  flies  from  you  after  all,  hallow  out 
for  your  Life,  and  tell  her  that  you  know  Mr.  ojcf.tr- 
jt */(  for  you  are  a Man  ufed  toil  andmiUt  md 
a Lie  ) and  that  he  was  a pure  Cbjiniog  WW|Thac 
you  tried  to  come  into  the  World  juft  as  wdf®;  and 
fhould  you  perfwade  her  you  are  as  much  like  him 
as  Lackey  andUnk  Boy  to  Mr.  Gentleman,  you  are 
well  off. 

Bur,  Sir,  what  did  you  fay  your  Age  vras  ? Sowcoid 
Tear,,  and  a few  Dayi  nnder  twite  t+inty  three  pood 
Sir,  your  writing  betrays  you  in  fomc  Odd  Year  or 
your  Age.  Others  will  more  Teadfly  think,  by  your 
Raw  Scribbling,  that  Tears  had  not  much  to  do  here, 
and  that  Days  better  became  your  Reckoning. 

You  are  confident  of  Readers  and  good  Succefs  with 
ibem.  Never  a 7ad  without  a Jill.  To  your  com- 
fort you  have  a dull  Parity  of  Readers  ready  to  your 


J an^‘  b<eri  plagued  for  Want  of 

Works  nFf^-f^i&ftading.  And  now  the  poor 
Souls  are  Me^wfM^Miliey  put  Confidence  in  yout 
dull  and  neceflUst^T^delrry.  Soar'now  and  the m, 
Air.  OrulRreet  ; Irii*.  do  not  be  f.vo  frequent  in  your 
Flights,  and  they’ll  promife  to  Keep'  you  in  Sight. 

Take  Courage,  poor  Coinauto,  and  don’t  difturb 
yourfelf  with  Foolifh  Fears,  of  cietting  Impaticnet 
in  your  Gentle  Readers.  It  would  be  hard  to  make 
Sentlenefi  become  Impatient.  Never  fear,  you  will 
find  good  Quarter  from  ihe  Gentle  ; and  till  you 
poflefs  the  Talent  of  Satin  ( which  fuch  an  innocent 
Creature  as,ou  can  never  be  guilty  of ) you  may 
keep  in  with  the  Men  of  Pallion  and  Refentmenr. 
Your  harmlefs  Lalhej,  which  rather  tickle  them  in- 
to a Laugh  at  the  awkward  Flogger,  than  gaul  them 
in  the  fore  Place,  will  never  difpleafe  them. 

But  to  be  lure  get  yourfelf  DijfeRed  (according 
to  your  Proinife  ) that  the  World  may  have  a full 
View  of  your  Outward  Man,  for  you  are  a Miftctious 
Piece  of  Skin,  that  cannot  difclofe  your  Extends 
without  the  Help  of  Anatomy.  And,  Sir,  as  for  the 
Difleftion  for  the  Difcovery  of  the  inward  Man,  the 
World  thinks  it  needlcfs,  for  that  your  Works  declare” 
your  Guts  arc  m your  Brains. 

However,  not  to  make  you  STOP  SHORT 
three  Timcs(  as  in  your  late  Advertifemcnt  ) we  will 
permit  you  to  let  us  have  every  Fortnight  an  Account 
of  yourRobuft  Body , and  your  Cloudy  Mind. 

And  do  not  fail  to  give  an  elaborate  and  Impartial 
Account  of  the  good  Company  of  a certain  Set  of  Mens 
other  wife  your  Silence  in  this  Matter,  rnay  give  the 
World  fhrewd  Grounds  of  Suspicion,  of  what  the  ex- 
cellent, immortal, and  profoundly  learned  Dugard (foe 
we  muft  quote,  you  know,  the  beft  Latin  Authors  ) 
once  faid  of  the  Goat,  which  here  is  no  Cat echiefn 
Ptr  Gregic , ipft  CAPER  deerraverat. 

Go  on,  Monfieur  Courant,  and  piofpet;  Fcarnotto 
pleafe  your  flupid  Admirers,  which  will  be  an  cafy 
Task,  if  you  will  but  confult  your  own  heavy  Genius , 
and  write  in  your  native  Stile,  of  which  you  have 
been  fo  (harp  and  difeeming  as  to  give  us  the  ape 
and  proper  C hajafter,  VERY,  VERY  DULL! 

I ihould,  Sir,  be  unjuft  and  defraud  you  of  your 
due,  if  I did  not  fend  you  a little  Rythme  ( with 
fmall  Variation,  from  a candid,  fagaeioui,  add  cele- 
brated Author  ) in  Rccompettcc  of  your  wondrous 
witty  Triplet. 

L labour  in  Spire 
Stars  to  write. 


I bariah  Touchflonel 


P.  S.  It  were  tobe  Wiflied  th cSeleR  Men,  for  the 
Peace  of  the  Publick,  would  oblige  Mr.  Couranto  to 
lx>  Homo  uinui  Ncgotii. 

Sjtarc,  Whether  the  Term  [ Extra  fundamental  J 
may  be  allowed.  The  yoahger  Scetligtr  is  of  Opini- 
on, Extragrounded , is  ^ wordof  better  Import.  Take 
Notice,  the  candid  Coxcomliui , and  the  celebrated 
ScornfcAfut  do  not  lcruple  to  declare  that  both  the 
former  Criticifms arc  EXTRAQROUN  D L ES S. 


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No.  469. 


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MASSACHUSETTS  BROADSIDES. 


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1688 

115.  Custome  House,  Boston  | in  New  England.  | These  may 

Certifie  (clearance  paper,  signed  by  Ed.  Randolph.)  f ma 

Archives,  cxxix.  308. 

Harvard  College. 

116.  Quaestiones.  [Cambridge:  Printed  by  Samuel  Green. 

1688.]  ' hc 

Evans,  443. 

Massachusetts  Bay,  Colony. 

117.  [Royal  arms.]  By  His  Excellency  | A | Proclamation.  | 

(On  advice  from  England  of  a great  and  sudden  invasion  from 
Holland,  enjoining  care  and  vigilance  to  ward  off  any  landing 
or  invasion.)  Dated  at  Fort  Charles,  Pemaquid,  January  10, 
1688.  Printed  at  Boston  in  New-England  by  R.  P.  mhs 

2 Proceedings,  ix.  475.  Signed,  E.  Andros.  Evans,  449. 


No.  117.  Royal  arms,  believed  to  have  been  brought  over  by  Sir 
Edmund  Andros 


118.  Summons.  bpl 

119.  The  Plain  Case  stated  | Of  Old  — but  especially  of  New- 

England,  in  an  Address  to  His  Highness  | The  Prince  of  Orange. 
Boston,  Printed  for  and  Sold  by  | Benjamin  Harris  at  the  Lon- 
don-Cofiee-house.  mhs 

Evans,  453. 


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Bull,  Jonathan. 

120.  A Relation  | of  | CaptainBull,  | Concerning  the  | Mohawks 

| at  Fort-Albany.  May,  1689.  mhs 

2 Proceedings,  ix.  480.  Evans,  460. 

121.  The  | Declaration,  | Of  the  Gentlemen,  Merchants,  and 

Inhabitants  of  Boston,  and  the  | Countrey  Adjacent.  April  18th. 
1689.  (On  the  Revolution.)  Boston  Printed  by  Samuel 
Green,  and  Sold  by  Benjamin  Harris  | at  the  London  Coffee- 
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pp.  4.  Archives,  ccxlii.  363. 

122.  Declaration  | of  the  Nobility,  Gentry,  and  Commonality 

at  the  Rendezvous  at  Nottingham.  | November  22,  1688.  Re- 
printed and  Sold  by  Samuel  Green  of  Boston,  1689.  mhs 

2 pp.  On  joining  with  the  Prince  of  Orange.  On  page  2 is:  “The  Declara- 
tion of  the  Lords  | Spiritual  and  Temporal,  | in  and  about  the  Cities  of 
London  and  Westminster,  Assembled  at  | Guildhall,  11th.  Decemb.  1688.” 
Evans,  465. 

Harvard  College. 

123.  Quaestiones.  hc 

Evans,  470. 

Jeffreys,  George. 

124.  To  His  Highness  | William  Henrick,  | Prince  of  Orange,  | 

the  Most  Humble  Petition  of  George  Lord  Chancellor  Jefferies. 
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of  the  | Town-House,  1689.  mhs 

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125.  [Order  to  the  Constables,  April  26.  Boston:  Printed  by 
Samuel  Green.] 

Known  by  B.  Green’s  bill,  Archives,  lviii.  137.  Evans,  481. 

126.  [An  Act  to  send  2 men  of  every  Town  to  the  Council. 
May.  Boston:  Printed  by  Samuel  Green.] 

Known  by  B.  Green’s  bill,  Archives,  lviii.  137.  Evans,  477. 

127.  [An  Act  for  a fast.  May.  (Appointing  May  16.)  Boston: 
Printed  by  Samuel  Green.] 

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128.  [An  Act  of  the  Council  for  the  Representatives.  May. 
Boston:  Printed  by  Samuel  Green.] 

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130.  At  the  Convention  of  the  | Governour  and  Council,  and 

Representatives  of  the  Massachusets  Colony.  (Declaration 
that  laws  in  force  on  May  12,  1686,  were  still  in  force  and  en- 
joining obedience.)  Dated,  June  22,  1689.  f ma 

Archives,  evil.  94b;  ccxin.  372.  This  may  be  one  of  the  acts  noted  in 
the  previous  item. 

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Samuel  Green.] 

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132.  An  Act  of  half  a Sheet  about  the  Militia.  July.  Boston: 
Printed  by  Samuel  Green.] 

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133.  [An  Act  of  the  Council  about  a Humiliation  day.  July 
(Appointing  July  25.)  Boston:  Printed  by  Samuel  Green.] 

Known  by  B.  Green’s  bill,  Archives,  Lvm.  137.  Evans,  484. 

134.  [An  Act  of  the  Council  half  a sheet,  about  a loan  for 
money.  September.  Boston:  Printed  by  Samuel  Green.] 

Known  by  B.  Green’s  bill,  Archives,  lviii.  137.  Evans,  480. 

135.  [A  broadside  for  Subscriptions.  September.  Boston: 
Printed  by  Samuel  Green.] 

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136.  A sheet  of  Laws  both  sides.  September.  Boston:  Printed 
by  Samuel  Green.] 

Known  by  B.  Green’s  bill,  Archives,  Lvm.  137. 

137.  [Warrant  for  the  Treasurer.  September.  Boston: 
Printed  by  Samuel  Green.] 

Known  by  B.  Green’s  bill,  Archives,  lviii.  137. 

138.  At  the  | Convention  | Of  the  Governour  and  Council, 

and  Representatives  of  the  | Massachusets  Colony.  Dated, 
Boston,  September  7,  1689.  (Appointing  September  19  to  be  a 
day  of  Humiliation,  with  Fasting  and  Prayer.)  f ma 

Archives,  ccxlii.  379.  It  is  on  B.  Green’s  bill,  Archives,  lviii.  137. 
Evans,  482. 

139.  [A  Warrant  for  6 Rates  together.  November,  Boston: 
Printed  by  Samuel  Green.] 

Known  by  B.  Green’s  bill,  Archives,  lvui.  137. 


22  MASSACHUSETTS  HISTORICAL  SOCIETY.  [1690 

140.  [A  warrant  for  a Rate  & half.  December.  Boston: 
Printed  by  Samuel  Green.] 

Known  by  B.  Green’s  bill,  Archives,  lviii.  137. 

141.  [An  Order  for  a Thanks-giving  half  a sheet.  December. 
(Appointing  December  19.)  Boston:  Printed  by  Samuel 
Green.] 

Known  by  B.  Green’s  bill,  Archives,  lvii.  137.  Evans,  485. 

142.  At  the  Town-House  in  | Boston:  | April  18th,  1689. 
Boston  Printed  by  S[amuel]  Green.  1689.  f pc.  ma.  mhs 

On  the  surrender  of  Edmund  Andros.  Two  issues,  one  in  black-letter. 
2 Proceedings,  ix.  478.  Archives,  ccxlii.  365.  Evans,  458. 

N.,  N. 

143.  From  a Gentleman  of  | Boston  | To  a Friend  in  the  Coun- 
try. [Boston:  Printed  by  Samuel  Green.  1689.]  f ma 

Archives,  ccxlu.  333.  On  the  election  of  magistrates  and  deputies. 
The  text  is  in  1 Proceedings,  xn.  118.  Evans,  493. 

144.  The  Present  State  of  the  | New-English  Affairs.  | This  is 

Published  to  prevent  False  Reports.  t pc.  ma 

pp.  2.  Archives,  xxxv.  83.  See  Albert  Matthews  in  Mass.  Col.  Soc. 
Transactions,  x.  310.  Evans,  492. 

William  III. 

145.  His  Highness  the  | Prince  of  Orange,  | His  Letter  to  the 

Lords  Spiritual  and  Temporal  | Assembled  at  Westminster,  | 
in  this  present  Convention.  Boston,  Printed  by  S.  G.  for  S. 
Phillips  at  the  Town-House  1689.  mhs 

2 pp.  On  page  2 is:  “The  | Address  | of  the  Lords  Spiritual,  and  Tem- 
poral, and  Commons.  | . . . | Jan.  22,  1688-89,”  and  the  Answer  of  the 
Prince,  Jan.  23.  1688-89.  Evans,  501. 

146.  His  Majesty’s  | most  gracious  | Letter  | To  His  Govern- 
ment of  the  Massathusets  Colony  in  New  England.  August  12, 
1689.  Printed  at  Boston  in  New-England,  by  Richard  Pierce 
for  Benjamin  Harris.  Anno  Domini  MDCLXXXIX.  f nypl 

Authority  to  continue  in  administration  of  the  government. 

1690 

Great  Britain. 

147.  [Letter  of  the  King  to  Henry  Compton,  Bishop  of  London.] 
“There  [Boston]  I caused  700  copies  of  his  Majesties  Letter  to  the 

Bishop  of  London  to  be  printed  and  disperst  them  all  along  according  to 
order.”  Cuthbert  Potter’s  “Journal,”  1690.  Gay  Transcripts.  No  copy 
has  been  located. 


1690] 


MASSACHUSETTS  BROADSIDES. 


23 


Harvard  College. 

148.  Quaestiones.  hc 

Evans,  511. 

Massachusetts  Bay,  Colony. 

149.  [An  order  for  a Contribution  for  Capt.  Peas  half  sheet. 
January.  Boston:  Printed  by  Samuel  Green.] 

Known  by  B.  Green’s  bill,  Archives,  lviii.  137.  Evans,  527. 

150.  [An  Act  about  Settling  the  Government  half  sheet. 
January.  Boston:  Printed  by  Samuel  Green.] 

Known  by  B.  Green’s  bill,  Archives,  lviii.  137.  Evans,  522. 

151.  [An  Act  about  Souldiers  Debentors  half  sheet.  January. 
Boston:  Printed  by  Samuel  Green.] 

Known  by  B.  Green’s  bill,  Archives,  lvih.  137.  Evans,  523. 

152.  At  A | General  Court  | Held  at  Charlstown  by  Adjourn- 

ment. | Feb.  12th  1689/90.  (Appointing  March  6 to  be  a day 
of  Publick  Prayer  and  Fasting.)  [Boston:  Printed  by  Samuel 
Green.]  hhs 

Evans,  529,  Described  in  B.  Green’s  bill  as  “an  Act  for  a fast  printing 
twice  over  00-10-00.”  Archives,  Lvin.  137. 

153.  [An  Act  of  the  General  Court  to  Constibles  to  bring  the 
Rates.  February.  Boston:  Printed  by  Samuel  Green.] 

Known  by  B.  Green’s  bill,  Archives,  lvui.  137.  Evans,  524. 

154.  [A  Sheet  of  Laws  about  voting  for  Election  etc.  February. 
Boston:  Printed  by  Samuel  Green.] 

Known  by  B.  Green’s  bill,  Archives,  lvui.  137.  Evans,  525. 

155.  [2  orders  of  Court  for  the  Treasurer.  February.  Boston: 
Printed  by  Samuel  Green.] 

Known  by  B.  Green’s  bill,  Archives,  Lvm.  137.  Evans,  528. 

156.  [Commissions  of  foot  Companies  100  a peace,  3 of  them. 
March.] 

157.  [4  Commissions  for  Troopers,  for  the  Commission  officers. 
March] 

158.  [3  Commissions  for  Captains,  Lieutenants  & Ensigns  for 
the  present  war.  April,  May  and  July.  Boston:  Printed  by 
Samuel  Green.] 

Known  by  B.  Green’s  bill,  Archives,  lvui.  137. 

159.  [Colony  seal.]  By  the  | Governour  & | General  Court  | 

Of  the  Colony  of  the  Massachusetts  Bay,  | In  New-England. 
[Boston:  Printed  by  Samuel  Green.]  mhs 


24 


MASSACHUSETTS  HISTORICAL  SOCIETY. 


[1690 


A re-engraved  cut  of  the  seal  after  John  Foster,  No.  69,  supra. 


For  enforcing  the  laws  of  the  Colony  against  Vice.  2 pp.  DatedMarch  13, 
1689-90.  2 Proceedings,  ix.  486.  Evans,  530.  Described  in  B.  Green’s 
bill  as  “one  sheet  of  Laus  for  Reformation.  01-10-00. ” Archives, lvih.  137. 

160.  Anno  Regni  Regis  & j Reginae  Gulielmi  & Mariae 

Secundo.  | By  the  | Governour,  & Council.  Whereas  the  Hon- 
ourable Sir  William  Phipps  Knight  is  appointed  to  take  the 
Command  of  such  Forces  ...  in  the  present  Expedition  against 
the  French  at  Nova  Scotia,  and  L’Accadie  . . . Boston;  March 
24,  1689-90  [Printed  by  Samuel  Green.]  mhs 

Three  articles  of  encouragement  are  in  print,  and  a fourth  in  ms. 
2 Proceedings,  ix.  484.  Evans,  519.  In  B.  Green’s  bill  it  is  described  as 
“a  half  Sheet  about  Sr:  William  to  go  General  00-10-00.”  Archives, 
Lvm.  137. 

161.  [A  warrant  for  ten  Rates.  April.  Boston:  Printed  by 
Samuel  Green.] 

Known  by  B.  Green’s  bill,  Archives,  lviii.  137. 

162.  At  a Session  | of  the  General  Court  | of  the  Massachu- 

sets  Colony,  in  Boston,  28th  of  May,  1690.  Whereas  the  Hon- 
ourable Sir  William  Phipps,  Knight,  is  appointed  to  take  the 
Chief  Command,  and  Major  John  Walley  to  be  second  unto 
him  [on  expedition  intended  for  Canada.]  mhs 

With  list  of  Muster-Masters.  2 Proceedings,  ix.  485.  Evans,  520.  De- 
scribed in  B.  Green’s  bill  as  “a  Proclamation  for  Souldiers  to  go  against 
Canada,  00-10-00.”  Archives,  lviii.  137. 


1690] 


MASSACHUSETTS  BROADSIDES. 


25 


163.  [A  half  sheet  for  a fast.  June.  (Appointing  July  10.) 
Boston:  Printed  by  Samuel  Green.] 

Known  by  B.  Green’s  bill,  Archives,  Lvm.  137.  Evans,  531. 

164.  [2  Acts  of  Court  on  half  a sheet  of  paper  100  of  them. 
July.  Boston:  Printed  by  Samuel  Green.] 

Known  by  B.  Green’s  bill,  Archives,  Lvm.  137. 

165.  [Warrants  for  2 Rates  a Large  one,  July.  Boston: 
Printed  by  Samuel  Green.] 

Known  by  B.  Green’s  bill,  Archives,  Lvm.  137. 

166.  [Warrant  for  Rates.  August.  Boston:  Printed  by  Bar- 
tholomew Green.] 

Known  by  B.  Green’s  bill,  Archives,  lviii.  137. 

167.  [An  Order  for  a Fast  a Large  one.  August.  (Appointing 
August  28.)  Boston:  Printed  by  Bartholomew  Green.] 

Known  by  B.  Green’s  bill,  Archives,  lviii.  137.  Evans,  532. 

168.  [An  Order  about  Heads  of  Families.  August.  Boston: 
Printed  by  Bartholomew  Green.] 

Known  by  B.  Green’s  bill,  Archives,  lviii.  137.  Evans,  526. 

169.  By  the  | Governour  & Council.  aas.  mhs 

Order  dated  September  29,  1690,  suppressing  a pamphlet  entitled 

Publick  Occurrences.  2 Proceedings,  ix.  484;  2 Am.  Ant.  Soc.  Proceedings, 
xi.  457.  Evans,  533. 

170.  [Colony  seal.]  At  the  | General  Court  | of  Their  Majesties 

Colony  of  the  Massachusetts  Bay  in  New-  | England,  Sitting  in 
Boston  by  Adjournment.  December.  | 10th.  1690.  Cam- 
bridge: Printed  by  Samuel  Green.  1690.  f ma 

Archives,  ccxlii.  402.  On  issuing  bills  of  credit. 

Plymouth,  Massachusetts. 

171.  An  Address  | Presented  to  the  King,  August  7th.  1689. 

Re-printed  at  Boston  by  S[amuel]  G[reen]  for  Benjamin  Harris, 
at  the  London  Coffee-House.  1690.  mhs 

Address  and  petition  from  New  Plymouth.  2 Proceedings,  ix.  482. 
Evans,  543. 

172.  Numb.  1,  | Publick  | Occurrences  | Both  Forreign  and 

Domestick.  | Boston,  Thursday  Sept.  25th.  1690.  Colophon: 
Boston,  Printed  by  R.  Pierce,  for  Benjamin  Harris,  at  the 
London-Coffee-House.  1690.  f pro 

3 pp.  Evans,  546. 


26 


MASSACHUSETTS  HISTORICAL  SOCIETY. 


[1691 


1691 

173.  Advertisement.  | Whereas  at  the  Instance  and  Request 

of  divers  Gentlemen  | and  Merchants,  The  Governor  and 
Council,  with  the  con-  | sent  of  the  General  Court,  have  . . . 
accepted  the  Propositions  of  the  said  particular  Gentlemen 
. . . to  Settle  and  Maintain  an  Officer  and  Garrison  at  Port- 
Royal  . . . Dated,  Boston,  June  5th,  1691.  f ma 

Archives,  xxxvi.  111. 

Harvard  College. 

174.  Theses.  hc 

Massachusetts  Bay,  Colony. 

175.  [An  order  of  the  Court  for  Soldiers  to  come  in  to  the 
Committee  within  three  months.  April.  Boston:  Printed  by 
Bartholomew  Green.] 

Known  by  B.  Green’s  bill,  Archives,  Lym.  139.  Evans,  555. 

176.  [An  order  of  a fast  (appointing  May  7.)  April.  Boston: 
Printed  by  Bartholomew  Green.] 

Known  by  B.  Green’s  bill,  Archives,  Lvm.  139.  Evans,  557. 

177.  [An  order  of  the  Court  for  the  Treasurer  to  send  warrants 
to  the  Constibles  to  get  their  Raits,  A Large  half  sheet  of  the 
small  Letter,  about  100.  June.  Boston:  Printed  by  Bartholo- 
mew Green.] 

Known  by  B.  Green’s  bill,  Archives,  lvih.  139.  Evans  556. 

178.  [A  Large  warrant,  about  100.  June.  Boston:  Printed 
by  Samuel  Green.] 

Known  by  B.  Green’s  bill,  Archives,  lviii.  139. 

179.  [A  warrant.  July.  Boston:  Printed  by  Bartholomew 
Green.] 

Known  by  B.  Green’s  bill,  Archives,  lviii.  139. 

180.  [A  warrant  for  Commissioners.  July.  Boston:  Printed 
by  Bartholomew  Green.] 

Known  by  B.  Green’s  bill,  Archives,  lviii.  139. 

181.  [An  Advertisement  about  300.  August.  Boston:  Printed 
by  Bartholomew  Green.] 

Known  by  B.  Green’s  bill,  Archives,  lviii.  139.  Possibly  the  “Adver- 
tisement, supra,  about  the  garrison  at  Port  Royal. 

182.  [A  Large  warrant  for  Deputies.  September.  Boston: 
Printed  by  Bartholomew  Green.] 

Known  by  B.  Green’s  bill,  Archives,  lviii.  139. 


1692] 


MASSACHUSETTS  BROADSIDES. 


27 


183.  [A  Large  warrant  to  quicken  Constibles  to  get  in  there 
Raits.  October.  Boston:  Printed  by  Bartholomew  Green.] 

Known  by  B.  Green’s  bill,  Archives,  lviii.  139. 

184.  [An  Order  for  a Thanksgiving  (appointing  November  7.) 
October.  Boston:  Printed  by  Bartholomew  Green.] 

Known  by  B.  Green’s  bill,  Archives,  lvhi.  139.  Evans,  558. 

185.  [Tickets  about  800.  October.  Boston:  Printed  by  Bar- 
tholomew Green.] 

Known  by  B.  Green’s  bill,  Archives,  lviu.  139. 

186.  [Colony  Seal.]  At  a | General  Court  | For  Their  Majesties 

Colony  of  the  Massachusetts  Bay  in  [ New-England,  Sitting  at 
Boston,  upon  Adjournment,  | December  22th.  1691.  (On 
duties  on  imports  to  defend  seas  against  pirates,  and  prohibit- 
ing Frenchmen  from  residing  or  exercising  any  manual  trade 
in  the  Colony.)  ma.  mhs 

pp.  2.  2 Proceedings,  ix.  490.  Archives,  xxxvii.  342.  Evans,  554. 

187.  Writ  of  execution.  ma 

Archives,  xxxvii.  165.  The  varieties  are  too  numerous  to  mention, 

being  one  almost  for  each  two  years. 

1692 

Harvard  College. 

188.  Quaestiones.  hc 

Evans,  596. 

Massachusetts-Bay,  Province. 

189.  By  His  Excellency  the  Governour.  A Proclamation.  (On 
orderly  behavior  of  soldiers  and  seamen,  and  the  enforcement  of 
laws  against  vice.)  Boston:  Printed  by  Benjamin  Harris. 
Printer  to  his  Excellency,  the  Governour  and  Council.  1692. 

MHS 

Evans,  619. 

190.  By  the  | Governour,  Council,  | and  Representatives,  | 

Convened  in  a Great  and  General  Court,  or  Assembly  of 
| Their  Majesties  Province  of  the  Massachusetts-Bay:  Held  at 
Boston  the  8th  of  June,  1692.  (Appointing  July  14  as  a day 
of  Thanksgiving.)  mhs 

Evans,  620. 

191.  [Royal  arms.]  By  His  | Excellency  | the  | Governour.  | 
Whereas  it  hath  been  of  absolute  Necessity,  that  a certain 
Number  | of  men  should  be  Impressed,  for  the  Service  of  Their 
Majesties,  in  | Defence  of  this  their  Province,  both  at  Sea  and 


28 


MASSACHUSETTS  HISTORICAL  SOCIETY. 


[1693 


Land,  . . . Dated,  July  27,  1692.  Printed  by  Benjamin 
Harris,  Printer  to  his  Excellency,  the  Governour  and  Council. 

| 1692.  mhs 

2 Proceedings,  ix.  494. 

192.  Province  of  the  Mas-  | sachusetts-Bay.  ss.  | By  Virtue 
of  an  Act  of  the  General  Assembly  of  this  Their  | Majesties 
Province  of  the  Massachusetts-Bay.  Intituled  an  Act  for  | the 
Granting  unto  Their  Majesties,  An  Assessment  upon  Polls  | 
and  Estate;  Passed  the  24th  of  June,  1692.  Dated,  November 
[18],  1692.  ei 

This  is  the  earliest  treasurer’s  or  tax  warrant  found,  although  No.  164  in 
1691  may  have  been  one. 


193.  [Seal  in  wax.]  Naval  Office  at  | Boston,  | In  Their  Ma- 

jesties Province  of  Massachusets-  Bay,  in  | New-England.  | 
These  are  to  Certifie  all  whom  it  doth  Con-  | cern  (clearance 
paper) . | pc.  ma 

Archives,  lxi.  330. 

Russell,  Edward,  Earl  of  Oxford. 

194.  Admiral  Russel’s  | Letter  | to  the  | Earl  of  Nottingham:  | 

Containing  an  Exact  and  Particular  Relation  of  | the  Late 
Happy  | Victory  and  Success  | against  | The  French  Fleet. 
Boston  Printed  and  Sold  by  Benjamin  Harris,  at  the  London- 
Coffee-House.  1692.  f hc 

4 pp.  Reproduced  in  Green’s  Ten  Facsimile  Reproductions.  2 Proceed- 
ings, xvn.  60.  Evans,  629. 

195.  A Table  of  the  Courts.  bpl 

2 Proceedings,  xvn.  39. 


1693 

Bosworth,  Benjamin. 

196.  Signs  of  Apostasy  lamented.  bu 

pp.  4.  Signed  at  end:  “Benjamin  Bosworth  of  New-England.  In  the 

81st  year  of  my  age,  1693.” 

197.  [Elegy?]  | upon  the  J Death  of  that  Reverend  and  Aged 

Man  of  God,  | Mr.  Samuel  Arnold,  | Pastor  of  the  Church  at 
Marshfield,  who  deceased  in  the  71st  Year  of  | his  Age,  and  of 
his  Ministry  the  36th,  September  1,  1693.  f lc 

On  the  same  sheet  are:  “Samuel  Arnold.  | Anagram,  | Leave  old  Arm’s,” 
signed  Ichabod  Wiswell;  and  “Mr  | Samuel  Arnold,  | The  late  faithful 
Preacher  of  | the  Gospel  at  Marshfield,  who  left  earth  for  Heaven,  Septem- 
ber 1,  1693.  | his  last  Farewell  to  the  World.  Written  by  himself  not  long 
before  his  Death.  ’ ’ 


MASSACHUSETTS  BROADSIDES. 


29 


1695] 

Harvard  College. 

198.  Quaestiones  hc 

199.  Theses.  nypl 

Evans,  638. 

200.  A true  Copy  | of  the  | Oaths  | that  are  appointed  by  Act 

of  Parliament,  made  in  the  | First  Year  of  Their  present  Majes- 
ties Reign;  to  be  | Taken  instead  of  the  Oaths  of  Supremacy 
and  Alle-  | giance,  and  the  Declaration  appointed  to  be  made,  | 
Repeated  and  Subscribed.  [Endorsed,  May:  1693.]  f ma 

Archives,  xlviii.  212.  As  this  is  the  earliest  form  of  the  Oaths  that  of 
1764  is  the  latest  found.  See  note  to  No.  70,  supra. 

Mather,  Cotton. 

201.  Rules  for  the  Society  of  Negroes,  1693. 

Eight  of  the  nine  “Rules”  are  entered  in  Mather’s  Diary  for  1693 
(1.  176),  but  he  does  not  say  that  they  were  printed  at  the  time.  Evans, 
653,  gives  the  broadside  of  1714  under  1693,  not  noticing  the  presence 
of  the  ninth  Rule.  See  No.  371  under  1714,  infra. 


1694 

Harvard  College. 

202.  Quaestiones  hc 

203.  [Seal  in  wax.]  These  are  Certifie  all  whom  it  doth  Con- 
cern | (clearance  paper).  t MA 

Archives,  Lxn.  69. 

204.  To  the  Constable  of  | You  are  Required  in  Their 

Majesties  Names  forthwith  to  Assemble  | the  Freeholders  of 
your  Town  and  others  ...  to  choose  good  and  lawful 
men  ...  to  Serve  on  the  Jury  of  Tryals  at  the  | next  Superiour 
Court  of  Judicature  . . . mhs 

205.  [Another  issue]  For  the  Court  of  Common  Pleas.  mhs 
A series  of  such  notices  is  in  the  Otis  papers,  dated  1697, 1709,  1719,  1746, 

1749,  1757,  1763,  1765  and  1768. 

206.  Bill  of  lading.  bpl 

1695 

Corlet,  Elijah. 

207.  Epitaphium  Thomas  Hooker.  [1695.] 

In  C.  Mather,  Johannes  in  Eremo,  44. 

Harvard  College. 

208.  Quaestiones.  hc 


3° 


MASSACHUSETTS  HISTORICAL  SOCIETY. 


[1696 


209.  The  | Earthquake  | Naples;  September,  21, 1694.  Boston, 
N.  E.  Reprinted  by  B.  Green.  February  21.  1694,  5.  mhs 

Evans,  715. 

Sewall,  Samuel. 

210.  Mrs.  Judith  Hull,  | of  Boston,  in  N.  E.  Daughter  of  | 

Mr.  Edmund  Quincey;  late  Wife  of  | John  Hvll  Esq.  de- 
ceased. . . . BPL 

211.  [Another  issue.]  aas 

She  died  June  22,  1695.  The  second  issue,  with  lighter  ruling,  is  found 

with  Increase  Mather’s  “The  Answer  of  several  ministers  in  and  near 
Boston.”  2 Proceedings,  xvn.  44.  Evans,  738. 

212.  Writ  of  attachment.  bpl 

1696 

Great  Britain. 

213.  [Royal  arms.]  Anno  Regni  | Gulielmi  III.  Regis.  | . . . J 
At  a Parliament  begun  at  Westminster  the  Two  and  twentieth 
Day  of  | November,  Anno  Dom.  1695.  . . . London,  Printed 


by  Charles  Bill,  and  the  Executrix  of  Thomas  Newcomb,  | 
deceas’d;  Printers  to  the  Kings  most  Excellent  Majesty.  Re- 
printed at  | Boston  in  New  England  by  Bartholomew  Green 
& John  Allen,  [ Printers  to  the  Governour  & Council.  1696. 

aas.  mhs 

pp.  8.  Contains:  An  Act  for  Preventing  Frauds,  and  Regulating  | Abuses 
in  the  Plantation  Trade.  Evans,  741. 

Harvard  College. 

214.  Quaestiones.  hc 


1697] 


MASSACHUSETTS  BROADSIDES. 


31 


Massachusetts  Bay,  Province. 

215.  Province  of  | the  Massachu-  | setts-Bay.  [Royal  arms] 

By  the  Honorable,  the  Lieutenant  | Governour,  &c.  | . . . | 
For  better  Encouragement  to  Prosecute  the  French  and  In- 
dian Enemy,  &c.  [Boston;  Printed  by  Bartholomew  Green 
and  John  Allen.]  t BpL 

A facsimile  is  in  the  Bulletin  of  Ihe  Public  Library  of  Boston,  October, 
1893.  Evans,  751. 

216.  William  Stoughton  Esq.  | Lieutenant  Governour  & 

Commander  in  Chief,  | . . .Military  commission.  Dated  in  ms. 
August  5,  1696.  MeHS 

1697 

Great  Britain. 

217.  Copy  of  the  orders  for  Repealing  of  several  Acts.  At 

the  Court  of  Whitehall.  The  22d  Day  of  August  1695.  Present 
their  Excellencies  the  Lords  Justices  in  Council.  Colophon: 
Boston  in  New-England.  Printed  by  order  of  the  Honorable 
the  Lieutenant  Governour  and  Council;  by  Bartholomew 
Green,  and  John  Allen.  1697.  | pro.  nypl.  aas 

pp.  3 [1],  Evans,  781. 

Harvard  College. 

218.  Catalogus. 

219.  Quaestiones.  hc 

Evans,  783.  No  copy  of  the  Catalogus  has  been  located.  — Lane. 

220.  London  Septemb.  27.  | Yesterday  morning  arrived  three 

Holland  Mails,  | which  bring  the  following  Advices.  (De- 
spatches from  Vienna,  Cracow  and  The  Hague,  September 
16-29.)  London,  Printed  by  J.  Dawks,  Reprinted  at  Boston 
in  N.  E.  by  B.  Green  and  J.  Allen.  1697.  f bpl 

It  is  reproduced  in  the  Bulletin  of  the  Public  Library  of  Boston,  October, 
1893.  Evans,  787. 

Massachusetts  Bay,  Province. 

221.  Anno  1697.  [Election  of  Councillors.]  f ma 

Archives,  ccxlii.  426. 

1698 

Harvard  College. 

222.  Quaestiones.  hc 

223.  The  Turkish  Fast,  | Out  of  the  Monthly  Mercury,  for 

December,  1697.  Boston,  in  N.  E.  Re-printed  by  B.  Green, 
and  J.  Allen.  May,  13.  1698.  f bpl 


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MASSACHUSETTS  HISTORICAL  SOCIETY. 


[1699 


1699 

224.  An  Abstract  | of  a [ Letter  | From  a Person  of  Eminency 

and  worth  in  | Caledonia  to  a Friend  at  Boston  | in  New- 
England.  | jcb.  aas 

pp.  2.  2 Proceedings,  xvn.  67. 

225.  Caledonia.  | The  | Declaration  | of  the  | Council  | Consti- 

tuted by  the  Indian  and  African  Com-  | pany  of  Scotland; 
for  the  Government,  | and  direction  of  their  Colonies,  and  | 
Settlements  in  the  Indies.  Colophon:  Boston,  Printed  May, 
15th.  1699.  t jcb.  AAS 

pp.  4. 

Great  Britain. 

226.  Order  of  their  Excellencies  the  Lords  | Justices  in  council, 
confirming  several  | Acts  and  Laws  of  the  Province  of  the  | Mas- 
sachusetts-Bay, made  in  the  years,  | 1694,  1695,  1696,  1697.  | 
At  the  | Council  Chamber  | at  Whitehall,  the  24.  of  November, 

1698.  Colophon:  Boston  in  New-England,  Printed  by  Bar- 

tholomew Green,  and  | John  Allen,  Printers  to  the  Governour 
and  Council  | 1699.  mhs 

pp.  4.  Evans,  864. 

Harvard  College. 

227.  Quaestiones.  hc 

228.  A | Manifesto  | or  | Declaration,  | Set  forth  by  the  Un- 

dertakers of  the  | New  Church  | Now,  Erected  in  Boston  in 
New-England,  November,  17th.  1699.  [Boston:  Printed  by 

B.  Green  and  J.  Allen,  1699.]  ba.  hc.  mhs 

pp.  3.  2 Proceedings,  xvii.  62.  Evans,  859. 

Massachusetts  Bay,  Province. 

229.  Province  of  the  Massachusetts-Bay  in  New  England. 

[Royal  arms.]  By  the  Honorable,  | William  Stoughton  Esq.  | 
...  | A Proclamation  [for  the  arrest  of  Joseph  Bradish  and 
associates  for  an  act  of  piracy  and  felony.]  April  1,  1699. 
Boston,  Printed  by  Bartholomew  Green  and  John  Allen, 
Printers  to  the  Governour  & Council.  1699.  mhs 

2 Proceedings,  ix.  518.  Evans,  871. 

230.  [Royal  Arms.]  By  His  Excellency  | Richard,  Earl  of 
Bellomont  | . . . | A Proclamation  (continuing  in  office  all 
officers,  civil  and  military,  within  the  Province.)  Dated,  May 
26,  1699.  Boston,  Printed  by  Bartholomew  Green,  and  John 
Allen,  Printers  to  His  Excellency  the  Governour,  and  Council, 

1699.  t pc 


1699] 


MASSACHUSETTS  BROADSIDES. 


33 


Royal  arms,  William  III. 


231.  To  His  Excellency,  | Richard,  ( Earl  of  Bellomont,  Baron 
of  Coloony,  in  | the  Kingdom  of  Ireland,  Governour  | and 
Commander  in  Chief  of  the  Provinces  | of  the  Massachusetts- 
Bay,  New-York  and  | New-Hampshire.  | The  address  of  the 
Ministers  met  at  Boston  in  | New  England,  May  31st.  1699. 
Boston,  Printed  by  Bartholomew  Green  and  John  Allen, 
Printers  | to  His  Excellency  the  Governour  and  Council.  1699. 

MHS 

2 pp.  2 Proceedings,  ix.  518.  Evans,  872. 

232.  His  Excellency,  | The  Earl  of  Bellomont’s  | Speech  | to 

the  | Honorable  the  Council  and  House  of  | Representatives, 
Conven’d  in  General  | Assembly,  at  Boston,  in  His  Majesties  | 
Province  of  the  Massachusetts-Bay  in  j New-England,  on 
Fryday  the  2d.  of  June  1699.  [At  end.]  By  order  of  the  House 
of  Representatives,  | I do  Appoint  Bartholomew  Green  and 
John  Allen,  to  Print  His  Excellency’s  | Speech,  | James  Con- 
verse, Speaker.  f pro 

pp.  3. 

233.  The  Address  | of  the  Honorable  the  Lieutenant  Governour 
| Stoughton,  | In  the  Name  of  Himself  and  of  His  Majesties  | 
Council  of  the  Province  of  the  | Massachusetts-Bay,  unto  His 
Excellency  | the  Earl  of  Bellomont,  immediate-  | ly  after  His 
Lordship’s  having  made  His  Speech  unto  the  General  Assembly 
of  | said  Province,  at  His  first  meeting  of  | them,  on  the  Second 
day  of  June,  1699.  Colophon:  Boston,  Printed  by  Bartholo- 


34  MASSACHUSETTS  HISTORICAL  SOCIETY.  [1699 

mew  Green,  and  John  Allen,  | Printers  to  His  Excellency  the 
Governour  and  Council.  | Sold  at  the  Printing-House.  1699. 
pp.  4.  f PRO 

234.  A Congratulatory  Address  | of  the  House  of  Representa- 

tives of  His  Ma-  | jesties  Province  of  the  Massachusetts-Bay,  | 
in  New-England,  delivered  by  the  Speaker  | and  whole  House, 
in  the  Council  Cham-  | ber  in  Boston,  on  Tuesday  the  6th.  of  j 
June,  Anno  Domini.  1699.  Colophon:  Boston,  Printed  by 
Bartholomew  Green,  and  John  Allen,  Printers  | to  His  Excel- 
lency the  Governour  and  Council.  1699.  f pro 

pp.  2. 

235.  The  Answer  | of  the  House  of  Representatives,  to  His  | 

Excellency  the  Earl  of  Bellomont’s  | Speech,  to  the  Honorable 
the  Council,  | and  House  of  Representatives,  delivered  | by  the 
Speaker  and  the  whole  House  in  | the  Council  chamber  in 
Boston,  on  Tues-  | day  the  6th.  of  June,  1699.  Colophon: 
Boston,  Printed  by  Bartholomew  Green,  and  John  Allen,  | 
Printers  to  His  Excellency  the  Governour  and  Council.  | Sold 
at  the  Printing-House.  1699.  f pro 

pp.  2. 

236.  Province  of  the  Massachusetts-Bay  in  New-England. 
[Royal  arms.]  By  his  Excellency,  | Richard,  Earl  of  Bellomont, 

| . . . | A Proclamation,  [for  the  observance  of  the  Lords  Day.] 
June  21,  1699.  Boston,  Printed  by  Bartholomew  Green,  and 
John  Allen,  Printers  . . . 1699.  mhs 

2 Proceedings,  rx.  517.  Evans,  870. 

237.  Oaths  appointed  to  be  taken  instead  of  the  | Oaths  of 

Allegiance  and  Supremacy.  | And  Declaration.  [Dated  in  Ms. 
November  6,  1699.]  t ma 

2 leaves,  on  the  second  of  which  is  the  “Association.”  Archives,  cvi.  458. 
Onpp.  462  and  467,  and  in  xlviii.  315,  317  and  318,  are  the  same  forms, 
dated  1700. 

238.  A | Watch  | for  a [ Wise  Man’s  Observation,  | In  Two 

Parts.  | First,  A Divine  Poem,  | on  the  | Three  Persons  in  the 
Holy  Trinity,  . . . | The  | Second  Part,  Containing,  | A Prep- 
aration for  Death.  Boston,  Printed  by  B.  Green,  and  J.  Allen, 
for  Michael  Perry,  and  are  to  be  Sold  at  his  Shop  over  against 
the  Town  House.  1699.  mhs 

2 Proceedings,  ix.  519.  Evans,  898.  A broadside,  with  this  title,  was 
printed  in  London  in  1650,  and  a copy  is  in  the  British  Museum. 


MASSACHUSETTS  BROADSIDES. 


35 


1701] 


1700 

Harvard  College. 

239.  Catalogus.  hc 

240.  Quaestiones.  hc 

Massachusetts-Bay,  Province. 

241.  His  Excellency,  | The  Earl  of  Bellomont’s  | Speech  | to 

the  | Honorable  the  Council  ...  29.  of  May,  1700.  [Boston, 
Printed  by  B.  Green  and  J.  Allen,  1700.]  mhs 

2 pp.  2 Proceedings,  ix.  522. 

, Probate  Court. 

242.  Letters  of  administration.  ma 

Archives,  xvn.  76.  Forms  in  mhs  may  be  noted  as  follows:  1717  (Otis), 

1724  (015.2.107),  1732  (013.20)  and  1747  (015.2). 

Sewall,  Samuel. 

243.  The  Selling  | of  | Joseph  | A Memorial.  Colophon:  Boston 

of  the  Massachusetts;  | Printed  by  Bartholomew  Green,  and 
John  Allen,  June,  24th.  1700.  mhs 

pp.  3.  Evans,  951. 

244.  Upon  Mr.  Samuel  Willard,  his  first  | coming  into  the 

Assembly,  and  Praying,  | after  a long  and  dangerous  Fit  of  | 
Sickness;  November  21.  1700.  at  | 3.  in  the  Afternoon,  being 
a Day  of  | Publick  Thanksgiving.  [Boston:  B.  Green  and  J. 
Allen,  1700.]  mhs 

2 Proceedings,  n.  41;  ix.  525.  Evans,  952.  It  was  reissued  in  1720. 

1701 

Great  Britain. 

245.  Order  of  His  Majesty  in  Council,  confirming  several  Acts 

and  Laws  of  the  Province  of  the  Massachusetts-Bay  [1697— 
1700.]  Boston  in  New-England:  Printed  by  Bartholomew 
Green  and  John  Allen.  1701.  f pro.  nypl 

pp.  4.  Evans,  988. 

246.  Order  of  His  Majesty  in  Council,  Confirm-  | ing  several 

Acts  & Laws  of  the  Province  | of  the  Massachusetts-Bay  in 
New-England,  | past  by  the  General  Assembly,  held  the  | 29th 
of  May  1700.  . . . Published  at  Boston,  September  25,  1701. 
Boston  in  New-England.  | Printed  by  Bartholomew  Green,  and 
John  Allen,  Printers  to  His  | Majesties  Council  of  the  Massa- 
chusetts-Bay. | 1701.  MHS 

pp.  2. 


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[1702 


Harvard  College. 

247.  Quaestiones.  hc.  mhs 

Massachusetts-Bay,  Province. 

248.  Province  of  the  Mas-  | sachusetts-Bay  in  | New-England. 
[Royal  Arms.]  By  the  Honorable,  | William  Stoughton  Esq. 
Lieutenant  Governour  . . . [ A Proclamation.  Dated,  March 

20,  1700,  1.  Boston,  Printed  by  Bartholomew  Green,  and  John 
Allen,  Printers  to  the  | Governour  and  Council,  1701.  f bpl 
Enjoining  strict  execution  of  the  Act,  “For  Regulating  of  the  Militia.” 
2 Proceedings,  xvn.  53.  Evans,  987. 

249.  Province  | of  the  | Massachusetts-  | Bay.  | By  the  Hon- 
orable the  | Council  | Of  said  Province.  | A Proclamation  for  a 
general  Fast,  (“under  the  sense  of  the  late  awful  repeated 
breach  made  upon  the  Government,  by  the  Death  of  the  truly 
Honourable  William  Stoughton,”  etc.)  Dated,  August  23, 

1701.  EI.  MHS 

pp.  2. 

Sewall,  Samuel. 

250.  Wednesday  | January  1.  1701.  | A little  before  Break-a- 

day  at  Boston  of  the  | Massachusetts.  mhs 

Three  stanzas.  2 Proceedings,  ix.  527.  Evans,  1023. 

251.  Wednesday,  January  1.  1701.  | A little  before  Break- 

a-Day,  at  Boston  of  the  Massachusets.  bpl.  aas 

Six  stanzas.  2 Am.  Ant.  Soc.,  Proceedings,  xi.  458. 

1702 

Great  Britain. 

252.  [Royal  arms.]  Her  Majesties  most  Gracious  Declaration  | 
For  the  Incouragement  of  her  Ships  of  War  and  Privateers. 
Dated  June  1,  1702.  Boston  in  New-England:  Reprinted  by 
Bartholomew  Green,  and  John  Allen.  Sept.  24th,  1702.  mhs 

Harvard  College. 

253.  Quaestiones.  hc 

Massachusetts-Bay  Province. 

254.  Copie  of  the  Election  [for  Councillors]  made  May  27, 

1702.  f ma 

Archives,  xlviii.  378.  The  printed  form  is  as  above,  but  it  was  used  in 
the  election  of  May  29,  1706,  with  names  and  date  in  ms. 

255.  His  Excellency,  | Joseph  Dudley  Esq.  | ...  | his 


1703] 


MASSACHUSETTS  BROADSIDES. 


37 


Speech  | to  the  Council  . . . 16th  of  June,  1702.  Boston. 
Printed  by  Bartholomew  Green  and  John  Allen,  1702.  aas.  mhs 
3 pp.  Evans,  1062. 

256.  The  | Answer  | of  the  | House  of  Representatives  to  His 
Excellency  | Joseph  Dudley  Esq.  | His  Speech  to  the  Honour- 
able the  | Council,  and  House  of  Representa-  | tives,  delivered 
by  the  Speaker  and  the  | whole  House,  in  the  Council  Chamber 
| in  Boston,  on  Wednesday,  June  17, 1702.  Colophon:  Boston.  | 
Printed  by  Bartholomew  Green,  and  John  Allen,  Printers  to 
His  | Excellency  the  Governour  and  Council.  Sold  by  | Samuel 
Phillips  at  the  Brick  Shop  near  the  Town-House.  1702.  f aas 

pp.  2.  Evans,  1063,  but  the  entry  has  given  a wrong  date  and  confused 
two  separate  items. 

257.  To  his  Excellency,  | Joseph  Dudley  Esq.  ] Governour  of 
the  Province  of  the  | Massachusetts-Bay  in  New-England  &c. 

The  Address  | Of  Divers  Ministers  of  said  Province.  Boston. 
Printed  by  Bartholomew  Green,  and  John  Allen,  Printers  to 
His  | Excellency  the  Governour  and  Council.  1702.  f aas 

1703 

258.  The  Answer  | of  the  | House  of  Representatives,  | To  His 
Excellency,  | Joseph  Dudley,  Esq.  | His  Speech  to  the  Honor- 
able the  Council  and  House  | of  Representatives,  Delivered  by 
the  Speaker  and  the  whole  House,  at  | the  Council  Chamber  in 
Boston,  on  the  19th.  of  March,  1702[— 03.]  Boston:  Printed  for 
and  Sold  by  Samuel  Phillips  at  the  Brick  Shop,  1702,  3.  f aas 

pp.  2. 

Great  Britain. 

259.  [Royal  arms.]  Anno  Regni  | Gulielmi  III  | . . . | At  the 
Parliament  begun  at  Westminster  the  Four  and  twentieth  Day  | 
of  August,  1698.  . . . And  from  thence  Continued  by  several 
Prorogations  to  the  Sixth  Day  of  December,  1698.  London, 
Printed  by  Charles  Bill,  and  the  Executrix  of  Thomas  ] New- 
comb, deceas’d;  Printers  to  the  Kings  most  Excellent  Majesty. 
M DC  XC  IX.  Reprinted  at  Boston,  N.  E.  for  Benj.  Eliot,  | 
at  his  Shop  under  the  West  End  of  the  Town  House.  1703. 

MHS 

pp.  8.  Contains:  An  Act  to  prevent  the  Exportation  of  Wooll  | out  of 
the  Kingdoms  of  Ireland  & England  | into  Foreign  parts;  and  for  the 
Encou- 1 ragement  of  the  Woollen  Manufactures  | in  the  Kingdom  of 
England. 

Harvard  College. 

260.  Catalogus. 


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MASSACHUSETTS  HISTORICAL  SOCIETY. 


[1704 


261.  Quaestiones.  hc 

No  copy  of  the  Catalogus  has  been  located.  — Lane. 

Massachusetts-Bay,  Province. 

262.  [Royal  arms.]  Province  of  the  Massachusetts  Bay.  By 

His  Excellency,  Joseph  Dudley,  Esq.  | . . . | A Declaration 
against  the  Pennicooke  and  Eastern  Indians.  Dated,  August 
18,  1703.  Boston:  Printed  by  Bartholomew  Green,  and  John 
Allen,  Printers  to  His  Excellency  the  Governour  and  Council. 
1703.  AAS 

Evans,  1106. 

263.  July  14th.  1703.  [ Prices  of  Goods  | Supplyed  to  the 

Eastern  Indians,  [ By  the  several  Truckmasters;  and  of  Peltry 
received  | by  the  Truckmasters  of  the  said  Indians.  f ma 

Archives,  cxix.  214. 

264.  [Royal  arms.]  By  His  Excellency,  | Joseph  Dudley  Esq. 

| . . . | A Proclamation  for  a general  Fast.  [ September  23.] 
Dated,  September  7,  1703.  Jrihs 

1704 

265.  An  Account  of  the  Behaviour  and  last  Dying  | Speeches  | 

Of  the  Six  Pirates,  | that  were  Executed  on  Charles  River, 
Boston  side,  on  Fryday  June  30th.  1704.  Viz.  | Capt.  John 
Quelch,  John  Lambert,  Christopher  Scudamore,  | John  Miller, 
Erasmus  Peterson  and  Peter  Roach.  Printed  for  and  Sold  by 
Nicholas  Boone,  at  his  Shop  near  the  Old  Meeting-House  in 
Boston.  1704.  nyhs.  mhs 

2 pp. 

Harvard  College. 

266.  Quaestiones.  hc 

Massachusetts-Bay,  Province. 

267.  [Royal  arms.]  Province  of  the  Massachuset-Bay  in  New- 

England.  By  his  Excellency,  The  Governour,  Council  and 
Assembly  of  the  said  Province.  A Declaration,  Against  Pro- 
phaneness  and  Immoralities,  etc.  Dated,  March  24,  1703. 
Boston:  Printed  by  Bartholomew  Green,  Printer  to  His  Ex- 
cellency the  Governour  and  Council,  1704.  aas 

Evans,  1170.  Col.  John  Evans,  Lieutenant  Governor  of  Pennsylvania 
issued  a like  Proclamation  “Against  Immorality  and  Prophaneness,” 
October  9,  1704.  It  is  printed  in  the  Boston  News-Letter,  November  6, 1704. 

268.  By  His  Excellency  Joseph  Dudley,  Esq;  ...  A Procla- 
mation for  a General  Fast.  [May  18.]  Dated,  April  27,  1704. 

Printed  in  the  Boston  News-Letter,  May  8,  1704. 


1704] 


MASSACHUSETTS  BROADSIDES. 


39 


269.  By  His  Excellency  Joseph  Dudley,  Esq;  ...  A Procla- 
mation (assuring  good  treatment  to  all  who  should  voluntarily 
enter  themselves  on  Her  Majesty’s  ship  Jersey,  Capt.  George 
Rogers,  commander.)  Dated,  May  12,  1704. 

Printed  in  the  Boston  News-Letter,  May  15,  1704. 

270.  [Royal  arms]  By  the  Honorable.  | Thomas  Povey,  Esq;  | 

Lieutenant  Governour  and  Commander  in  Chief,  for  the  time 
being,  | . . . | A Proclamation  (against  Quelch  and  other  pi- 
rates.) Dated,  May  24,  1704.  Boston:  Printed  by  Bartholo- 
mew Green,  1704.  mhs 

271.  By  His  Excellency  Joseph  Dudley,  Esq;  ...  A Procla- 
mation. (A  further  proclamation  against  Quelch  and  others.) 
Dated,  May  29,  1704. 

Printed  in  the  Boston  News-Letter,  June  5,  1704. 

272.  By  His  Excellency,  Joseph  Dudley,  Esq;  ...  A Procla- 
mation, For  Permitting  a Trade  to  the  Spanish  West  Indies. 
Dated,  July  3,  1704. 

Printed  in  the  Boston  News-Letter,  July  10,  1704. 

273.  By  His  Excellency  Joseph  Dudley,  Esq; 
mation  (against  a counterfeit  twenty  shilling  note). 

July  24,  1704. 

Printed  in  the  Boston  News-Letter,  July  31,  1704. 

274.  By  His  Excellency,  Joseph  Dudley,  Esq; 
mation  For  the  Apprehending  of  Thomas  Odell. 

8,  1704. 

Printed  in  the  Boston  News-Letter,  August  14,  1704. 

275.  By  His  Excellency,  Joseph  Dudley,  Esq;  . . 
mation  for  a General  Thanksgiving  [November 
Dated,  November  8,  1704. 

Printed  in  the  Boston  News-Letter,  November  13,  1704. 

276.  [Proclamation  for  proroguing  the  General  Court  to 
December  27.  Dated,  November  28,  1704.] 

Mentioned  in  the  Boston  News-Letter,  December  4,  1704. 

277.  [Proclamation,  directing  all  masters  of  ships  sailing  from 
Massachusetts  or  New  Hampshire  during  the  continuance  of 
the  war  to  have  a letter  bag,  with  a sufficient  weight  therein 
to  sink  in  case  of  danger  from  the  enemy.  No  Frenchman  to 
send  letters  without  first  presenting  them  to  the  Governor 
for  his  perusal.] 

Summarized  in  the  Boston  News-Letter,  December  4,  1704. 


A Procla- 
Dated, 


. . . A Procla- 
Dated,  August 


. A Procla- 
23,  1704.] 


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[l7°S 


1705 

Harvard  College. 

278.  Quaestiones.  hc 

Massachusetts-Bay,  Province. 

279.  By  His  Excellency,  Joseph  Dudley,  Esq;  ...  A Procla- 
mation for  a General  Fast.  [March  l.J  Dated,  January  22, 
1704[— 05]. 

Printed  in  the  Boston  News-Letter,  February  5,  1705. 

280.  [Royal  arms.]  By  His  Excellency,  | Joseph  Dudley 

Esq.  | . . . | A Proclamation  (on  current  rates  of  foreign  coins 
in  the  Province.)  Dated,  March  3,  l704[-05].  Boston:  Printed 
by  Bartholomew  Green,  Printer  to  His  Excellency  the  | Gov- 
ernour  and  Council.  1705.  ma.  mhs 

Printed  in  the  Boston  News-Letter,  March  12,  1705.  The  English  Procla- 
mation, dated  June  18,  1704,  on  which  this  was  based,  was  printed  London, 
f‘by  Charles  Bill,  and  the  Executrix  of  Thomas  Newcomb,  deceas’d; 
Printers  to  the  Queens  most  Excellent  Majesty.  1704.”  A copy  is  in  the 
nyhs.  The  text  of  the  English  Proclamation  is  in  the  Boston  News-Letter, 
December  11,  1704.  Archives,  xl.  849;  ci.  290. 


Royal  arms,  Anne. 


281.  By  His  Excellency,  Joseph  Dudley,  Esq;  ...  A Procla- 
mation for  a General  Thanksgiving.  [April  12.]  Dated, 
March  8,  1704[-05]. 

Printed  in  the  Boston  News-Letter,  March  19,  1705. 

282.  [Proclamation  referring  to  navigation.  Master  and  one 
moiety  of  crew  must  be  English.]  Dated,  March  8,  l704[-05]. 

Summarized  in  the  Boston  News-Letter,  March  19,  1704. 


MASSACHUSETTS  BROADSIDES. 


41 


1705] 

283.  By  the  Governor  and  Council.  Adding  for  causes  of 
thanksgiving  the  safe  return  of  the  forces  sent  to  Norridge- 
wock,  who  had  found  the  enemy  fled,  and  the  wonderful 
preservation  of  his  Excellency  from  shipwreck.  Dated,  March 
19,  1704[-05]. 

Printed  in  the  Boston  News-Letter,  March  26,  1705, 

284.  By  His  Excellency,  Joseph  Dudley,  Esq;  ...  A Procla- 
mation for  a Publick  Thanksgiving.  [October  18.]  Dated, 
September  20,  1705. 

Printed  in  the  Boston  News-Letter,  October  1,  1705. 

285.  By  His  Excellency,  Joseph  Dudley,  Esq;  ...  A Procla- 
mation For  an  Embargo  on  Ships  and  Vessels  bound  to  Bar- 
bados, and  the  Careeby  Leeward  Islands.  Dated,  October  30, 
1705. 

Printed  in  the  Boston  News-Letter,  November  5,  1705. 

286.  By  the  Governour  and  Council.  (For  apprehending 
deserters  from  Castle  William.) 

Printed  in  the  Boston  News-Letter,  November  12,  1705. 

287.  By  His  Excellency,  Joseph  Dudley,  Esq;  . . . A Procla- 
mation for  a General  Thanksgiving.  [January  24.]  Dated, 
December  27,  1705. 

Printed  in  the  Boston  News-Letter,  December  31,  1705. 

Sewall,  Samuel. 

288.  The  | Athenian  Oracle,  | The  Second  Edition,  Printed  at 

London.  1704.  | Vol.  1.  P.  545-548.  j Quest.  Whether  Trading 
for  Negros  i.  e.  carrying  them  out  of  | their  own  Country  into 
perpetual  Slavery,  be  in  it  self  | Unlawful,  and  especially  con- 
trary to  the  great  Law  of  | Christianity?  Boston  of  the  Mas- 
sachusetts; December  5.  1705.  | Printed  by  Bartholomew  Green, 
and  are  to  be  Sold  by  Samuel  Phillips  | at  the  Brick  Shop  above 
the  Town-House.  lc.  mhs 

pp.  4.  “Capt.  Sewall  sent  the  following  question  over  to  the  Athenian 
Society.”  ms.  note.  Evans,  1199. 

289.  There  is  this  day  Printed  and  to  be  Sold  at  the  Post- 
Office,  half  a Sheet,  containing  several  solid  Arguments  offered 
to  the  Inhabitants  of  New-England,  and  the  other  Neighbour- 
ing Provinces  in  the  Northern  Parts  of  America,  to  Encourage 
the  Sowing  of  Hemp.  . . . 

Advertisement  in  the  Boston  News-Letter,  July  9,  1705. 


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MASSACHUSETTS  HISTORICAL  SOCIETY. 


[1706 


1706 

Bellingham,  Richard. 

290.  A Copy  of  the  Last  Will  and  Testament  of  | Richard 
Bellingham  Esqr.  | . . . | Published  by  the  Reverend  Mr. 
James  Allen,  one  of  the  Executors  in  said  will  named.  f nyhs 

2 pp.  Sewall  has  noted:  “ Given  me  by  Mr.  S.  Stoddard,  Augt.  6.  1706.” 

Harvard  College. 

291.  Catalogus. 

No  copy  has  been  located.  — Lane. 

Massachusetts-Bay,  Province. 

292.  By  His  Excellency,  Joseph  Dudley,  Esq;  ...  A Procla- 
mation for  a General  Fast.  [April  18.]  Dated,  April  2,  1706. 

Printed  in  the  Boston  News-Letter,  April  8,  1706. 

293.  By  His  Excellency,  Joseph  Dudley,  Esq.  ...  A Brief 
(on  the  insult  and  ravage  of  the  island  of  St.  Christopher  by 
the  French,  and  asking  for  contributions.)  Dated,  April  17, 
1706. 

Printed  in  the  Boston  News  Letter,  April  22,  1706. 

294.  By  His  Excellency,  Joseph  Dudley,  Esq.  ...  A Procla- 
mation against  false  and  illegal  Traders,  (with  the  French  and 
Indian  Rebels  and  Enemies,  in  and  about  Nova  Scotia,  and 
other  Parts  and  Places  Eastward.)  Dated,  June  21,  1706. 

Printed  in  the  Boston  News-Letter,  June  24,  1706. 

295.  Boston,  August  14th.  1706.  [Order  to  muster  the  Mil- 
itary Company  and  discover  Indian  Enemy  and  Rebels.]  f pC 

Signed  by  Joseph  Dudley. 

296.  By  His  Excellency,  Joseph  Dudley,  Esq.  ...  A Procla- 
mation for  a General  Thanksgiving.  [October  17.]  Dated, 
September  19,  1706. 

Printed  in  the  Boston  News-Letter,  September  23,  1706. 

297.  [Royal  arms.]  By  His  Excellency,  | Joseph  Dudley  Esq. 

| . . . | A Proclamation  | For  the  better  Regulation  of  Seamen 
and  Marines.  Dated  November  1,  1706.  Boston:  Printed  by 
Bartholomew  Green,  Printer  to  His  Excellency  the  | Governour 
and  Council.  1706.  mhs 

Printed  in  the  Boston  News  Letter,  November  4,  1706. 

298.  Province  of  the  Massachusetts-Bay.  James  Taylor, 
Treasurer.  (Tax  warrant.)  Dated,  July  17,  1706. 


1707] 


MASSACHUSETTS  BROADSIDES. 


43 


Royal  arms,  Anne. 


1707 

Bridger,  John. 

299.  Informations  | and  | Directions  | For  the  making  of  Tar, 
and  choice  of  Trees  | for  the  same,  as  in  Finland,  &c.  Boston 
in  New  England.  Printed  by  B.  Green,  July,  1707.  f nyhs 

2 pp. 

Danforth,  John. 

300.  [Cut.]  A Pindarick  Elegy  Upon  the  Renowned,  | Mr. 

Samuel  Willard,  | Late  Reverend  Teacher  of  the  South  Church 
in  Boston,  and  | Vice-President  of  Harvard  College  in  Cam- 
bridge; | who  Deceased  September  the  12th.  1707.  2Etatis 
Anno  68.  t nyhs 

Harvard  College. 

301.  Quaestiones.  hc 

Massachusetts-Bay,  Province. 

302.  By  His  Excellency,  Joseph  Dudley  Esq.  ...  A Procla- 
mation for  Proroguing  the  General  Assembly  [to  February  12.] 
Dated,  January  31,  1706[— 07]. 

Printed  in  the  Boston  News-Letter,  February  3,  1 706[— 07]. 

303.  By  His  Excellency,  Joseph  Dudley,  Esq.  ...  A Procla- 
mation for  a General  Fast.  [April  16, 1707.]  Dated,  March  22, 
1706-07. 

Printed  in  the  Boston  News-Letter,  March  31,  1707. 

304.  [Proclamation  offering  a reward  for  the  discovery  of  the 
burglars  who  robbed  the  warehouse  of  Thomas  Palmer.] 

An  outline  is  printed  in  the  Boston  News-Letter,  August  18,  1707,  but  not 


44  MASSACHUSETTS  HISTORICAL  SOCIETY.  [1708 

in  the  form  of  a proclamation.  It  is  possible,  therefore,  it  was  not  issued 
as  a broadside. 

305.  By  His  Excellency,  Joseph  Dudley,  Esq.  ...  A Procla- 
mation for  further  Proroguing  the  General  Assembly  to 
October  29,  1707.  Dated,  October  10,  1707. 

Announced  in  the  Boston  News-Letter,  October  13,  1707. 

306.  By  His  Excellency,  Joseph  Dudley,  Esq.  ...  A Procla- 
mation for  a General  Thanksgiving.  [December  11,  1707.] 
Dated,  November  24,  1707. 

Printed  in  the  Boston  News-Letter,  December  1,  1707. 

Noyes,  Nicholas. 

307.  May  28th,  1706.  | To  my  Worthy  Friend,  | Mr.  James 
Bayley,  | Living  (if  Living)  in  Roxbury.  A Poem,  f nyhs.  bpl 

Sewall  has  noted  that  it  was  “Printed,  July  30,  1707.” 

Sewall,  Samuel. 

308.  Tuesday,  November,  25.  1707.  | The  Reasons  of  my  with- 

drawing my  Vote  from  what  was  Pass’d  in  Council,  | upon 
Saturday,  November  the  First,  relating  to  an  Address  offered 
to  Her  Majesty,  | Sign’d  Nath.  Higginson,  &c.  Boston  N.  E. 
Printed  December  10,  1707.  t nyhs 

Evans,  1332.  The  ms.  is  in  Archives,  xx.  111. 

1708 

Boston,  Town. 

309.  The  Names  of  the  Streets,  Lanes  & Alleys,  | Within  the 

Town  of  Boston  in  New  England.  Boston:  Printed  by  Barthol- 
omew Green,  in  Newbury  Street:  Sold  by  the  Booksellers.  1708. 
Price  3d.  bpl.  mhs 

Evans,  1342. 


No.  310.  Conventional  mortuary  border. 


310.  [Wood-cut.]  Carmen  Miserabile.  | A Solemn  Lacryma- 
tory  for  the  Grave  of  | Jonathan  Marsh,  | Junior-sophister:  who 
Deceas’d  at  Harvard  College  in  Cambridge:  June  the  10th. 


MASSACHUSETTS  BROADSIDES. 


45 


1708] 

1708.  | Born  at  Hingham:  Aged  Eighteen  Years  and  Ten 
Months.  f ba 

311.  Divine  Examples  of  God’s  Severe  Judgments  | upon  | 
Sabbath  Breakers.  | In  their  unlawful  Sports,  Collected  out  of 
several  Divine  Subjects,  | viz.  | Mr.  H.  B.  Mr.  Beard,  and  the 
Practice  of  Piety:  A fit  Monument  for  our  present  Times,  etc. 
[Cuts.]  Boston  in  New-England:  Re-Printed  and  Sold  in  New- 
bury-Street. 

See  Green,  John  Foster , 13,  where  it  is  reproduced. 

Harvard  College. 

312.  Quaestiones. 

313.  Theses. 

Massachusetts-Bay,  Province. 

314.  By  His  Excellency,  Joseph  Dudley,  Esq.  . . 
mation  for  a General  Fast.  [April  15.]  Dated, 

1707 [-08]. 

Printed  in  the  Boston  News-Letter,  March  29,  1708. 

315.  By  His  Excellency,  Joseph  Dudley,  Esq.  . . 
mation  for  a General  Thanksgiving.  [November  25.]  Dated, 
November  3,  1708. 

Printed  in  the  Boston  News-Letter,  November  15,  1708. 

316.  By  His  Excellency,  Joseph  Dudley,  Esq.  ...  A Procla- 
mation Referring  to  Marines  and  Seamen.  Dated,  December 
16,  1708. 

Printed  in  the  Boston  News-Letter,  December  27,  1708. 

Narragansett  Country  Proprietors. 

317.  To  the  Honourable  the  | Committee  | Appointed  to  Re- 
ceive claims  of  such  as  have  Right  | and  Propriety  in  the  Nar- 
raganset  Country,  or  | Kings  Province,  in  New-England.  | The 
Declaration  of  Claim  in  the  Name  and  behalf  of  the  Proprietors. 
Boston:  Printed  by  B.  Green,  in  Newbury  Street.  1708.  mhs 

pp.  2. 

Tompson,  Benjamin. 

318.  The  Grammarians  Funeral,  | or,  | An  Elegy  composed 
upon  the  Death  of  Mr.  John  Woodmancy,  | formerly  a School- 
Master  in  Boston:  But  now  Published  upon  [ the  Death  of  the 
Venerable  | Mr.  Ezekiel  Chevers,  | The  late  and  famous  School- 
Master  of  Boston  in  New-England;  who  Departed  this  Life  the  | 


HC.  MHS 
MHS 

. A Procla- 
March  18, 

. A Procla- 


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MASSACHUSETTS  HISTORICAL  SOCIETY. 


[1709 


Twenty-first  of  August  1708.  Early  in  the  Morning.  In  the 
Ninety-fourth  year  of  his  Age.  mhs 

Evans,  1376. 

Turner,  Thomas. 

319.  Meditations  on  the  uncertainty  of  Mans  Life:  | of  the 

Torments  of  Hell,  and  of  the  Joys  of  Heaven.  | Occasioned  by 
the  sudden  Death’s  of  sundry  Persons  in  the  County  of  Plym- 
outh. | To  which  is  added,  An  Alphabet  of  Verses,  every  One 
containing  an  intire  Sentence:  Composed  for  Instruction  of 
Young  Persons;  | Suited  to  be  Set  in  Copies.  Boston  in  New 
England;  Printed  by  Bartholomew  Green.  1708.  mhs 

It  also  contains  an  “Acrostick”  on  the  name  Thomas  Turner,  the 
author? 

1709 

Harvard  College. 

320.  Quaestiones.  hc 

321.  Catalogus. 

No  copy  of  the  Catalogus  has  been  located.  — Lane. 

Hatfield,  Mass. 

322.  A Covenant  for  Reformation.  | Assented  to  in  Hatfield, 

September  12th,  1709.  Boston:  Printed  by  Bartholomew 
Green,  Newberry  Street.  1709.  f bpl 

The  date  in  caption  has  been  altered  by  pen  to  1705.  Evans,  1390. 

Massachusetts-Bay,  Province. 

323.  By  the  Honourable  | Col.  Francis  Nicholson,  and  Col. 

Samuel  Vetch.  | A Proclamation  (encouragements  to  enlist  in 
the  present  Expedition.)  [At  foot:]  By  His  Excellency,  The 
aforegoing  Proclamation  is  agreeable  to  Her  Majesty’s  In- 
structions; To  Her  Majesties  Commands  to  my  self,  and  for 
Her  Service,  Let  it  be  made  Publick.  J.  Dudley.  f ma 

Archives,  lxxi.  502. 

324.  Midweek,  May,  25.  1709.  [Election  for  Council.]  ma 
Archives,  xlviii.  412. 

325.  [Sheet  of  Bills  of  credit.]  ma 

Archives,  ci.  361. 

1710 

Danforth,  John. 

326.  [Cut.]  Profit  and  Loss:  An  Elegy  Upon  the  Decease  of  | 
Mrs.  Mary  Gerrish,  | Late  Vertuous  Wife  of  Mr.  Samuel  Ger- 
rish,  and  Daughter  of  the  Honourable  Judge  Sewall,  | Who  on 
Novemb.  17.  1710.  the  Night  after  Publick  Thanksgiving,  En- 


MASSACHUSETTS  BROADSIDES. 


47 


1710] 

tred  on  the  Celebration  of  | Triumphant  Hallelujahs,  to  her 
Profit,  and  our  Loss.  Aged  19.  Years  & 20.  Days.  Signed 
“J.  D.”  f BA.  BPL 

Harvard  College. 

327.  Quaestiones.  hc 

Massachusetts-Bay,  Province. 

328.  By  His  Excellency,  Joseph  Dudley,  Esq.  ...  A Procla- 
mation for  a General  Fast.  [June  15.]  Dated,  June  2,  1710. 

Printed  in  the  Boston  News-Letter,  June  12,  1710. 

329.  [Royal  arms.]  By  His  Excellency,  Joseph  Dudley,  Esq; 

| . . . | A Proclamation  For  an  Embargo.  Dated,  July  15, 1710. 
Boston:  Printed  by  B.  Green,  Printer  to  His  Excellency  the 
Gov.  and  Council.  1710.  f ma 

Archives,  LXin.  161. 

330.  A Muster  Roll  of  the  Company  in  Her  Majesties  | Serv- 
ice under  the  Command  of  Captain,  Viz.  ei.  ma 

Archives,  Lxm.  190.  Used  as  a portledge  bill  of  the  ship  Dispatch, 
in  the  expedition  to  Port  Royal. 

331.  I master  of  the  called  the  | 

Do  Acknowledge  to  have  Received  of  Andrew  Belcher,  Esq.  . . . 
Provisions,  Slop-Clothing,  and  Stores.  aas 

332.  Noverint  Universi  per  presentes  . . . (Ship’s  bond  to 

land  enumerated  commodities  only  in  other  of  her  Majesty’s 
plantations,  or  in  some  port  of  Great  Britain.)  mhs 

Noyes,  Nicholas. 

333.  Upon  the  Much  Lamented  Death,  | of  that  Pious  and 

Hopeful  Young  Gentlewoman,  | Wife  of  Mr.  Samuel  Gerrish, 
the  Daughter  of  the  Honourable  | Samuel  Sewall  Esqr.  Who 
Departed  this  Life  November  17th.  1710.  | Being  the  Night 
after  Publick  Thanksgiving.  f bpl 

Tompson,  Benjamin. 

334.  [in  an  engraved  border]  A Neighbour’s  Tears  | Sprinkled 

on  the  Dust  of  the  Amiable  Virgin,  | Mrs.  Rebekah  Sewall,  | 
who  was  born  December  30.  1704.  and  dyed  | suddenly,  Au- 
gust 3.  1710.  3Etatis  6.  bpl.  mhs 

Signed  B.  T.  Evans,  1489. 

335.  A Vindicating  Testimonial,  | Of  Mr.  Hugh  Adams  (the 

First  and  Late  Pastor  of  the  South  Church  in  Brantry:)  . . . 
Dated  August  21,  1710.  f bpl 


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[1710 


No.  334.  Mortuary  border. 


I7II. 


MASSACHUSETTS  BROADSIDES. 


49 


1711 

Harvard  College. 

336.  Quaestiones.  hc.  mhs 

337.  Theses.  mhs 

Hill,  John. 

338.  De  Par  son  Excellence  M.  Jean  Hill,  General  & Com- 
mandant en  Chef  les  Troupes  de  sa  Majeste  Britannique  En 
Amerique.  A Boston:  Chez  B.  Green.  1711. 

Evans,  1498. 

Massachusetts-Bay,  Province. 

339.  By  His  Excellency,  Joseph  Dudley,  Esq.  ...  A Procla- 
mation For  a General  Fast.  [April  12.]  Dated,  March  23, 
1710  [-11]. 

Printed  in  the  Boston  News-Letter,  April  2,  1711. 

340.  By  His  Excellency,  Joseph  Dudley,  Esq;  ...  A Procla- 
mation (proroguing  the  General  Court  to  April  25).  Dated, 
April  10,  1711. 

Printed  in  the  Boston  News-Letter,  April  23,  1711. 

341.  [Royal  Arms.]  By  His  Excellency,  | Joseph  Dudley  Esq. 

| . . . | A Proclamation  | For  a General  Embargo.  Dated, 
June  9,  1711.  Boston:  Printed  by  B.  Green,  Printer  to  His 
Excellency  the  Gov.  & Council.  1711.  mhs 

342.  In  the  House  of  Representatives.  | June  12th.  1711. 

[Resolve  on  service  against  the  French  and  Indians.]  [Royal 
arms.]  By  His  Excellency,  | Joseph  Dudley,  Esq.  | . . . | A 
Proclamation.  (Reciting  inducements  to  inlist.)  Dated, 
June  12,  1711.  Boston:  Printed  by  B.  Green,  Printer  to  His 
Excellency  the  Governour  and  Council.  1711.  f bpl 

343.  By  His  Excellency  | the  | Governour.  | I Hereby  Com- 

mand the  Colonel  or  Chief  Military  Officer  of  the  Respective 
Regiments  within  this  Province  to  cause  this  Act  to  be  pub- 
lished . . . (Act  on  deserters.)  Dated  July  20,  1711.  Boston: 
Printed  by  B.  Green,  Printer  to  His  Excellency  | the  Governour 
and  Council.  1711.  bpl 

The  order  is  accompanied  by  the  act  on  two  pages,  without  colophon. 

344.  By  His  Excellency,  Joseph  Dudley,  Esq;  ...  A Procla- 
mation for  a General  Fast.  [July  26.]  Dated,  July  16,  1711. 

Printed  in  the  Boston  News-Letter,  July  23,  1711. 


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[1712 

345.  By  His  Excellency,  Joseph  Dudley,  Esq;  ...  A Procla- 
mation for  a Publick  Thanksgiving.  [November  29.]  Dated, 
November  5,  1711. 

Printed  in  the  Boston  News-Letter,  November  19,  1711. 

346.  Anno  Regni  Annae  Reginae  Decimo.  | Massachusetts-  | 
Bay.  [Royal  arms.]  At  a Great  and  General  | Court  or  As- 
sembly, | Begun  and  Held  at  Boston  upon  Wednesday  the 
30th.  | of  May,  1711.  (On  enticing  away  sailors,  marines  and 
soldiers  in  her  Majesty’s  service.)  Boston:  Printed  by  B. 
Green,  Printer  to  His  Excellency  the  Gov.  & Council.  1711. 

Archives,  lxxi.  784.  f MA 

347.  To  the  honoured  Commanders  of  — Right  trusty  and 
expert  Commanders,  we  come  to  tell  you  of  our  Dangers. 

Reprinted  in  the  Boston  Evening-Post,  January  8, 1739,  where  it  is  stated 
that  the  Lines  were  “published  here  in  the  Year  1714.”  They  did  not 
appear  in  the  Boston  News-Letter  of  that  year,  which  suggests  a broadside 
issue. 

348.  To  the  Right  Honourable,  | Mr.  Harley,  | Wounded  by 

Guiscard.  Boston,  N.  England : Printed  by  B.  Green,  June  12th. 
1711.  f BA 

1712 

Harvard  College. 

349.  Catalogus. 

No  copy  of  the  Catalogus  has  been  located.  — Lane. 

350.  Quaestiones.  hc.  mhs 

Hobart,  Nehemiah. 

351.  Martij  27.  1712.  | Judicis  officium  peragens,  peregreque 

profectus  | (Exigit  hoc  mensis  Martis)  Sewallius,  inde  . . . 
(With  two  lines  in  Latin  by  Samuel  Sewall,  who  printed  the 
sheet.)  mhs 

Massachusetts-Bay,  Province. 

352.  By  His  Excellency,  Joseph  Dudley,  Esq.  ...  A Procla- 
mation for  a General  Fast.  [March  13.]  Dated,  February  11, 
171 1[— 12]. 

Printed  in  the  Boston  News-Letter,  February  25,  17 11[— 12]. 

353.  [Royal  arms.]  By  His  Excellency,  | Joseph  Dudley,  Esq; 
| ...  | A Proclamation  | For  the  Apprehending  of  William 
Hilton.  Dated,  May  1,  1712.  Boston:  Printed  by  B.  Green, 
Printer  to  His  Excellency  the  Governour  & Council.  1712. 

f BPL 


1713] 


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354.  By  His  Excellency,  Joseph  Dudley,  Esq;  ...  A Procla- 
mation For  Proroguing  the  General  Assembly  [to  September 
24].  Dated,  September  3,  1712. 

Printed  in  the  Boston  News-Letter,  September  8,  1712. 

355.  By  His  Excellency,  Joseph  Dudley,  Esq;  ...  A Procla- 
mation for  a Publick  Thanksgiving.  [November  20.]  Dated, 
October  31,  1712. 

Printed  in  the  Boston  News-Letter,  November  10,  1712. 

356.  By  His  Excellency,  Joseph  Dudley,  Esq;  ...  A Procla- 
mation (to  prevent  laxness  and  neglect  in  the  due  observance 
of  the  act  of  Parliament  for  ascertaining  the  Rates  and  Value 
of  foreign  Coins  within  her  Majesties  Plantations  in  America.) 
Dated,  November  12,  1712. 

Printed  in  the  Boston  News-Letter,  November  17,  1712. 

1713 

357.  B n,  Dec.  8.  1713.  | To  the  honourable  the  Society 

for  propogating  the  Gospel  in  foreign  Parts.  | The  Representa- 
tion and  Request  of  the  Ministers,  Church  Wardens  and  Vestry 
of  the  | church  of  England  in  B n.  mhs 

With  names  of  signers  filled  out  in  ms. 

Danforth,  John. 

358.  Honour  and  Vertue  | Elegized:  | in  a | Poem,  | Upon  an 

Honourable,  Aged,  and  Gracious  Mother  in  our  Israel,  | 
Madam  Elizabeth  Hutchinson,  | Late  Vertuous  Consort  of 
our  Hon.  Judge,  Col.  Elisha  Hutchinson,  Esq.  in  Boston.  | She 
Entred  into  the  Joyes  of  Paradise,  Feb.  2.  1712,  13.  zEtatis 
Suae  71.  • t BA 

The  date  has  been  changed  by  pen  to  Feb.  3. 

Danforth,  Samuel. 

359.  [Cut]  An  Elegy  in  Memory  of  the  Worshipful  | Major 

Thomas  Leonard  Esq.  | of  Taunton  in  New-England:  Who 
departed  this  Life  on  the  24th.  Day  of  November,  ( Anno 
Domini  1713.  In  the  73d.  Year  of  his  Age.  f ba 

Evans,  1605. 

Great  Britain. 

360.  Her  Majesties  | most  gracious  | Speech  | To  both  Houses 

of  Parliament,  | on  Thursday  the  Sixteenth  Day  of  July,  1713. 
Boston  in  New  England:  | Reprinted  by  B.  Green,  by  Order  of 
the  Honourable  Francis  Nicholson  Esqr.  | 1713.  f aas 

pp.  2.  Evans,  1607.  The  Speech  was  printed  in  the  Boston  News-Letter, 
October  19,  1713. 


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Harvard  College. 

361.  Quaestiones.  hc 

362.  Theses.  [Stiles] 

363.  A Letter  | About  a Good  Management  under  the  Dis- 

temper of  the  Measles,  at  | this  time  Spreading  in  the  Country. 
Here  Published  for  the  Benefit  of  | the  Poor,  and  such  as  may 
want  the  help  of  Able  Physicians.  aas 

pp.  4. 

Massachusetts-Bay,  Province. 

364.  By  His  Excellency,  Joseph  Dudley,  Esq;  ...  A Procla- 
mation for  a General  Fast.  [April  16.]  Dated,  March  21, 
1712[— 13]. 

Printed  in  the  Boston  News-Letter,  March  30,  1713. 

365.  By  his  Excellency,  Joseph  Dudley,  Esq;  ...  A Procla- 
mation for  a Publick  Thanksgiving.  [November  12.]  Dated, 

October  24,  1713. 

Printed  in  the  Boston  News-Letter,  November  2,  1713. 

366.  [Anno]  Regni  Annae  Reginae  Decimo.  [Royal  arms.] 
Province  of  the  | Massachusetts-Bay.  | An  Act,  | Made  and 
Passed  by  the  Great  and  General  Court  or  Assembly  of  Her 
Majesty’s  Province  of  the  Massachusetts-  | Bay  in  New-Eng- 
land,  Held  at  Boston  the  17th  | Day  of  October,  1711.  (An 
Act  to  Reverse  the  Attainders  of  George  Burroughs  and  others 
for  witchcraft.)  Boston:  Printed  by  B.  Green,  Printer  to  His 
Excellency  [ the  Governour  and  Council.  1713. 

pp.  2.  See  1 Proceedings,  xx.  284.  Evans,  1504. 

1714 

367.  Advertisement  (postponing  meeting  of  Subscribers  in  the 

Partnership  for  circulating  bills  or  notes  founded  on  land- 
security.)  Dated,  Boston,  October  16,  1714.  f ba 

Danforth,  John. 

368.  A Poem,  Upon  the  much  Honoured  and  very  Exemp- 
larily  Gracious  | Mrs.  Maria  Mather,  | Late  Consort  of  the 
very  Reverend  Increase  Mather,  Dr.  of  Divinity  | and  Teacher 
of  a Church  in  Boston  in  New-England.  | She  exchanged  this 
Life  for  a better,  April  4,  Anno  Domini  1714.  TEtatis  suae  73. 

Evans,  1673.  HC 

369.  A Dialogue  | Between  a Boston  Man  and  a Country  Man. 

Printed  for  a Publick  Good.  1714.  t ba 


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pp.  2.  Found  in  a file  of  the  Boston  News-Letter,  between  the  issues  of 
February  14  and  21,  1 714[— 15.]  The  text  is  printed  in  Mass.  Col.  Soc., 
Transactions,  x.  345.  Mr.  Matthews  believes  it  to  have  been  printed 
between  September,  1714,  and  March,  1715.  See  also  No.  373,  infra. 

Harvard  College. 

370.  Quaestiones.  hc 

[Mather,  Cotton.] 

371.  Rules  | For  the  Society  of  | Negroes.  1693.  | nypl.  aas 
The  ninth  Rule  mentions  Mather’s  Negro  Christianized,  which  was  not 

published  until  1706.  Diary,  1.  I76n.  On  the  copy  in  the  American  Anti- 
quarian Society  is  written  by  Samuel  Sewall:  “Left  at  my  house  for  me, 
when  I was  not  at  home,  by  Spaniard  Dr.  Mather’s  Negro;  March  23, 
1713-14.”  This  probably  fixes  the  year  of  printing.  See  No.  201,  supra. 

372.  Two  Lines  of  Un-accountable  Characters,  | found  on  the 

perpendicular  side  of  a Large  ) Rock,  that  stands  on  the  Brink 
of  a Tideing  | River,  (part  in  and  part  out  of  the  River,)  | 
near  the  Town  of  Taunton,  in  New-England.  [Cut.]  y 

It  is  the  inscription  on  Dighton  Rock.  Two  issues  of  this  leaflet  were 
made,  the  history  of  which  is  related  by  Prof.  Edmund  Burke  Delabarre 
in  Mass.  Col.  Soc.,  Transactions,  xvm.  257,  and  a reproduction  is  given 
at  page  254. 

373.  My  son,  fear  thou  the  Lord,  | and  the  King:  and  meddle 

not  with  them  that  are  given  to  change,  Proverbs  Chap.  24. 
Verse  21,  Signed  “Finis.”  f ba 

pp.  2.  Found  in  the  same  place  as  “A  Dialogue”  No.  369,  supra,  and 
also  printed  in  Mass.  Col.  Soc.,  Transactions,  x.  348. 

Massachusetts-Bay,  Province. 

374.  By  His  Excellency,  Joseph  Dudley,  Esq;  . . . A Procla- 
mation for  a General  Fast.  [January  14.]  Dated,  December 
22,  1713. 

Printed  in  the  Boston  News-Letter,  January  11,  1 713[— 14], 

375.  By  His  Excellency,  Joseph  Dudley,  Esq;  ...  A Procla- 
mation (on  trade  with  the  Indians).  Dated. March  10,1 7 13[— 14.] 

Printed  in  the  Boston  News-Letter,  March  22,  1 7 13[— 14]. 

376.  By  His  Excellency,  Joseph  Dudley,  Esq;  ...  A Procla- 
mation For  Dissolving  the  Present  General  Assembly.  Dated, 
April  6,  1714. 

Printed  in  the  Boston  News-Letter,  April  12,  1714. 

377.  By  His  Excellency,  Joseph  Dudley,  Esq;  ...  A Procla- 
mation for  a General  Fast.  [May  13.]  Dated,  April  20,  1714. 

Printed  in  the  Boston  News-Letter,  May  3,  1714. 


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378.  [Royal  arms.]  By  His  Excellency,  Joseph  Dudley  Esq. 

|.  . . | A Proclamation.  (On  seven  muster  rolls  of  New  England 
Troops  at  Annapolis  Royal.)  Dated,  August  16,  1714.  Bos- 
ton: Printed  by  B.  Green,  Printer  to  His  Excellency  the  Gov- 
ernour  & Council.  1714.  aas 

2 Am.  Ant.  Soc.  Proceedings , xi.  459. 

379.  By  His  Excellency,  Joseph  Dudley,  Esq;  ...  A Procla- 
mation for  a General  Fast.  [September  2.]  Dated,  August  20, 
1714. 

Printed  in  the  Boston  News-Letter,  August  30,  1714. 

380.  A Muster  Roll  of  Capt.  David  Pigeons  | Company  of 

New-England  Troops,  During  its  being  at  Annapolis  Royal,  in 
Her  | Majesties  Service,  from  the  10th,  of  October  1710.  to  the 
10th.  of  October  1711.  ma 

Archives,  xci.  2. 

381.  [Royal  arms.]  By  His  Excellency,  | Joseph  Dudley  Esq. 

| . . . | A Proclamation  | Requiring  all  Persons  being  in  Office 
of  Authority  or  Government  at  the  [Death]  | of  the  late  Queen, 
to  proceed  in  the  Execution  of  their  respective  0[ffices.]  Dated 
October  27,  1714.  f ba 

382.  [Proclamation  for  apprehending  Thomas  Odell,  escaped 
from  his  Majesty’s  Goal  in  Boston,  where  he  stood  committed 
for  counterfeiting  Bills  of  Credit.  Dated,  October  29,  1714.] 

Outlined  in  the  Boston  News-Letter,  November  8,  1714. 

383.  By  His  Excellency,  Joseph  Dudley,  Esq;  ...  A Procla- 
mation for  a General  Thanksgiving.  [November  25.]  Dated, 
November  1,  1714. 

Printed  in  the  Boston  News-Letter,  November  22,  1714. 

384.  Province  of  the  | Massachusetts-Bay.  | At  a Session  of  the 

Great  and  General  Court,  | Held  at  Boston,  October  14,  1713 
(on  townships  in  York  County.)  Also  a resolution  on  a town 
near  Casco,  passed  February  10th,  17 13[— 14].  Boston:  Printed 
by  B.  Green,  Printer  to  His  Excellency  the  Gov.  & Council. 
1713.  f BA 

385.  Recognizance.  mhs 

Forms  in  the  mhs  are  dated,  1723  (Fr.),  1733,  1738,  1742,  1745  (two 

varieties)  1764,  1766  and  1769,  in  various  collections. 

386.  Taken  from  | The  London  Gazette,  | which  is  Published 
by  Authority,  | From  Saturday  July  31.  to  Tuesday  August  3. 
1714  (on  death  of  Queen  Anne).  Boston:  Reprinted  and  Sold 


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by  B.  Green,  in  Newbury  Street.  Sept.  221714.  ba.  bpl.  mhs 

pp.  2. 

387.  From  | The  London  Gazette.  | . . . I From  Tuesday  No- 
vember 23.  to  Saturday  November  27.  1/14.  | By  the  King,  | 
A Proclamation.  | Declaring  His  Majesty’s  Pleasure  for  Con- 
tinuing the  Officers  in  His  Majesty’s  Plan-  | tations,  till  His 
Majesty’s  Pleasure  shall  be  further  Declared.  Dated,  Novem- 
ber 22,  1714.  Re-printed  at  Boston,  by  Thomas  Fleet  and 
Thomas  Crump,  by  Order  of  His  Excellency  the  Governour. 


Great  Britain. 

388.  His  Majesty’s  | Most  gracious  | Speech  | To  both  Houses 

of  | Parliament,  | On  Monday,  March  the  21st.  1714-15.  Bos- 
ton: Re-printed  by  T.  Fleet  and  T.  Crump,  in  Pudding-Lane. 
Sold  by  | Nicholas  Buttolph  and  Samuel  Gerrish.  1715.  Price 
Two  Pence.  t AAS 

Evans,  1742,  says  Reprinted  by  B.  Green. 

389.  The  Humble  Address  of  the  House  of  Lords  | to  the  King, 
March  23.  1714-15.  | With  His  Majesty’s  most  Gracious 
Answer.  Boston;  Printed  by  T.  Fleet  and  T.  Crump;  Sold  by 
Nicholas  Buttolph  and  Samuel  Gerrish.  | (Price  Two  Pence.) 

t AAS 


390.  Copy  | Of  the  Fifth  & Sixth  ARTICLES  of  the  Treaty  of 
Neutrality  | in  America,  between  England  and  France,  in  the 
Year  1686.  | late  sent  in  Orders  to  His  Majesty’s  Frigots  at- 
tending The  | Government  of  this  Province,  to  be  put  in  Exe- 
cution to  | Effect.  Boston:  Printed  by  B.  Green,  Printer  to 
His  Excellency  the  Gov.  & Council.  1715.  t ba 

See  Nos.  423  and  594. 


Harvard  College. 

391.  Catalogus.  ba 

392.  Quaestiones.  hc 

393.  In  Luctuosissimum  obitum  | Doctissimi  Reverendis- 

simique  Magistri  | Thomae  Bridge,  | Ecclesiae  de  Bostonia 
Pastoris  fidelissimi,  pie  ac  placide  | in  domino  defuncti,  26 
Septrs  1715.  3Etatis  59.  f ba 

London.  City. 

394.  Instructions  by  the  Citizens  of  London,  to  their  | Repre- 
sentatives for  the  Ensuing  Parliament.  Boston:  Re-printed  by 


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Thomas  Fleet  and  Thomas  Crump,  in  Pudding-  | Lane,  near 
the  Town-House.  Sold  by  Samuel  Gerrish.  1715.  Price  Two 
Pence.  f ba.  bpl 

The  original  was  printed  in  London  “ for  John  Clark,  at  the  Bible  and 
Crown  in  Cheapside  near  the  Poultrey.  1715.”  A copy  is  in  the  Bibli- 
otheca Lindensiana. 

Massachusetts-Bay,  Province. 

395-  By  His  Excellency,  Joseph  Dudley,  Esq;  ...  A Procla- 
mation Against  a Commerce  and  Trade  with  the  French  of 
Canada,  Cape  Breton,  &c.  Dated,  January  3,  17 14[— 15]. 
Printed  in  the  Boston  News-Letter,  January  17,  1714[— 15]. 

396.  By  His  Excellency,  Joseph  Dudley,  Esq;  ...  A Procla- 
mation, (dissolving  the  General  Court,  which  had  been  pro- 
rogued to  January  19.)  Dated,  January  12,  17 14[— 15]. 

Printed  in  the  Boston  News-Letter,  January  17,  17 14[— 15]. 

397.  [Royal  arms.]  By  the  Honourable  the  | Council  | Of  His 

Majesties  Province  of  the  Massachusetts-Bay  in  New-England.  | 
A Proclamation.  (Continuing  in  office  all  qualified  officers 
civil  and  military.)  Dated  February  4,  1714.  Boston: 
Printed  by  B.  Green,  Printer  to  the  Honourable  the  Council. 
1714[— 15].  BA.  MHS 

Reproduced  in  2 Proceedings,  xv.  345. 

398.  [Royal  arms.]  By  the  Honourable  the  | Council  | of  His 
Majesties  Province  of  the  Massachusetts-Bay  in  New-England.  | 
A Proclamation  for  a general  Fast.  Dated,  March  2,  17 14[— 15]. 


DILI'  FT  MON  DROIT 

Royal  arms,  George  I. 


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Boston:  Printed  by  B.  Green,  Printer  to  the  Honourable  the 
Council.  1714.  ba 

399.  [Royal  arms.]  By  the  Honourable  the  | Council  | of 

His  Majesties  Province  of  the  Massachusetts-Bay  in  New- 
England.  | A Declaration.  Dated,  March  18,  1714.  Boston: 
Printed  by  B.  Green,  Printer  to  the  Honourable  the  Council. 
1714[-15].  BA.  MHS 

A reply  to  “The  Case  of  His  Excellency  the  Governour  and  Council  of  the 
Province  . . . truly  stated,”  No.  404,  infra.  Reproduced  in  2 Proceedings, 
xv.  351. 

400.  [Royal  Arms]  By  His  Excellency,  | Joseph  Dudley  Esq. 

| ...  | A Proclamation  Against  a Commerce  & Trade  with 
the  French  of  Canada,  Cape  Breton,  &c.  Dated,  March  29, 
1715.  Boston:  Printed  by  B.  Green,  1715.  f ba 

401.  [Proclamation  proroguing  the  General  Court  to  October 
26.  Dated,  September  22,  1715.] 

Mentioned  in  the  Boston  News-Letter,.  September  26,  1715. 

402.  By  the  Honourable,  William  Tailer,  Esq;  ...  A Procla- 
mation, Requiring  all  Persons  being  now  in  Office  of  Authority 
or  Government  to  Continue  and  Proceed  in  the  Execution  of 
their  Respective  Trusts  and  offices.  Dated,  November  9,  1715. 

Printed  in  the  Boston  News-Letter,  November  14,  1715. 

403.  William  Tailer  Esq;  Lieutenant  Governour  | . . . Military 

commission.  Dated  in  ms.  January  21,  1715.  MeHS 

404.  The  | Case  | of  His  Excellency  the  Governour  and  Coun- 

cil | of  the  Province  of  the  Massachusetts-Bay  in  New-England, 
truly  Stated.  [Boston:  Thomas  Fleet,  1715.]  mhs 

pp.  4.  Another  copy  in  the  Boston  Athenaeum  has  endorsed  upon  it  in 
the  writing  of  Samuel  Sewall:  “This  was  Printed  by  Thomas  Fleet  at 
Boston,  March  14th.  1714-15.”  The  reply  is  No.  399,  supra. 

11  Boston,  On  Friday  last  [18]  the  Honourable  the  Council  Issued  forth 
a Declaration  against  a Printed  Sheet,  Sign’d  by  no  Body,  containing 
Reflections  on  the  Government.”  Boston  News-Letter,  March  21,  1714 
[-15.] 

“In  the  Last  Weeks  News-Letter  there  was  Notice  taken  of  a Decla- 
ration against  an  Anonymous  Paper  &c.  and  these  are  to  Certify,  that 
there  was  no  Order  of  Council  for  Inserting  the  same.”  Ib.,  March  28, 
1715. 

“ Whereas  sometime  on  or  about  Tuesday  the  15th  of  March  Instant, 
a Printed  Sheet  of  Paper,  Called  the  Case  Stated  &c.  was  Clandestinely 
taken  out  of  Mr.  Samuel  Tyleys  office  in  Boston  near  the  Town-House, 
and  afterwards  with  an  ill  Design,  dropt  in  the  Street,  whereby  the  same 
was  Published  here  in  Boston  which  was  never  designed  so  to  be.  These 


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[1716 

are  therefore  to  give  Notice  that  if  any  one  will  Discover  the  Person  that 
was  Guilty  of  that  Crime,  so  as  he  may  be  Convicted  thereof  shall  be  well 
rewarded.”  Ib. 

Noyes,  Nicholas. 

405.  A Poem  on  the  Death  of  Joseph  Green,  of  Salem.  1715. 
Wegelin,  1.  41. 

Sewall,  Samuel. 

406.  Province  of  the  Massachusetts-Bay  in  | New-England; 
December,  12,  1715.  | Samuel  Sewall  Esq;  Judge  for  the  | 
Probate  of  Wills,  and  Granting  | Letters  of  Administration, 
within  | the  County  of  Suffolk;  Purposes,  | God  willing,  to 
wait  upon  that  Busi-  | ness,  at  his  dwelling  house  in  Boston, . . . 

El 

1716 

407.  Flying  Post.  [Boston:  Thomas  Fleet,  1716.] 

“The  Lieutenant  Governor  asked  the  Council’s  Advice  about  a Para- 
graph taken  out  of  the  Flying  Post  printed  by  Fleet,”  Sewall,  Diary, 
hi.  84. 

Harvard  College. 

408.  Quaestiones.  hc.  mhs 

Massachusetts-Bay,  Province. 

409.  By  the  Honourable  William  Tailer,  Esq;  ...  A Procla- 
mation. (Ordering  the  Reprinting  of  His  Majesties  Proclama- 
tion, “publishing  his  most  Pious  Resolution,  to  discountenance 
and  punish  all  Vice,  Immorality  and  Prophaneness,  and  to  En- 
courage and  Reward  Virtue  in  all  Persons  from  the  Highest  to 
the  Lowest  Degree.”)  Dated,  March  2,  17 15[— 16]. 

Printed  in  the  Boston  News-Letter , March  12,  17 15[— 16].  The  royal 
proclamation  was  dated  January  5,  1 7 14[— 15].  A copy  is  in  the  British 
Museum. 

410.  By  the  Honourable,  William  Tailer,  Esq;  . . . A Procla- 
mation for  a General  Fast.  [March  22.]  Dated,  March  2, 
1715[-16]. 

Printed  in  the  Boston  News-Letter,  March  19,  1715. 

411.  By  the  Honourable  William  Tailer,  Esq;  ...  A Procla- 
mation for  a General  Thanksgiving.  [August  23.]  Dated, 
August  3,  1716. 

Printed  in  the  Boston  News-Letter,  August  13,  1716. 

412.  By  His  Excellency  Samuel  Shute,  Esq;  ...  A Procla- 
mation (continuing  in  office  all  officers,  civil  and  military 
within  the  Province).  Dated,  October  5,  1716. 

Printed  in  the  Boston  News-Letter,  October  8,  1716. 


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413.  His  Excellency,  | Samuel  Shute,  Esq;  | . . . | His  | Speech 
| to  the  | Honourable  Council  and  House  of  Representatives 
. . . on  Wednesday  the  Seventh  of  November,  1716.  Boston:  | 
Printed  by  B.  Green,  Printer  to  His  Excellency  the  Governour 
| and  Council.  Sold  at  the  Booksellers  Shops.  1716.  j aas 

pp.  2.  Evans,  1818. 

414.  By  His  Excellency,  Samuel  Shute,  Esq;  ...  A Procla- 
mation for  a General  Thanksgiving.  [December  6.]  Dated, 
November  13,  1716. 

Printed  in  the  Boston  News-Letter,  December  3,  1716. 

1717 

Charmion,  John. 

415.  AvM’S'  | Eximij  Pietate,  Eruditione,  Prudentia’  Viri  | 

D.  Ebenezrae  Pembertoni,  | Apud  Bostonienses  Americanos 
Prasdicatoris  vere  Evangelici.  | Epitaphium.  [At  end]  Posuit 
Jo.  Charmion  in  literas,  etc.  mhs 

No  such  name  as  Charmion  can  be  found  in  any  record  of  Boston  or  of 
the  Old  South  Church,  over  which  Mr.  Pemberton  was  minister. 

416.  John  Charmion’s  Latin  Epitaph  from  his  ardent  Love  to 

Learning  and  Learned  Men,  on  Mr.  [Ebenezer]  Pemberton,  who 
dyed  at  Boston,  the  | 13th  of  February,  1716,  7.  in  the  45th 
year  of  his  Age,  translated  | into  English.  mhs 

Evans,  1871,  who  gives  Boston:  “Sold  by  S.  Gerrish,  1717”  as  a 
colophon.  “John  Charmion’s  Latin  Epitaph  on  the  Reverend  Mr.  Eben- 
ezer Pemberton,  Translated  into  English,  to  be  Sold  by  Mr.  Samuel  Gerrish 
Bookseller  at  his  Shop  in  Cornhill  next  the  Brick  Meeting-House,  Boston. 
Boston  News-Letter,  May  27,  1717. 

Danforth,  John. 

417.  [Cut.]  Greatness  & Goodness  Elegized,  | In  a Poem,  upon 
the  much  Lamented  Decease  of  the  Honourable  & Vertuous  | 
Madam  Hannah  Sewall,  | Late  Consort  of  the  Honourable 
Judge  Sewall,  in  Boston,  in  New-England.  | She  Exchanged 
this  Life  for  a Better,  October,  19th.  Anno  Dom.  1717.  Hftatis 
Suae.  60.  Signed,  “John  Danforth,  V.  D.  M.  Dorcestriae.” 

NYPL.  BPL 

Harvard  College. 

418.  Quaestiones.  hc.  mhs 

419.  Theses.  mhs 

Massachusetts-Bay,  Province. 

420.  By  His  Excellency,  Samuel  Shute,  Esq;  ...  A Procla- 


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mation  for  a General  Fast.  [April  4.]  Dated,  March  12, 
1716[— 17]. 

Printed  in  the  Boston  News-Letter,  March  25,  1717. 

421.  By  His  Excellency,  Samuel  Shute,  Esq;  ...  A Procla- 
mation (against  a pirate  ship  commanded  by  Samuel  Bellame). 
Dated,  May  4,  1717. 

Printed  in  the  Boston  News-Letter,  May  13,  1717. 

422.  By  His  Excellency,  Samuel  Shute,  Esq;  ...  A Procla- 
mation for  a Publick  Fast.  [July  11.]  Dated,  June  22,  1717. 

Printed  in  the  Boston  News-Letter,  July  8,  1717. 

423.  By  His  Excellency,  Samuel  Shute,  Esq;  . . . (re-print- 
ing the  Vth  and  Vlth  Articles  of  the  Treaty  of  Peace  and  Neu- 
trality between  Great  Britain  and  France,  concluded  the  6-16 
Day  of  November,  1686.)  Dated,  August  31,  1717. 

Printed  in  the  Boston  News-Letter,  September  9,  1717.  See  Nos.  390 
and  594. 

424.  By  His  Excellency,  Samuel  Shute,  Esq;  ...  A Procla- 
mation for  a Publick  Thanksgiving.  [November  28.]  Dated, 
November  5,  1717. 

Printed  in  the  Boston  News-Letter,  November  25,  1717. 

425.  Province  of  the  | Massachusetts-Bay.  | Samuel  Shute, 

Esqr;  Captain  General  . . . (Military  commission.)  Dated, 
[September  4,]  171  [7.]  ei 

426.  Province  and  County  Tax  and  Town  Rate.  Form  of  bill 
with  notice  of  assessors,  signed  George  Shore,  Constable,  mhs 

Mather,  Cotton. 

427.  A | Speech  | Made  unto  His  Excellency,  [ Samuel  Shute, 

Esq;  | . . . | By  the  Reverend,  | Dr.  Cotton  Mather.  | Attended 
with  the  Ministers  of  the  Massachusetts-Province,  | New-Eng- 
land,  May  30.  1717.  Boston:  Printed  and  sold  by  B.  Green 
in  Newbury-Street.  1717.  t ba 

pp.  2.  It  is  reprinted  in  Journals  of  the  Bouse  of  Representatives  of 
Massachusetts  (Dowse),  1.  175.  Evans,  1906. 

1718 

Harvard  College. 

428.  Catalogus. 

429.  Quaestiones. 

No  copy  of  the  Catalogus  has  been  located 


HC 


— Lane. 


MASSACHUSETTS  BROADSIDES. 


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Massachusetts-Bay,  Province. 

430.  By  His  Excellency,  Samuel  Shute,  Esq;  ...  A Procla- 
mation for  a General  Fast.  [February  27.]  Dated,  February 
8,  1717[— 18]. 

Printed  in  the  Boston  News-Letter,  February  24,  1718. 

431.  By  His  Excellency,  Samuel  Shute,  Esq;  ...  A Procla- 
mation For  the  Encouragement  of  Piety  and  Virtue,  and  for 
the  Preventing  and  Punishing  of  Vice  and  Prophaneness  and 
Immorality.  Dated,  June  24,  1718. 

Printed  in  the  Boston  News-Letter,  July  7,  1718. 

432.  By  His  Excellency,  Samuel  Shute,  Esq;  ...  A Procla- 
mation For  Calling  in  Province  Bills  of  Credit  of  Former 
Plates,  Signed  with  Three  Hands  only,  and  for  detecting  the 
Makers  and  Forgers  of  certain  Counterfeit  Bills.  Dated,  July 
15,  1718. 

Printed  in  the  Boston  News-Letter,  July  21,  1718. 

433.  By  His  Excellency,  Samuel  Shute,  Esq;  ...  A Procla- 
mation (publishing  the  offer  of  mercy  to  surrendering  pirates, 
contained  in  the  King’s  Proclamation  of  September  5,  1718.) 
Dated,  October  25,  1718. 

Printed  in  the  Boston  News-Letter,  November  3,  1718. 

434.  By  His  Excellency,  Samuel  Shute,  Esq;  ...  A Proclama- 
tion for  a General  Thanksgiving.  [December  11.]  Dated, 
November  18,  1718. 

Printed  in  the  Boston  News  Letter,  December  1,  1718. 

435.  [Royal  Arms.]  By  His  Excellency,  | Samuel  Shute,  Esq; 

| . . . | A Proclamation  (against  entertaining  escaped  felons: 
John  Simonds,  Thomas  Story,  Thomas  Cross,  John  Tailer, 
William  Wight,  James  Barret  and  Richard  Webb.)  Dated, 
November  25,  1718.  t chs 

The  imprint  is  wanting.  Reproduced  in  Journals  of  the  House  of  Rep- 
resentatives of  Massachusetts  (Dowse),  11. 

436.  Brief  of  the  Governor  and  Council,  for  Collections  for 
propagating  the  Gospel.  Boston:  Printed  by  B.  Green.  1718. 

Evans,  1970. 

437.  William  Tailer  Esq;  Lieutenant  Governor  . . . Military 

commission.  Dated,  [January  17,]  1717-18.]  ei 

Pitcher,  Nathaniel. 

438.  Words  of  Consolation  to  [ Mr.  Robert  Stetson  & Mrs. 
Mary  Stetson,  his  Wife,  | On  the  Death  of  their  Son  Isaac 


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No.  438.  Probably  copied  from  some  English  illustration. 

Stetson,  Who  Perished  in  the  Mighty  Waters,  | November  7th. 
1718.  Aged  22.  Signed,  Nathaniel  Pitcher.  Also  on  the  same 
sheet:  [Wood-cut.]  A Sorrowful  Poem  upon  that  Desirable 
Youth  | Isaac  Stetson  of  Scituate,  who  was  | Cast-away  in  a 
Sloop  near  the  Mouth  of  the  | North-River  in  Scituate,  the 
7th  day  of  No-  | vember.  1718.  Anno  ALtatis  Suae  22.  Signed, 
By  a Friend.  f ei 

439.  A Satyrical  Description  of  Commencement,  Calculated 
to  the  Meridian  of  Cambridge  in  New-England. 

See  the  same  title  in  1740,  No.  739,  infra. 

1719 

Franklin,  Benjamin. 

440.  The  Lighthouse  Tragedy. 

“I  now  took  a fancy  to  poetry,  and  made  some  little  pieces;  my  brother, 
thinking  it  might  turn  to  account,  encouraged  me  and  put  me  on  com- 
posing occasional  ballads.  One  was  called  The  Lighthouse  Tragedy,  and 
contained  an  account  of  the  drowning  of  Captain  Worthilake,  with  his 
two  daughters:  the  other  was  a sailor’s  song,  on  the  taking  of  Teach  (or 
Blackbeard)  the  pirate.”  Franklin’s  Autobiography  (Smyth,  1.  239.) 
George  Worthilake  was  drowned  November  3,  1718. 

See  Ford,  Bibliography  of  Franklin , 1. 


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441.  [Ballad  on  the  taking  of  Teach,  or  Blackbeard.]  See 
note  to  No.  440. 

Harvard  College. 

442.  Quaestiones.  aas.  hc 

443.  Theses.  hhs 

Massachusetts-Bay,  Province. 

444.  By  His  Excellency,  Samuel  Shute,  Esq;  ...  A Procla- 
mation for  a General  Fast.  [April  2.]  Dated,  March  14,  1719. 

Printed  in  the  Boston  News-Letter,  March  23,  1719. 

445.  By  His  Excellency,  Samuel  Shute,  Esq;  ...  A Procla- 
mation for  a General  Thanksgiving  [October  29.]  Dated, 
October  17,  1719. 

Printed  in  the  Boston  News-Letter,  October  26,  1719. 

446.  Number  422.  Taken  from  the  | Flying-Post;  | or,  | Post- 
master. | From  Thursday,  May  14,  to  Saturday  May  16.  1719. 

t HC.  CHS 

A letter  of  Cotton  Mather,  dated  Boston,  New  England,  Nov.  4,  1718. 
Evans,  2042. 

447.  A | Testimony  | against  | Evil  Customs.  | Given  by  Several 

Ministers  of  the  Gospel.  Boston:  in  N.  E.  Printed  by  Samuel 
Kneeland,  for  Samuel  Gerrish,  | and  Sold  at  his  Shop  in  Corn- 
Hill,  near  the  Old  Meeting-House.  MDCCXIX.  mhs 

pp.  4.  Evans,  2051. 

1720 

Boston  News-Letter. 

448.  Such  as  have  a mind  to  pleasure  their  Friends  with  it 
per  Post  may  have  it  every  Monday  a whole  Sheet,  one  half 
with  the  News,  the  other  half  good  Paper  to  Write  their  Letter 
on,  (which  will  fully  obviate  that  insinuation  of  People’s  being 
prevented  having  it  that  live  remote  from  hence)  by  only  pay- 
ing single  Postage,  for  both  the  News  and  their  Letter  every 
Post. 

Advertisement  in  the  Boston  News-Letter,  January  4,  1720.  I have  not 
found  an  example  of  such  an  issue  of  the  sheet.  In  the  next  number  of 
the  newspaper  Campbell  added  that  the  plan  proposed  was  also  “for  the 
advantage  of  the  Post-Office.” 

Franklin,  James. 

449.  The  Printer  hereof,  having  dispers’d  Advertisements 
of  his  Printing  Callicoes,  &c.  a certain  person  in  Charlstown 
to  rob  him  of  the  Benefit  of  said  Advertisements  and  impose 
upon  Strangers,  calls  himself  by  the  Name  of  Franklin,  having 


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agreed  with  one  in  Queen  Street  Boston  to  take  in  his  work. 
These  are  to  desire  him  to  be  satisfyed  with  his  proper  Name, 
or  he  will  be  proceeded  against  according  to  Law.  Boston 
Gazette,  May  9,  1720. 

While  it  is  possible  that  Franklin  may  have  referred  to  the  Advertise- 
ment in  the  Gazette,  yet  the  word  “dispers’d”  suggests  a circular. 

Burt,  Jonathan. 

450.  A Lamentation  | Occasion’d  by  the  | Great  Sickness  & 

Lamented  Deaths  of  divers  Eminent  Persons  in  Springfield.  | 
Composed  by  Mr.  Jonathan  Burt,  (an  Old  Disciple,)  in  his 
Fourscore  & Fifth  Year,  | (Since  Deceased,)  Left  as  a Dying 
Legacy  to  his  Children,  and  Surviving  Friends.  Writ,  April, 
1712.  Printed  in  the  Year,  1720.  hhs 

Boston. 

451.  Some  Reasons  and  Arguments  offered  to  the  People 
of  Boston,  and  adjacent  Places  for  setting  up  of  Markets  in 
Boston.  To  be  Sold  by  Samuel  Gerrish  and  John  Edwards 
Booksellers,  near  the  Town  House  in  Boston.  Price  4d. 
single,  or  3s.  a Dozen. 

Advertisement  in  Boston  News-Letter,  March  7,  1720. 

Harvard  College. 

452.  Quaestiones.  hc.  mhs 

453.  Theses.  aas.  hc.  mhs 

Massachusetts-Bay,  Province. 

454.  By  His  Excellency  Samuel  Shute,  Esq;  ...  A Procla- 
mation for  a General  Fast  (March  31.)  Dated  March  3, 
1719[— 20]. 

Printed  in  the  Boston  News-Letter,  March  14,  1720. 

455.  By  His  Excellency  Samuel  Shute,  Esq;  ...  A Procla- 
mation for  Proroguing  the  General  Assembly  (to  April  13). 
Dated,  March  7,  l7l9[-20]. 

Printed  in  the  Boston  Gazette,  March  14,  17 19[— 20]. 

456.  By  the  Honourable  William  Dummer,  Esq;  . . . A Proc- 
lamation For  Detecting  the  Writer  of  a certain  Paper  called, 
An  Order  of  Our  Soveraign  Lord  the  People.  Dated,  April  28, 
1720. 

Printed  in  the  Boston  News-Letter,  May  2,  1720.  The  Proclamation 
leaves  the  impression  that  the  “Order”  was  circulated  only  in  a manu- 
script form,  for  it  offers  pardon  to  any  person  “concerned  in  Transcribing 
or  Scattering  the  said  Papers  ” who  shall  inform  against  the  writer.  Sewall’s 
Diary  (in.  250)  settles  the  question  of  printing.  “The  Govr.  in  Council 
said  he  had  met  with  a Libel;  producing  it;  it  appeared  to  be  [Colman’s] 


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the  distressed  estate  of  Boston:  I had  not  seen  it  before.  Council  order’d 
the  Sessions  to  inquire  after  the  Author  and  printers  and  to  do  with  them 
according  to  Law.” 

457.  By  His  Excellency  Samuel  Shute,  Esq;  ...  A Procla- 
mation (offering  a reward  for  the  apprehension  of  John  Bishop 
of  Guilford,  a supposed  counterfeiter.)  Dated,  September  5, 
1720. 

Printed  in  the  Boston  News-Letter,  September  12,  1720. 

458.  By  His  Excellency  Samuel  Shute,  Esq;  ...  A Procla- 
mation for  a General  Thanksgiving  [October  27.]  Dated, 
October  4,  1720. 

Printed  in  the  Boston  News-Letter,  October  10,  1720. 

459.  “Whereas  His  Excellency  Samuel  Shute,  Esq;  . . . has 
Issued  forth  a Proclamation  for  Apprehending  of  Deserters  from 
His  Majesty’s  Ship  the  Rose,  Captain  Thomas  Whitney  Com- 
mander . . .” 

In  Boston  Gazette,  November  14,  1720. 

460.  The  Case  of  the  | Muster  Rolls  | of  his  | Majesty’s  Castle 
William,  | The  Honourable  William  Dummer,  Esq;  Com- 
mander, | Which  was  lately  enquired  into  by  a Committee  of 
the  Honourable  | House  of  Representatives,  as  it  appears  to  His 
Majesty’s  Council.  Boston:  Printed  by  B.  Green,  Printer  to 
His  Excellency  the  Governour  | and  Council.  1720.  f ba 

pp.  3.  It  is  reprinted  in  the  Journals  of  the  House  of  Representatives  of 
Massachusetts  (Dowse),  n.  355. 

461.  The  | Mercies  | Of  the  Year,  | commemorated:  | A Song 

for  | Little  children  | in  New-England.  | December  13th  1720. 
[And]  Psalm  CVII  — last  Part.  | Translated  | by  the  Reverend  | 
Mr.  Isaac  Watts  | And  by  him  Intitled,  | A Psalm  for  New- 
England.  f JCB 

The  “Mercies  of  the  Year”  was  reprinted  in  December,  1910,  by  George 
Parker  Winship,  and  both  poems  were  reproduced  in  1911  for  the  Club  for 
Colonial  Reprints,  Providence,  R.  I. 

Sew  all,  Samuel. 

462.  Upon  Mr.  Samuel  Willard,  his  first  | coming  into  the 
Assembly  ( same  as  No.  244,  supra.)  [also]  N.  The  106  — 127, 
& 166  Pages  | of  this  Book,  do  more  especially  treat  | of  the 
calling  of  the  Jews.  Dated  Fifth-Day;  May  12th,  1720.  mhs 

The  2 pages  are  on  same  side  of  leaf.  The  verses  on  Mr.  Willard  are 
those  of  1700,  but  reset.  The  second  page  applies  to  Willard’s  The 
Fountain  Opened,  printed  in  1700,  with  which  it  is  found  in  the  mhs. 


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Sewall  was  paying  court  to  Madame  Winthrop  at  the  time  and  the  sec- 
ond page  is  an  amusing  approach  in  his  suit.  The  text  is  in  2 Proceed- 
ings, 11.  42. 

Valentine,  John. 

463.  The  Postscript.  Dated  Deadham,  1720.  f aas.  lc 

pp.  3.  On  Colman  and  his  “Distressed  State  of  the  Town  of  Boston.” 
Reprinted  in  Davis,  Colonial  Currency  reprints,  1.  445. 


1721 

Boston,  Town. 

464.  At  A Publick  Town  Meeting  of  the  Freeholders  & other  | 

Inhabitants  of  the  Town  of  Boston,  Legally  Warned  | and  Met, 
at  the  Town-House  in  Boston  on  Wednesday,  | August  Second, 
and  Continued  by  Adjournment  to  | Fryday  the  Eleventh  of 
said  Month.  Anno  1721.  (Instructions  to  John  Clarke  and 
others.)  Boston:  Printed  for  Benjamin  Gray,  at  his  Shop  in 
Corn-Hill.  1721.  t HC-  BA 

Evans,  2201. 

465.  At  a | Town-Meeting  | The  11th  day  of  August  to  give 

Instructions  to  their  | Representatives,  a Discourse  happened 
pro  and  | con,  upon  the  reading  the  3d  Article,  to  wit,  And  | 
preserving  the  just  and  laudable  usages  and  Customs  | of  re- 
serving Allowances  and  Grants  until  the  Acts  | and  Elections, 
&c.  be  fully  compleated  and  sign’d  by  | his  Excellency.  With 
some  Reflections  on  the  pre-  | sent  Assembly,  as  far  as  is  come 
to  our  Knowledge,  and  some  Account  of  the  manner  of  chusing 
them.  f hc 

pp.  2. 

466.  Decree  of  Judgment.  ma 

Archives,  cclxxxii.  42. 

Harvard  College. 

467.  Catalogus.  hc 

468.  Theses.  mhs 

469.  The  | Little-Compton  Scourge:  | or,  | The  Anti-Courant. 

Dated,  Little-Compton,  August  10,  1721.  Boston:  Printed 
and  sold  by  J.  Franklin  over  against  Mr.  Sheaf’s  School  in 
Queen  Street.  Price  3d.  t 

Signed,  Zechariah  Touchstone. 

Massachusetts-Bay,  Province. 

470.  By  His  Excellency  Samuel  Shute,  Esq;  ...  A Procla- 


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mation  for  a General  Fast.  [April  20.]  Dated,  March  20, 
[1720-21.] 

Printed  in  the  Boston  News-Letter,  April  3,  1721. 

471.  By  His  Excellency  Samuel  Shute,  Esq;  ...  A Procla- 
mation (for  apprehending  Benjamin  Norton  of  Newport,  Rhode 
Island,  for  corresponding  with  pirates.)  Dated,  May  6,  1721. 

Printed  in  Boston  News-Letter,  May  15,  1721. 

472.  By  His  Excellency  Samuel  Shute,  Esq;  ...  A Procla- 
mation for  a General  Fast.  [July  13.]  Dated,  June  27,  1721. 

Printed  in  the  Boston  News-Letter,  July  3,  1721. 

473.  By  His  Excellency  Samuel  Shute,  Esq;  ...  A Procla- 
mation (imposing  a quarantine  on  ships  coming  from  France 
or  the  Mediterranean  because  of  the  prevalent  plague  in  those 
parts.)  Dated,  August  4,  1721. 

Printed  in  the  Boston  News-Letter,  August  14,  1721. 

474.  By  His  Excellency  Samuel  Shute,  Esq;  ...  A Procla- 
mation (directing  the  return  of  all  fit  to  bear  arms  who  had 
deserted  the  Eastern  settlements.)  Dated  August  4,  1721. 

Printed  in  the  Boston  News-Letter,  August  14,  1721. 

475.  [Royal  arms.]  By  His  Excellency,  | Samuel  Shute,  Esq; 
| . . . | A Proclamation  for  a General  | Thanksgiving  [October 
26.]  Dated,  September  18,  1721.  Boston:  Printed  by  B.  Green, 
Printer  to  His  Excellency  the  Governour  and  Council.  1721. 

Evans,  2240.  BA.  RIHS.  MHS 

476.  By  His  Excellency  Samuel  Shute,  Esq;  ...  A Procla- 
mation (for  discovering  the  unknown  villain  who  threw  into 
the  house  of  the  Rev.  Cotton  Mather  a Granado-shell,  loaded 
with  combustible  matter.)  Dated,  November  16,  1721. 

Printed  in  the  Boston  News-Letter,  November  20,  1721.  See  Mather, 
Diary,  H.  657. 

477.  Province  of  the  | Massachusetts-Bay.  | Samuel  Shute, 

Esqr;  Captain  General  | . . . (Military  commission.)  Dated, 
[March  31,]  172[1].  El 

Mather,  Increase. 

478.  Several  Reasons  | Proving  that  Inoculating  or  Trans- 

planting the  Small  Pox  is  a | Lawful  Practice,  and  that  it  has 
been  blessed  by  God  | for  the  Saving  of  many  a Life.  Boston: 
Printed  by  S.  Kneeland  for  J.  Edwards  at  his  Shop  in  King- 
Street.  1721.  f BM.  PC.  JCB 

pp.  2.  Evans,  2258. 


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Sewall,  Samuel. 

479.  A Memorial  relating  to  the  Kennebeck  Indians.  [Boston: 

September  8th,  1721.]  mhs 

pp.  3.  The  text  is  given  in  Maine  Historical  Society,  Collections , 111.  351. 
Evans,  2292. 

480.  Upon  the  drying  up  of  that  Ancient  River,  | the 

River  | Merrymak.  Dated,  January  15,  1719-20,  and  signed 
S.  S.  [And]  Connecticut’s  Flood,  | on  Merrymak’s  Ebb.  Dated, 
March  10,  1720-21,  and  signed  Anthropos.  mhs 

2 poems  on  the  same  sheet. 

Thacher,  Peter,  John  Danforth  and  Joseph  Belcher. 

481.  To  the  Reverend  Minister  | of  the  Glorious  Gospel 

of  Christ  in  j in  New-England;  We  wish  Grace,  Mercy  & 

Peace,  | thro’  Our  Lord  Jesus  Christ.  Dated  at  Dedham, 
October  9,  1721.  f hc 

pp.  2.  Sending  a Formulary  of  a Preamble  for  Private  Subscriptions, 
or  Publick  Contributions,  for  erecting  a small  meeting-house  at  Providence, 
R.  I. 

1722 

Calef,  John. 

482.  A | Poem,  | on  the  | much-lamented  Death  | of  | Mr.  Ed- 

mund Titcomb,  | Who  Died  May  26,  1722,  in  the  41st  year  of 
his  Age.  f nyhs 

G.,  W. 

483.  A Brief  Narrative,  or  Poem,  giving  an  Account  of  the 
Hostile  Actions  of  some  Pagan  Indians  towards  Lieutenant 
Jacob  Tilton,  and  his  brother  Daniel  Tilton,  both  of  Ipswich,  . . . 

See  under  1774,  infra. 

Harvard  College. 

484.  Quaestiones.  ba.  hc 

485.  Theses.  t BA 

Massachusetts-Bay,  Province. 

486.  By  His  Excellency,  Samuel  Shute,  Esq;  ...  A Procla- 
mation for  a General  Fast.  [August  9.]  Dated,  July  12,  1722. 

Printed  in  the  Boston  Gazette,  July  23,  1722. 

487.  By  His  Excellency  Samuel  Shute,  Esq.  Captain  General 

and  Gouvernour  in  Chief,  ...  A Declaration  against  the 
Eastern  Indians.  Dated  July  25,  1722.  Boston:  Printed  by 
B.  Green,  1722.  NHaHS 

The  text  is  printed  in  the  Boston  Gazette,  July  30,  1722. 


172  3] 


MASSACHUSETTS  BROADSIDES. 


69 


488.  By  His  Excellency  Samuel  Shute,  Esq;  ...  A Procla- 
mation for  a General  Thanksgiving.  [November  8.]  Dated, 
October  20,  1722. 

Printed  in  the  Boston  News-Letter,  October  29,  1722. 

489.  A Muster-Roll  of  the  Company  in  His  Majesty’s  | Serv- 
ice under  the  Command  of  Captain,  Viz.  ma 

Archives,  xci.  35.  Until  1724  the  third  column  was  “Whether  Servants 
or  Sons  under  Age.” 

1723 

Beebee,  S. 

490.  A | Three  fold  Cord.  | Or  Trebble  Obligation,  to  love 

the  Lord  Jesus  Christ.  | Set  forth  under  an  Allegory:  | Or 
that  Tragical,  and  Typical  Transaction  of  Joseph,  and  his 
Brethren.  nyhs.  mhs 

A Samuel  Beebe  was  one  of  the  original  members  of  the  church  in 
Milford,  Conn. 

Boston,  Town. 

491.  Voted,  | That  whosoever  shall  keep  any  Cow,  going  at 
large  within  the  Neck  of  Boston  . . . (orders  of  the  Selectmen  to 
John  Marion,  for  impounding  cows  not  properly  ticketed.)  mhs 

Evans,  2412. 

492.  [Cut.]  A Funeral  Elegy  | Upon  the  much  Lamented 

Death  of  j Daniel  Rogers  Esq;  | who  travelling  from  Hamp- 
ton to  Ipswich  on  Saturday,  Decemb.-l.  1722.  | (’tis  thought) 
mistook  the  Road,  and  going  down  to  Salisbury-Beach,  was  | 
there  benighted,  and  lost  his  Life;  his  Body  was  found  the  14th 
of  January  | following,  in  a deep  Cove,  and  was  decently  In- 
terr’d  at  Ipswich  the  16th,  in  the  | 56  Year  of  his  Age.  Signed, 
“J.  P.”  and  dated  December  10th,  1722.  f bpl 

Harvard  College. 

493.  Catalogus  Librorum. 

Evans,  2432.  See  Mass.  Col.  Soc.,  Transactions,  in.  402. 

494.  Quaestiones.  ba.  hc 

495.  Theses.  t ba 

Massachusetts-Bay,  Province. 

496.  In  the  House  of  Representatives.  | Whereas  a Difference 
has  arisen  about  the  Resolve  for  the  Supply  of  the  | Treasury 
between  the  Honourable  Board  and  the  House,  Resolved,  . . . 
Boston:  Printed  by  Bartholomew  Green  and  | Samuel  Knee- 


7° 


MASSACHUSETTS  HISTORICAL  SOCIETY. 


[1724 


land,  Printers  to  the  Honourable  House  | of  Representatives. 
1723.  HC  MHS 

pp.  4. 

497.  By  the  Honourable,  William  Dummer,  Esq;  ...  A 
Proclamation  for  a General  Fast.  [March  14.]  Dated,  Feb- 
ruary 22,  1722[— 23]. 

Printed  in  the  Boston  News-Letter,  February  28,  1723. 

498.  By  His  Excellency,  William  Dummer,  Esq;  ...  A 
Proclamation  (on  detection  of  authors  of  fires,  of  recent  oc- 
currence in  Boston,  “which  Fires  have  been  designedly  and 
industriously  kindled  by  some  villanous  & desperate  Negroes, 
or  other  dissolute  People.”)  Dated,  April  15,  1723. 

Printed  in  the  Boston  News-Letter,  April  18,  1723. 

499.  By  the  Honourable,  William  Dummer,  Esq;  ...  A 

Proclamation  (on  detecting  forgers  of  the  Bills  of  Credit  of 

Massachusetts-Bay  and  of  the  neighboring  governments.) 
Dated,  August  9,  1723. 

Printed  in  the  Boston  News-Letter,  August  15,  1723. 

500.  By  the  Honourable,  William  Dummer,  Esq;  ...  A 

Proclamation  for  a General  Fast.  [October  17.]  Dated,  Sep- 
tember 26,  1723. 

Printed  in  the  Boston  News-Letter,  October  3,  1723. 

501.  By  the  Honourable  William  Dummer,  Esq;  ...  A 

Proclamation  for  a General  Thanksgiving.  [November  28.] 
Dated,  November  6,  1723.  plym 

1724 

Boston,  Fire  Society. 

502.  These  Presents  Witness,  | That  We  the  Subscribers,  as 

Neighbours  and  Friends,  do  mutually  agree  to  | the  following 
Articles,  viz.  (forming  a Fire  Society.)  mhs 

See  No.  770,  infra,  for  a reissue,  revised. 

D[anforth],  J[ohn]. 

503.  [Cut.]  The  Divine  Name  Humbly  Celebrated,  | On  Oc- 

casion of  the  Translation  to  Heaven  of  the  Bright  Soul  | of  the 
Pious  and  Vertuous,  | Madam  Susanna  Thacher  | Late  Con- 
sort of  the  Reverend  Mr.  Peter  Thacher,  Pastor  of  the  Church  | 
of  Christ  in  Milton.  September  4.  Anno  Domini  1724.  Aitatis 
Suae  59.  mhs 

504.  Deed. 

Many  forms  may  be  found,  too  numerous  to  describe. 


MHS 


1724] 


MASSACHUSETTS  BROADSIDES. 


71 


Hale,  Sir  Matthew. 

505.  A New-Year’s  Gift.  By  Sir  Matthew  Hale,  Knight  Late 
Lord  Chief  Justice  of  England.  Written  with  his  own  hand. 
The  Sum  of  Religion.  He  that  fears  the  Lord  of  Heaven  & 
Earth,  walks  humbly  before  him  . . . whether  he  is  an  Episco- 
parian,  or  Presbyterian,  or  Independent  or  Antibaptist;  whether 
he  wears  a Surplice,  or  wears  none  whether  he  hears  Organs, 
or  hears  none  . . . Reprinted  and  sold  in  Newbury  Street  at 
Boston  in  N.  E.  January  1st.  1724. 

Harvard  College. 

506.  Catalogus. 

507.  Quaestiones.  HC 

No  copy  of  the  Catalogus  has  been  located.  — Lane. 


Massachusetts-Bay  Province. 

508.  By  the  Honourable  William  Dummer,  Esq;  ...  A 
Proclamation  for  a General  Fast.  [March  26.]  Dated,  Feb- 
ruary 20,  1723[-24.] 

Printed  in  the  Boston  News-Letter,  February  27,  1724. 

509.  [Royal  arms.]  By  the  Honourable,  | William  Dummer, 

Esq;  | . . . | A Proclamation  for  a General  | Thanksgiving 
[November  5.]  Dated,  October  17,  1724.  Boston:  Printed  by 
B.  Green,  Printer  to  His  Honour  the  Lieut.  Governour  and 
Council.  1724.  ba 


510.  Province  of  the  | Massachusetts-Bay.  | William  Dum- 
mer, Esq;  ...  (A  commission.)  bpl 


The  last  words  of  lines  are  as  follows: 
Commission  to 
Majesty’s  Province 
especial  Trust 


Instructions,  as 
or  Other 
and  Discipline, 


511.  A Muster-Roll  (like  the  form  of  1722.)  ma 

Archives,  xci,  140.  The  third  column  is  “Names  of  Fathers  and  Masters, 

of  Sons  under  Age  and  Servants.”  This  form  was  also  used  in  1742-1745. 

512.  Province  of  the  | Massachusetts-  | Bay,  ss.  [Royal  arms.] 

Jeremiah  Allen,  Esq;  | Treasurer. ..  (Tax  warrant.)  Dated, 
June  24,  1724.  ei 

513.  The  New  England  Diary,  or  Almanack  for  the  Year  of 
our  Lord,  1725.  By  a Native  of  New-England.  Printed  and 
sold  by  J.  Franklin,  at  his  Shop  in  Union-Street,  near  the 
Green  Dragon,  where  may  be  had  (on  Wednesday  next)  the 
same  Almanack  neatly  printed  on  a Broadside,  wherein  all 
the  Twelve  Months  are  presented  to  the  View  at  once,  and 


MASSACHUSETTS  HISTORICAL  SOCIETY. 


72 


[l72S 


may  serve  as  well  for  Ornament  as  Service  to  House-Keepers 
in  Town  and  Country.  [By  Nathan  Bowen.] 

Advertisement  in  The  New  England  Courant,  November  23,  1724. 

Ode. 

514.  Tomorrow  [October  20]  will  be  publish’d,  and  sold  by 
James  Franklin  in  Union  Street,  King  George’s  Health.  A 
Sacred  Ode.  On  the  Anniversary  of  his  Majesty’s  Coronation, 
Octob.  20,  1724.  Price  4d. 

Advertisement  in  The  New  England  Courant , October  19,  1724.  The 
price  would  indicate  a pamphlet,  but  no  copy  has  been  found. 

515.  [Cut.]  The  Rebels  | Rewards  | or,  | English  Courage 
Displayed.  | Being  a full  and  true  Account  of  the  | Victory 
obtained  over  the  Indians  | at  Norridgiwock,  on  the  Twelfth 
| of  August  last,  by  the  English  | Forces  under  Command  of 
Capt.  | Johnson  Harmon.  | To  the  Tune  of,  All  you  that  love 
Good  Fellows,  &c.  | Boston:  Printed  and  Sold  by  J.  Franklin, 
in  Union  Street.  1724. 

Wegelin,n.  77.  It  was  published  September  2, 1724,  and  was  advertised 
in  the  New  England  Courant,  August  31,  1724. 


1725 

Harvard  College. 

516.  Quaestiones.  ba.  hc 

517.  Theses.  t BA 

Massachusetts  Bay,  Province. 

518.  By  the  Honourable  William  Dummer,  Esq;  ...  A Proc- 
lamation for  a General  Fast.  [April  1.]  Dated,  March  6, 1724 
[-25]. 

Printed  in  the  Boston  News-Letter,  March  11,  1725. 

519.  By  the  Honourable  William  Dummer,  Esq;  ...  A 
Proclamation  (for  discovering  and  apprehending  those  who 
had  rescued  Isaac  Brown  and  Hugh  Didson  from  Newbury 
Goal).  Dated,  September  7,  1725. 

Printed  in  the  Boston  News-Letter,  September  9,  1725. 

520.  By  the  Honourable  William  Dummer,  Esq;  . . . A Proc- 
lamation for  a Publick  Thanksgiving.  [October  28.]  Dated, 
October  9,  1725. 

Printed  in  the  Boston  News-Letter,  October  14,  1725. 

521.  At  a Great  and  | General  Court  or  | Assembly  | For  His 
Majesty’s  Province  of  the  Massa-  chusetts-Bay  in  New- 
England,  begun  & held  | at  Boston,  upon  Wednesday,  May 


1727] 


MASSACHUSETTS  BROADSIDES. 


73 


26th.  1725.  (On  support  of  the  ministry  and  depreciation  of  the 
Bills  of  credit.)  bpl 

Reproduced  in  the  Mass.  Col.  Soc.,  Transactions,  vm.  130. 

Sturgeon,  Robert. 

522.  A Trespass-Offering,  | Humbly  presented  unto  the 

Churches  of  New-England,  | By  Robert  Sturgeon.  Boston  in 
New-England:  | Printed  by  B.  Green.  1725.  t hc 

pp.  4.  Evans,  2704. 

523.  Just  Publish’d  and  sold  by  J.  Franklin  in  Union-Street, 
The  Voluntier’s  March;  being  a full  and  true  Account  of  the 
bloody  Fight  which  happen’d  between  Capt.  Lovewell’s  Com- 
pany and  the  Indians  at  Pigwoket.  An  excellent  new  Song. 

Advertisement  in  The  New-England  Courant,  May  31,  1725. 


Harvard  College. 

524.  Quaestiones. 

525.  Theses. 


1726 


f BA 
f BA 


Massachusetts-Bay,  Province. 

526.  By  the  Honourable,  William  Dummer,  Esq;  . . . A Proc- 
lamation for  a Publick  Fast.  [March  24.]  Dated,  March  5, 
1725  [-26], 

Printed  in  the  Boston  News-Letter,  March  10,  1726. 


527.  By  the  Honourable  William  Dummer,  Esq;  . . . A Proc- 
lamation (on  treaty  with  the  Penobscot  and  other  tribes  of 
Eastern  Indians,  and  enjoining  observance.)  Dated,  August  17, 
1726. 

Printed  in  the  Boston  News-Letter,  August  25,  1726. 


528.  By  the  Honourable  William  Dummer,  Esq;  . . . A Proc- 
lamation for  a General  Thanksgiving.  [November  10.]  Dated, 
October  13,  1726. 


Printed  in  the  Boston  News-Letter,  October  20,  1726. 

529.  Military  commission  [Dummer]. 


BPL 


Commission  to  | officers  and  I 

Majesty’s  Province  | Obey  you  I 

especial  Trust  | Instructions  as  | 

1727 

Danforth,  John. 

530.  A Poem  on  the  Death  of  Peter  Thacher  of  Milton  and 
Samuel  Danforth  of  Taunton. 


Thacher  died  December  17,  1727  and  Danforth,  November  14,  1727. 
Wegelin,  1.  21,  who  conjectures  1724. 


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[1727 


Deed. 

531.  Province  of  the  | Massachusetts  | Bay.  | This  Indenture  . . . 

A blanket  folio.  Archives,  xlii.  327.  f MA 

Harvard  College. 

532.  Catalogus.  HC 

Evans,  2878. 

533.  Quaestiones.  ba.  hc 

534.  Theses.  f aas.  ba.  hc 

535.  London,  June  15,  1727:  Colophon:  London  Printed:  Re- 
printed and  Sold  in  Queen-Street  Boston,  MDCCXXVII.  f lc 

pp.  2.  On  the  death  of  George  I.  Printed  by  Samuel  Kneeland. 

Massachusetts-Bay,  Province. 

536.  [Royal  Arms.]  By  the  Honourable  | William  Dummer, 

Esq.  | . . . | A Proclamation  | For  Apprehending  John  Pittman 
(suspected  of  murdering  Capt.  James  Cornwall).  Dated,  Feb- 
ruary 24,  1726[— 27].  Boston:  Printed  by  B.  Green,  Printer  to 
His  Hon.  the  Lieut.  Gov.  & Council,  l726[-27].  f mhs 

537.  By  the  Honourable,  William  Dummer,  Esq;  . . . A Proc- 
lamation for  a Publick  Fast.  [March  30.]  Dated,  March  9, 
1726[— 27]. 

Printed  in  the  Boston  News-Letter,  March  16,  1727. 

538.  By  the  Honourable  William  Dummer,  Esq;  . . . A Proc- 
lamation (on  treaty  with  the  Eastern  Indians  and  its  obser- 
vance). Dated,  August  3,  1727. 

Printed  in  the  Boston  News  Letter,  August  10,  1727. 

539.  By  the  Honourable  William  Dummer,  Esq;  . . . A Proc- 
lamation for  a Publick  Fast.  [December  21.]  Dated,  Decem- 
ber 9,  1727. 

Printed  in  the  Boston  News-Letter,  December  14,  1727. 

540.  [Royal  Arms.]  Jeremiah  Allen,  Esq;  | Treasurer,  etc. 
Dated,  December  5,  1727,  (Province  tax  warrant.)  t nyhs 

541.  On  a Day  of  Publick  Fasting  and  Prayer  | (December  21, 

1727.)  Occasioned  by  a Terrible  | Earthquake,  on  Lord’s-Day- 
Night,  October  | 29th.  1727.  t AAS 

pp.  4.  Evans,  2896. 

Sewall,  Samuel. 

542.  In  Remembrance  of  | Mr.  Samuel  Hirst,  [ The  Eldest, 
and  only  Surviving  Son  of  | Grove  Hirst,  Esq;  Merchant,  & 
Elizabeth  | Sewall  his  Wife  . . . was  born  at  | Boston,  Octo- 


1728] 


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75 


ber  23,  1705.  And  died  | very  suddenly,  when  he  was  in  his 
way  | upon  the  Long  Wharff,  at  two  in  the  Afternoon,  January, 
14.  1726,  7.  mhs 

1728 

543.  Advertisement.  | These  may  Certify  whom  it  may  | con- 
cern, That  the  General  Assem-  | bly  of  this  Province  at  their 
Session  | begun  and  held  the  29th  of  May  1728,  | Pass’d  a 
Resolve  for  granting  lands  to  soldiers  in  the  Narraganset  war. 

Archives,  lxxii.  367.  t MA 

Boston. 

544.  Boston,  sc.  A Purpose  of  Marriage  between 

hath  stood  Entred  with  me  for  the  space  of  Fifteen  Days:  And 


due  Publication  of  such  their  Intention  or  Purpose  . . . Signed 
in  ms.,  Samuel  Checkley,  Town  clerk.  mhs 

545.  A Covenant  for  Reformation.  | Assented  to  in  Long- 

Meadow,  in  Springfield,  August  22d  1728.  f lc 

See  note  under  No.  655,  infra. 

Harvard  College. 

546.  Quaestiones.  ba.  hc 

Massachusetts-Bay,  Province. 

547.  By  the  Honourable  William  Dummer,  Esq;  . . . A Proc- 

lamation for  a General  Fast.  [March  21.]  Dated,  February 
22,  l727[-28].  Boston:  Printed  by  B.  Green,  Printer  to  His 
Honour  the  Lieut.  Governour  & Council.  1728.  bpl 

548.  By  the  Honourable  William  Dummer,  Esq;  . . . A Proc- 


lamation for  Apprehending  Henry  Phillips.  Dated,  July  4, 
1728. 

Printed  in  the  Boston  News-Letter , July  11,  1728. 

549.  [Royal  arms.]  By  His  Excellency  | William  Burnet,  Esq; 
| . . . | A Proclamation  | for  a General  Thanksgiving.  [Novem- 
ber 7.]  Dated,  October  15, 1728.  Boston:  Printed  by  B.  Green, 
Printer  to  His  Excellency  the  Governour  & Council.  1728.  ba 

550.  By  His  Excellency,  William  Burnet,  Esq;  . . . A Procla- 
mation (on  the  change  of  names  in  all  the  Prayers,  Litanies 
and  Collects  for  the  Royal  Family).  Dated,  October  28,  1728. 

Printed  in  the  Boston  News-Letter,  October  31,  1728. 

551.  Military  Commission  [William  Burnet,  Captain  General 

& Governour  in  Chief.]  ei.  mhs 


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[1729 


Nash,  Joseph. 

552.  An  Elegy  | occasioned  by  the  Death  of  the  much  la- 

mented | Doct.  Thomas  Hastings,  | Of  Hatfield,  who  died  April 
14th,  1728,  Aged  48  years.  j bpl 

A modern  imprint,  modelled  on  an  old  form,  which  may  have  been 
contemporaneous  with  the  event. 

Pelham,  Peter. 

553.  Receipt  signed  by  Peter  Pelham,  March  19,  1727/8,  for 

subscription  to  his  print  of  Cotton  Mather.  mhs 

The  “Proposals”  are  printed  in  the  Boston  News-Letter,  February  29, 
1728. 

554.  A Poem  presented  to  His  Excellency  William  Burnet,  Esq; 

on  his  Arrival  at  Boston.  bpl 

Evans,  3092. 

555.  The  Projection  for  Raising  and  Emitting  One  Hundred 
and  Eighty  Thousand  Pounds,  in  Bills  of  Credit,  for  a Medium 
of  Trade,  Exchanging  the  Present  Bills  of  Credit  on  this  Prov- 
ince, and  Returning  the  Value  thereof;  is  lodg’d  in  Mr.  Joseph 
Marion’s  office,  on  the  North  side  of  the  Town-House  in  Bos- 
ton, for  all  such  as  are  inclined  to  be  Undertakers  or  Borrow- 
ers in  that  Affair  to  subscribe  to.  Boston, • April  3,  1728. 

Advertisement  in  the  Boston  Gazette,  April  8,  1728.  I assume  there 
was  a circular  or  like  notice  on  the  “Projection.”  A like  undertaking  in 
an  Assurance  office  is  advertised  in  the  same  paper,  November  25,  1728. 

556.  Salus  Populi  (on  government).  f whs 

Found  in  a file  of  the  Boston  Gazette,  1728,  in  the  State  Historical  Society 

of  Wisconsin. 

1729 

557.  An  Account  of  the  Life  and  Death  of  Mercy  Paddock 
(of  Yarmouth),  who  died  in  the  ninth  Year  of  her  Age. 

Evans,  3126. 

Colman,  Benjamin. 

558.  The  character  | Of  His  Excellency  | William  Burnet,  Esq; 
| Late  Governour  of  the  Province  of  the  Massachusetts-Bay, 
&c.  | Boston,  Sept.  8.  1729.  Boston,  Printed  and  Sold  by  T. 
Fleet  in  Pudding  Lane,  near  the  Town-House,  1729. 

f BPL.  AAS.  MHS 

The  copy  in  the  American  Antiquarian  Society  is  signed  in  ms.  “ Benj. 
Colman.”  Evans,  3147. 

Harvard  College. 

559.  Quaestiones.  hc 


1729] 


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77 


Massachusetts-Bay,  Province. 

560.  By  His  Excellency,  William  Burnet,  Esq;  . . . A Procla- 
mation for  Proroguing  the  General  Assembly  [to  March  5]. 
Dated,  January  21,  1728[— 29]. 

Printed  in  the  Boston  News-Letter,  January  23,  1729. 

561.  By  His  Excellency,  William  Burnet,  Esq;  . . . A Procla- 
mation for  a Publick  Fast.  [March  20.]  Dated,  February  20, 
1728 [-29]. 

Printed  in  the  Boston  News-Letter,  March  6,  1729. 

562.  [Proclamation,  dated  February  20,  to  prevent  the  De- 
struction and  Spoil  of  His  Majesties  Woods.] 

Mentioned  in  Boston  News-Letter,  February  27,  1729. 

563.  By  the  Honourable  William  Dummer,  Esq;  . . . A Proc- 
lamation for  a Publick  Thanksgiving.  [November  13.]  Dated, 
October  9,  1729. 

Printed  in  the  Boston  News-Letter,  October  16,  1729. 

564.  Postscript  | To  the  Boston  | Weekly  News-Letter.  | 

Numb.  | 118.  | Thursday  April  3d,  1729.  | The  Speech  of  His 
Excellency  | William  Burnet  Esq;  | ...  To  the  Great  and 
General  Court  or  Assembly  . . . met  at  Salem,  Wednesday 
April  2d.  1729.  Boston:  Printed  and  Sold  by  B.  Green,  in 
Newbury  Street,  1729.  mhs 

A true  broadside  in  form  and  type. 

565.  William  Burnet  Esq;  | Captain  General  . . . Military 

commission.  Dated  in  ms.,  June  2,  1729.  MeHS 

566.  William  Dummer, Esq;  Lieutenant  | Governour  . . . Mil- 
itary commission.  Dated  in  ms.,  December  18,  1729.  MeHS 

Nash,  Joseph. 

567.  An  Elegy  | Upon  the  much  Lamented  Decease  of  the 
Reverend  & Excellent  | Mr.  Solomon  Stoddard,  | Late  faithful 
Pastor  of  the  Church  of  Christ  in  North-Hampton,  N.  E.  Qui 
obiit,  February  | 11th  Anno  Dom.  1729.  /Etat,  Suae,  86. 

t BPL 

A modern  imprint,  modelled  on  an  old  form,  which  may  have  been 
contemporaneous  with  the  event. 

Prince,  Thomas. 

568.  Boston,  April  10.  1729.  | Reverend  Sir,  | The  New  Eng- 
land Chronology  ...  f nyhs 

Circular  letter  asking  for  facts. 


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569.  Question:  | Are  we  obliged  in  this  Government  of  the 

Massachusetts,  by  Charter,  | to  Settle  a Salary  upon  the  Gov- 
ernor? Dated,  March  22,  1728,  9.  f nypl.  ba 

pp.  2.  In  ms.,  “Printed  off  the  first  of  April,  1729.”  Evans,  3209. 

570.  A Letter  | From  One  in  the  Country,  | to  his  | Friend  in 

Boston.  | ba 

pp.  4.  Announced  in  the  Boston  News-Letter,  February  20,  1729,  as  to 
be  sold  by  Daniel  Henchman,  price,  4 pence. 

571.  A | Second  Letter  | From  One  in  the  Country,  | to  his  | 

Friend  in  Boston.  Dated,  H , March  19,  1728,  9.  f ba 

Announced  in  the  Boston  News-Letter  September  4,  1729,  by  D.  Hench- 
man. In  ms.,  “This  sheet  came  out  about  26  or  27th  Day  of  March,  1729.” 
Evans,  3214  and  3215,  has  confused  this  series. 

572.  A Letter  | From  One  in  Boston,  | to  his  | Friend  in  the 

Country.  t BA 

pp.  2.  In  ms.,  “This  half  sheet  came  out  March  31st,  1729.”  It  is  in 
reply  to  the  “Second  Letter  from  One  in  the  Country.” 

573.  A Word  or  two  more  from  the  | Obscure  and  Remote  Per- 
son; | To  the  late  Letter-writer  in  Boston.  Dated  H April 

7th, 1729.  f ba 

pp.  2.  In  ms.,  “Given  me  April  16th.” 

574.  Some  Theological  Conclusions  drop’d  from  the  Mouth  of 
| the  Venerable  Solomon  Stoddard,  Gather’d  up  by  an  | hearer 
of  them,  and  upon  the  desire  of  many  that  have  | heard  or  seen 
them,  are  here  transmitted  for  their  use.  [Boston?]  f aas 

575.  [Cut.]  An  | Elegy  | Upon  His  Excellency  | William  Bur- 
net, Esq;  | Who  departed  this  Life  Sept.  7th.  1729.  2Etat.  42. 
Boston:  Printed  and  Sold  by  T.  Fleet  in  Pudding-Lane,  near 
the  Town-House,  where  may  be  had  His  Excellency’s  character. 

Evans,  3278.  t NYPL 

1730 

Great  Britain. 

576.  The  Lords  Protest  | On  the  Treaty  of  Peace,  Union  and  | 

Friendship,  between  Great-Britain,  France  | and  Spain;  con- 
cluded at  Seville  on  the  j 9th  of  November  last.  Colophon: 
Boston  Printed:  And  Sold  by  B.  Eliot,  in  King-  | street,  and 
T.  Fleet,  in  Pudding-Lane.  1730.  t AAS 

pp.  4.  Evans,  3285. 

Hancock,  Thomas. 

577.  [Cut.]  Thomas  Hancock  | Book-seller  | At  the  Bible  & 


1730]  MASSACHUSETTS  BROADSIDES.  79 

Three  crowns  in  Draw-  [ bridge  Street  near  the  Town  Dock  | 
Boston  [England.]  mhs 

Hancock  was  in  Drawbridge  (later  known  as  Ann)  Street  from  1730- 
1742. 

Harvard  College. 

578.  Catalogus.  hc 

Evans,  3286. 

579.  Quaestiones.  ba.  hc 

580.  Theses.  ba.  hc 

Massachusetts-Bay,  Province. 

581.  Extract  from  the  Journal  of  the  Honourable  House  | of 

Representatives.  | 18  April,  1729.  ba 

A separate  reprint  of  pp.  26-30  of  the  Journal. 


582.  [Royal  arms.]  By  the  Honourable  William  Dummer  Esq. 

| . . . | A Proclamation  for  Proroguing  the  General  Assembly, 
[to  April  15.]  Dated,  February  25,  1729[— 30.]  Boston:  Printed 
by  B.  Green,  Printer  to  His  Honour  the  Lieut.  Governour  and 
Council.  1729[— 30.]  f aas 

583.  [Royal  arms.]  By  the  Honourable  | William  Dummer 

Esq;  | . . . | A Proclamation  for  a general  Fast.  [April  2.] 
Dated,  February  25,  1729[— 30.]  Boston:  Printed  by  B.  Green, 
Printer  to  His  Honour  the  Lieut.  Governour  and  Council. 
1729[— 30.]  aas 

Evans,  3309. 

584.  By  the  Honourable  William  Tailer,  Esq;  ...  A Procla- 
mation (continuing  in  office  all  officers,  civil  and  military, 
within  the  said  Province.)  Dated,  June  11,  1730. 

Printed  in  the  Weekly  News-Letter,  June  18,  1730. 

585.  By  His  Excellency  Jonathan  Belcher,  Esq;  . . . A Proc- 
lamation (continuing  in  office  all  officers,  civil  and  military,  in 
the  Province).  Dated,  August  10,  1730. 

Printed  in  the  Weekly  News-Letter,  August  13,  1730. 

586.  By  His  Excellency  Jonathan  Belcher,  Esq;  ...  A Proc- 
lamation For  the  Encouragement  of  Piety  and  Virtue,  and  for 
the  Preventing  and  Punishing  of  Vice,  Prophaneness  and  Im- 
morality. Dated,  September  22,  1730. 

Printed  in  the  Weekly  News-Letter,  October  1,  1730. 

587.  [Royal  arms.]  By  His  Excellency  | Jonathan  Belcher  Esq; 

| . . . | A Proclamation  for  a Publick  | Thanksgiving.  [Novem- 


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ber  12.]  Dated,  October  14,  1730.  Boston:  Printed  by  B. 
Green,  Printer  to  His  Excellency  the  Governour  and  Council. 
1730. 

Mather,  Samuel. 

588.  A Country  Treat  | Upon  the  Second  Paragraph  in  His 

Excellency’s  | Speech,  Decemb.  17.  1730.  f nyhs 

Signed  “S.  M,” — Samuel  Mather.  It  concerns  Jonathan  Belcher. 

Watts,  Isaac 

589.  A Poem  inscribed  to  His  Excellency  Jonathan  Belcher 
Esq;  in  London,  appointed  by  His  Majesty  King  George  II. 
To  the  Government  of  New-England:  By  the  Rev.  Isaac 
Watts,  D.D.  Printed  for  J.  Phillips  and  T.  Hancock.  Book- 
sellers in  Boston,  near  the  Town-Dock. 

Advertisement  in  the  Weekly  News-Letter,  June  18,  1730. 


Evans,  3428. 

Massachusetts-Bay,  Province. 

592.  By  His  Excellency  Jonathan  Belcher,  Esq;  . . . A Proc- 
lamation for  a General  Fast.  [March  25.]  Dated,  March  9, 
1731. 

Printed  in  the  Boston  Weekly  News-Letter,  March  18,  1731. 

593.  [Royal  Arms.]  By  His  Excellency  | Jonathan  Belcher, 

Esq;  | ...  | A Proclamation  (on  piracy).  Dated,  April  6, 
1731.  Boston:  Printed  by  B.  Green,  Printer  to  His  Excellency 
the  Governour  & Council.  1731.  f lc 

594.  On  Tuesday  last  [August  10]  His  Excellency  our  Govern- 
our was  pleased,  with  the  Advice  of  His  Majesty’s  Council,  to 
Issue  out  a Proclamation,  wherein  are  published  the  Vth  and 
Vlth  Articles  of  the  Treaty  of  Peace  and  Neutrality  in  America, 
between  the  two  Crowns  of  Great-Britain  and  France,  con- 
cluded the  6/  16th  Day  of  November  1686;  And  also  an  Act 
or  Law  of  this  Province,  Made  and  Pass’d  in  the  Fourth  Year 
of  the  Reign  of  King  William  and  Queen  Mary,  Entitled,  An 
Act  for  the  preventing  of  Danger,  by  the  French  residing 
within  this  Province.  . . . 

Notice  in  the  Boston  Weekly  News-Letter,  August  12,  1731.  A re-issue  of 
No.  423,  supra. 


1731 


Harvard  College. 

590.  Quaestiones. 

591.  Theses. 


aas.  hc 

f AAS 


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595.  [Royal  arms.]  By  His  Excellency  | Jonathan  Belcher 
Esq;  | ...  | A Proclamation  for  a general  j Thanksgiving  [Octo- 
ber^.] Dated,  October  5,  1731.  Boston:  Printed  by  B.  Green, 
Printer  to  His  Excellency  the  Governour  & Council.  1731. 

AAS.  BA 

596.  [Cut.]  A | Token  for  Children.  | That  they  may  know  to 

avoid  the  Evil,  | and  chuse  the  Good.  Boston:  Printed  and 
Sold  at  the  Heart  and  Crown  in  Cornhill.  f aas 

1732 

Boston: 

597.  To  all  People,  to  whom  these  Presents  | shall  come,  Greet- 

ing. | Whereas  His  Excellency  Jonathan  Belcher,  Esq;  by  his 
| Deed  or  Instrument  of  Conveyance,  under  his  Hand  and  Seal 
. . . Dated  (in  ms.)  June  16,  1732.  mhs 

Right  to  a pew  in  church  and  a proportion  of  cost  of  the  church,  in  this 
case  as  £49  is  to  £2200. 

598.  The  | Catholic  Remedy.  | An  Excellent  New  Ballad.  | To 

the  Tune  of,  To  all  you  Ladies  now  at  Land,  &c.  America, 
Printed  in  the  year  1732.  f nyhs 

H.,  C. 

599.  Boston,  Feb.  17th.  1730.  Whereas  a laudable  Custom 
hath  of  long  Standing  prevail’d  in  this  Province  of  recommend- 
ing, in  the  Publick  Papers,  the  Virtuous  Actions,  blameless 
Lives,  and  Christian  Deportment  of  Deceas’d  Persons,  to  the 
worthy  Imitation  of  the  Sorrowful  Living;  and  as  the  same, 
(we  hope)  has  been  attended  with  a Wish’d  for  Success,  to  the 
Instruction,  and  Edification  of  the  Surviving  Generation.  Now 
in  Order  to  render  the  same  more  extensively  Effectual;  and  to 
soften  the  Labours  of  these  pious  Gentlemen  who  have  hitherto 
Employ’d  their  Pens  & precious  Moments  to  so  Excellent  a 
Purpose;  It  is  humbly  propos’d  That  the  Endeavours  of  a 
Person,  lately  Arrived  from  Great  Britain  may  merit  Encour- 
agement, The  said  Person  having  with  the  utmost  Care,  and 
best  Assistances  prepar’d  a Set  of  characters,  suited  to  both 
Sexes,  Engraven  on  Copper  Plates,  by  the  most  skilful  Hands, 
with  Void  Spaces  for  Name,  Age,  Distinction,  and  Profession, 
or  such  Particular  and  Eminent  Qualities,  as  do  not  properly 
fall  under  the  Notice  of  general  Description. 

P.  S.  Such  as  desire  further  Information  may  Receive  the 
same  by  lodging  a Letter  to  Mr.  C.  H.  at  the  Crown  Coffee 
House. 


82  MASSACHUSETTS  HISTORICAL  SOCIETY.  [1732 

Advertisement  in  the  Boston  Weekly  News-Letter,  February  18,  1732. 
This  has  sometimes  been  interpreted  as  a satire,  but  the  mhs  has  an 
English  plate,  with  inset  printed  from  type,  used  as  a notice  of  the  fu- 
neral of  Jeremiah  Dummer,  at  Plaistow,  Co.  Essex,  in  May,  1739.  No 
example  of  use  in  Massachusetts  has  been  found. 

Harvard  College. 

600.  Quaestiones.  hc 

601.  Theses.  aas.  hc 

Evans,  3548. 

602.  Lex  et  Libertas.  f nyhs 

pp.  3.  On  Bills  of  Credit.  Dated  January  31,  1731-2. 

Massachusetts-Bay,  Province. 

603.  [Royal  arms.]  By  His  Excellency  | Jonathan  Belcher, 
Esq;  | . . . | A Proclamation  for  a general  Fast.  [April  6.] 
Dated,  March  3,  1731  [—32.]  Boston:  Printed  by  B.  Green, 
Printer  to  His  Excellency  the  Governour  & Council.  1732. 

MHS 

Printed  in  the  Boston  Weekly  News-Letter,  March  30,  1732.  Evans,  3567. 

604.  On  Friday  last  [March  31],  His  Excellency  our  Governour 
was  pleased,  by  Proclamation,  to  Dissolve  the  Great  and  Gen- 
eral Court  or  Assembly  of  this  Province. 

From  the  Boston  Weekly  News-Letter,  April  7,  1732. 

605.  His  Excellency  therefore  on  Thursday  last  [April  13], 
with  the  Advice  of  His  Majesty’s  Council,  Issued  a Proclama- 
tion, further  to  Inform  all  those  that  are  concerned  therein, 
That  by  the  several  Acts  of  Parliament  made  for  the  Preser- 
vation of  His  Majesty’s  Woods,  all  Persons  are  strictly 
forbidden  . . . 

From  the  Boston  Weekly  News-Letter,  April  20,  1732. 

606.  [Royal  arms.]  By  His  Excellency  | Jonathan  Belcher, 

Esq;  | . . . | A Proclamation  for  a publick  | Thanksgiving. 
[October  26.]  Dated  September  26,  1732.  Boston:  Printed 
by  B.  Green,  Printer  to  His  Excellency  the  Governour  and 
Council.  1732.  ba 

Evans,  3568. 

607.  Military  Commission,  [Jonathan  Belcher,  Captain  Gen- 
eral &c  Governour  in  Chief].  ei.  MeHS.  mhs 

Commission  to 
Province  of  the 
Trust  and 


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Seccombe,  John,  and  John  Hubbard. 

608.  [Cut.]  Father  Abbey’s  Will.  | To  which  is  added,  A 
Letter  of  Courtship  to  his  virtuous  & amiable  widow.  | Cam- 
bridge, December,  1731  . . . New-Haven,  January  1731-2. 
Our  Sweeper  having  lately  buried  his  Spouse,  and  accidentally 
hearing  of  the  Death  and  Will  of  his  deceas’d  Cambridge 
Brother,  has  conceiv’d  a violent  Passion  for  the  Relict.  . . . 

f PHS 

Matthew  Abbey  had  for  a great  number  of  years  served  Harvard  College 
in  quality  of  bedmaker  and  sweeper.  “The  will  is  said  to  have  been 
written  by  John  Seccombe,  afterwards  a settled  minister  at  Harvard,  and 
the  letter  of  courtship  by  Col.  John  Hubbard  of  New  Haven.”  2 Am.  Ant. 
Soc.  Proceedings,  xi.  460.  The  “Will”  first  appeared  in  The  Weekly  Re- 
hearsal, (Boston,)  January  3,  1732,  and  the  New  Haven  verses  were 
printed  in  the  same  journal,  February  7,  1732. 

J.  Langdon  Sibley  printed  the  poems  with  some  historical  and  biographi- 
cal notes  in  the  Cambridge  Chronicle,  November  18,  1854,  and  reprinted  his 
contribution  in  a pamphlet,  in  an  edition  of  fifty  copies  for  private  distri- 
bution. He  produces  evidence  that  John  Seccomb  (1708-1792)  of  the 
class  of  1728,  was  the  author.  Matthew  Abdy,  the  proper  spelling  of  the 
name,  was  born  about  1650,  and  became  bedmaker  and  sweeper  in  1718. 
His  third  wife  was  named  Ruth,  and  she  died  in  1762.  The  poem  appeared 
in  the  Gentleman’s  Magazine,  11.  770  (May,  1732),  without  the  last  four 
fines,  beginning,  “Thus  Father  Abbey  left  his  Spouse.”  It  also  appeared  in 
the  London  Magazine.  Of  the  author  of  the  letter  of  courtship  Mr.  Sibley 
appears  to  have  had  no  knowledge.  That  poem  also  crossed  the  ocean 
and  appeared  in  the  Gentleman’s  Magazine,  n.  821  (June  1732),  and,  with 
an  interpolated  verse,  in  the  London  Magazine,  August,  1732.  Both  poems 
were  printed  in  the  Massachusetts  Magazine,  November,  1794.  “Father 
Abbey’s  Will”  was  in  recent  times  set  to  music,  dedicated  to  the  Graduates 
of  Harvard  University  and  published  by  Oliver  Ditson.  The  fines  of 
introduction  are  dated  1730.  I add  the  known  issues  of  the  “Will,”  but 
there  are  no  means  of  determining  the  years  of  imprint. 

609.  [Cut.]  Father  Abbey’s  Will.  | To  which  is  now  added, 

A Letter  of  Courtship  to  his  virtuous  & amiable  Widow,  j 
Cambridge,  December,  1731.  Sold  at  the  Bible  and  Heart  in 
Cornhill,  Boston.  | hc.  bpl 

Evans,  3474.  The  cut  is  the  same  in  those  two  items,  which  were 
printed  by  T.  and  J.  Fleet,  after  1780. 

610.  Father  Ab — y’s  Will.  [ To  which  is  now  addded,  A Letter 

of  Courtship  to  his  Virtuous  and  Amiable  Widow.  f aas 

611.  Cambridge,  December  1731.  | Some  Time  since  died  here 
Mr.  Mathew  Abbey,  in  a very  ad-  | vanced  Age:  He  had  for  a 
great  Number  of  Years  serv’d  the  | College  in  Quality  of  Bed- 
maker  and  Sweeper:  Having  no  Child,  | his  Wife  inherits  his 


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whole  Estate,  which  he  bequeath’d  to  her  by  | his  last  Will  and 
Testament,  as  follows,  viz.  | jcb 

Printed  on  blue  paper,  in  three  columns. 

612.  Father  Abbey’s  Will.  | To  which  is  now  added,  A Letter 

of  Courtship  to  his  virtuous  and  amiable  Widow.  Sold  at  the 
Printing-Office  in  Salem.  f aas 

Printed  on  bluish  paper. 

613.  [Two  cuts.]  Father  Abbey’s  Will.  | Cambridge,  Decem- 

ber, 1730.  | “Some  time  since  died  here,  Mr.  Matthew  Abbey 
in  a Ve-  | . . . Boston:  Printed  at  Rus-  | sell’s  Office,  near  Lib- 
erty | Pole.  f BPL.  MHS 

Two  copies  of  this  issue  have  been  found,  neither  perfect.  That  in  the 
Society  has  only  a portion  of  one  of  the  cuts,  that  in  the  bpl  is  without  the 
imprint.  It  was  printed  late  in  the  eighteenth  century. 


No.  613.  This  block  is  on  the  title  of  Ames’  Astronomical  Diary,  1772 ; and 
represents  a Dwarf  who  had  lately  made  her  appearance  in  Boston.  This 
approximately  fixes  the  year  of  the  broadside. 


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614.  [Two  cuts.]  Father  Abdy’s  | Will.  | “Cambridge,  De- 
cember, 1730.  | Some  time  since  . . . [Also]  Epitaph  on  M. 
Abdy.  hc 

Without  the  New  Haven  poem. 


No.  613.  Probably  about  1772. 


615.  [Cut.]  Father  Abbey’s  | Will.  | Cambridge,  Dec.  1731.  | 

Some  time  since  died  here,  Mr.  Matthew  Abbey,  in  a | very 
advanced  ...  hc 

These  two  issues  probably  came  from  the  same  press,  as  one  cut  is  used 
on  both.  The  second  includes  the  New  Haven  poem. 

616.  Father  | Abdy’s  Will.  | To  which  is  added  a Letter  of 
Courtship  to  his  amiable  widow. 

A modern  reprint,  with  names  of  authors. 

617.  [Three  cuts.]  Father  Abbey’s  will.  | aas 

618.  [Cut.]  Old  Timothy  Jobson.  f aas 

This  is  “Father  Abdy’s  Will,”  but  many  lines  have  been  changed.  It 

bears  a MS.  note  as  follows:  “The  following  was  wrote  by  a Mr.  John 
Seccombe  of  Medford  in  the  County  of  Middlesex  Massachusetts  Bay  in 
New  England  on  Father  Abdy  Bedmaker  with  his  wife  & Sweeper  of 
Massachusetts  Colledge,  commonly  called  New  College  in  the  Autumn  of 
the  year  1731,  all  of  whom  S.  Curwen  personally  knew.  Bot  in  a street  in 


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L[ondo]n  August  1,  1782.”  Samuel  Curwen  (1715-1802),  loyalist,  was  a 
member  of  the  class  of  1735.  The  item  is  inserted  as  an  interesting  in- 
stance of  international  exchange  in  ballad  verses. 

619.  [Cut.]  TheWagesof  Sin;  | or,  | Robbery  justly  Rewarded: 
| A | Poem  | Occasioned  by  the  untimely  Death  of  | Richard 
Wilson,  | Who  was  Executed  on  Boston  Neck,  for  Burglary,  | 
On  Thursday  the  19th  of  October,  1732.  Boston:  Printed  and 
Sold  at  the  Heart  and  Crown  in  Cornhill.  f nyhs 


The  same  cut  is  used  on  “Friend  & Pitcher,”  among  the  Ballads,  infra. 

1733 

Boston,  Town. 

620.  At  a publick  Town-Meeting  in  Boston,  May  9th  1733, 

and  continued  | by  Adjournment  to  May  11th,  (on  setting  up 
and  regulating  markets.)  t lc.  bpl 

At  the  meeting  of  May  11  it  was  voted  that  the  “said  Scheme  [of 
markets],  as  amended,  be  forthwith  Printed.  . . . Pursuant  to  the  above 
Vote  of  the  Town,  The  said  Scheme  has  been  Printed,  and  Copies  thereof 
dispersed  among  the  Inhabitants.”  Boston  Weekly  News-Letter,  May  17, 
1733.  The  paper  of  May  24  announced:  “ There  is  now  ready  for  the  Press, 
and  To-morrow  Morning  will  be  Published,  some  Arguments  against  the 
setting  up  of  a Market  in  this  Town,  with  a brief  Answer  to  the  Reasons 
that  are  offer’d  in  behalf  of  it.” 

621.  Some  | Considerations  | Against  the  setting  up  of  a | Mar- 


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87 


ket  in  this  Town.  | With  a brief  Answer  to  the  Reasons  that 
are  offer’d  in  behalf  of  it.  f bpl 

622.  [Another  issue.]  t bpl 

pp.  4.  The  two  issues  are  in  the  bpl,  identical  in  print  and  text, 

but  one  is  without  date  and  the  other  is  dated  “Boston,  May  25th,  1733.” 

Chamblit,  Rebecca. 

623.  The  Declaration,  Dying  Warning  and  Advice  of  | Re- 

bekah  Chamblit,  | A Young  woman  aged  near  Twenty-seven 
Years,  Executed  at  Boston  September  27th.  1733,  . . . being 
then  found  Guilty  of  Felony,  in  concealing  the  Birth  of  her 
spurious  | Male  infant  . . . Boston:  Printed  and  Sold  by  S. 
Kneeland  and  T.  Green,  in  Queen  Street.  f aas 

Evans,  3639.  Foxcroft  delivered  a sermon  to  which  this  “Declaration” 
is  appended.  Advertised  in  the  Boston  Weekly  News-Letter,  September 
27,  1733,  as  published  that  afternoon.  See  Evans,  3655. 

624.  [Cut.]  An  | Elegy  | Occasioned  by  the  sudden  and  awful 
Death  | of  | Mr.  Nathanael  Baker  | of  Dedham:  | A Young  Man 
just  upon  the  point  of  Marriage.  | And  Son  to  Lieutenant  John 
Baker.  | He  fell  from  his  Horse  on  Monday  Night  the  7th  of 
May,  1733:  and  Died  | the  Wednesday  following.  2Etat.  27. 

f DH 

Harvard  College. 

625.  Catalogus.  f bod.  hc 

626.  Quaestiones.  aas.  hc 

627.  Theses.  hc 

Evans,  3665. 


. Pf«l.  LI.  14.  Delhi » me  from  Blood-Guiltinefi  O Cod,  tlon  God  1 
[ of  my  Sahntim:  and  tnj  Tongue  /bad  fag  aloud  of  thy  Righteoufneft.l 
J If*.  I,  1 8 Come  now  and  let  ui  Realm  eegethet,  faith  the  Lord  A 
ttlnugh  yout  fat  be  atfcatlel,  they /ball  be  tu  white  at  /now:  though 
\thej  be  ted  like  etimfm,  they  /ball  be  at  wnU. 


No.  628. 


88  MASSACHUSETTS  HISTORICAL  SOCIETY.  [1733 

Julian. 

628.  [Cut.]  The  last  Speech  and  dying  Advice  of  | poor 

Julian,  | Who  was  Executed  the  22d  of  March,  1733.  for  the 
Murder  of  Mr.  John  Rogers  of  Pembroke.  Written  with  his 
own  Hand,  and  delivered  to  the  Publisher  the  Day  before  his 
Execution.  Printed  and  Sold  by  T.  Fleet,  at  the  Heart  and 
Crown  in  Cornhill,  Boston.  f bpl 

629.  [Cut.]  Poor  Julleyoun’s  Warnings  | To  children  and  Serv- 

ants | To  shun  the  ways  of  Sin,  and  those  particularly  which 
| hath  brought  him  to  his  doleful  End.  Published  at  his  Desire, 
in  Presence  of  two  Witnesses.  | Boston:  Printed  for  B.  Gray 
and  A.  Butler.  t bpl 

630.  [Cut.]  Advice  from  the  Dead  to  the  Living;  | or,  a | 
Solemn  Warning  to  the  World.  | Occasioned  by  the  untimely 
Death  of  | poor  Julian,  | Who  was  Executed  on  Boston  Neck, 
on  Thursday  | the  22d  of  March,  1733.  for  the  Murder  of  Mr. 

| John  Rogers  of  Pembroke,  the  12th  of  September,  | 1732. 
Boston:  Printed  and  Sold  at  the  Heart  and  Crown  in  Cornhill. 

t BPL 

After  the  colophon:  “Note.  There  being  a foolish  Paper  printed,  called 
Julian’’ s Advice  to  Children  and  Servants,  said  to  be  published  at  his  Desire; 
this  may  certify,  that  the  said  Paper  is  false  and  spurious,  and  disowned 
by  the  said  Julian  in  the  presence  of  three  persons.”  Evans,  13791 
(1775). 

Massachusetts-Bay  Province. 

631.  [Royal  arms.]  By  his  Excellency  | Jonathan  Belcher  Esq; 
| A Proclamation.  (Queen’s  Privy  Council  on  lands  between 
the  Penobscot  and  St.  Croix  Rivers.)  Dated,  February  16, 
l732[-33].  Boston:  Printed  by  J.  Draper,  Printer  to  His  Ex- 
cellency the  Governour  & Council.  1732 [-33].  f bpl.  lc 

632.  By  His  Excellency  Jonathan  Belcher,  Esq;  . . . A Proc- 
lamation for  a General  Fast.  [March  29.]  Dated,  February 
16,  l732[-33]. 

Printed  in  the  Boston  Weekly  News-Letter,  March  22,  1733. 

633.  [Royal  arms.]  By  His  Excellency  ] Jonathan  Belcher, 

Esq;  | . . . | A Proclamation  for  a publick  | Thanksgiving. 
[November  22.]  Dated,  October  30,  1733.  Boston:  Printed 
by  J.  Draper,  Printer  to  His  Excellency  the  Governour  and 
Council.  1733.  ba 

Evans,  3684. 


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MASSACHUSETTS  BROADSIDES. 


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No.  629. 


No.  630. 


Royal  arms,  George  II. 


9o 


MASSACHUSETTS  HISTORICAL  SOCIETY. 


[i733 

634.  [Royal  arms.]  By  His  Excellency  | Jonathan  Belcher 

Esq;  | . . . | A Proclamation  | for  Apprehending  Gyles  du  Lake 
Tidmarsh.  Dated,  November  9,  1733.  Boston:  Printed  by  J. 
Draper,  Printer  to  His  Excellency  the  Governour  and  Council. 
1733.  bpl 

“To  be  sold  by  Gyles  Dulake  Tidmarsh  at  No.  4 on  the  Long  Wharff, 
Womens  Silk  and  Braded  Shoes,  Boxes  of  Pickels,  Castle  Sope,  Loaf  Sugar, 
Cocoa,  and  very  good  Spanish  Snuff  in  half  pound  Pots.”  Boston  Gazette, 
February  19,  1721[— 22.] 

635.  Oaths  appointed  to  be  taken  instead  of  the  Oaths  of  | 

Allegiance  & Supremacy:  And  Declaration.  Dated  in  ms. 
February  7,  l732[-33.]  Jma 

2 leaves.  Archives,  xlviii.  498;  Lxxn.  411. 

636.  A Poem  | In  Memory  of  that  Pious  Servant  and  Faith- 
ful Minister  of  | Jesus  Christ,  Mr.  Isaac  Cushman  ...  f bpl 

637.  A Poem  | Upon  the  Deaths,  and  in  Memory  of  Two 

Eminent  and  Faithful  Stewards  and  Servants  | of  Christ,  viz. 
the  Reverend  Mr.  Isaac  Cushman,  | . . . | And  | Dr.  Caleb 
Loring  ...  f bpl 

Isaac  Cushman  was  first  pastor  of  the  Church  in  Plympton,  died,  October 

21,  1732,  and  Dr.  Loring  was  physician  of  the  same  town,  died,  December 

22,  1732. 

638.  Portsmouth  New  Hampshire,  Decern.  27,  1733.  Whereas 
Paul  Gerrish,  Esq.  being  imployed  and  licensed  to  cut  White 
Pine  Trees  for  Masts,  Yards  and  Bowsprits  for  the  Use  of  His 
Majesty’s  Navy.  [Boston:  1733.] 

A copy  of  the  King’s  license  to  Ralph  Gulston.  Evans,  3715,  attributes 
this  to  Boston. 

T.,  M. 

639.  Some  Consolatory  Reflections  and  Lamentations,  | Oc- 

casioned by  the  premature  Deaths  of  three  of  the  Children  of 
| Capt.  Joseph  and  Mrs.  Mary  Hinckley,  of  Barnstable:  (1732— 
1733.)  bpl 

Signed  M.  T. 

Vaux,  G. 

640.  Advertisement.  | Whereas  an  Advertisement  was  Yester- 

day dispers’d  about  this  Town,  in  order  to  prejudice  Mr.  Cox 
in  his  Business  of  Bookselling  here,  signed  by  D.  Henchman 
and  | T.  Hancock,  Bookbinders  in  Boston  . . . Dated,  March 
31,  1733.  bpl 


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91 


1734 

641.  Bond  given  by  a Settler  in  a New  Town  [Paquoag].  ma 
Archives,  cxiv.  99. 

Cushing,  Matthew. 

642.  The  Declaration  & Confession  | of  Matthew  Cushing,  A 
Young  Man  aged  about  Twenty  two  Years,  who  was  Try’d  | 
for  Burglary  . . . which  he  deliver’d  to  us  on  Tuesday  Sept.  24 
and  confirm’d  the  | same  before  credible  Witnesses  the  Day  of 
his  Execution,  to  be  published  for  the  benefit  of  | Mankind. 

Printed  with  “A  few  Lines,”  see  under  Ormsby,  No.  652,  infra,  f BPL 

Harvard  College. 

643.  Quaestiones.  aas.  hc 

644.  Theses.  hc 

Evans,  3780. 

Hutchinson,  Thomas. 

645.  Proposals  | Offered  to  Consideration,  | Wherein  | The 

Good  of  this  Province  is  aimed  at.  Dated,  Boston,  March  1, 
l733[-34.]  bpl.  mhs 

pp.  4.  Evans,  3717.  The  copy  in  bpl  is  endorsed  in  ms.:  “The  Honble. 
Thomas  Hutchinson  Esqr.  Scheme.” 

Massachusetts-Bay  Province. 

646.  The  Report  of  the  Committee  of  the  General  Court  re- 

lating to  the  Settlement  of  North-  | Yarmouth,  with  the  Order 
of  Court  for  accepting  the  same  in  their  sitting  begun  Jan.  29. 
l733[-34].  ma.  mhs 

pp.  3.  Archives,  xvn.  693. 

647.  By  His  Excellency  Jonathan  Belcher,  Esq;  . . . A Proc- 
lamation for  apprehending  Jonathan  Sprague  [of  Smithfield, 
Providence  County,  Rhode  Island].  Dated,  February  23, 
l733[-34]. 

Printed  in  the  Boston  Weekly  News-Letter,  February  28,  1734. 

648.  [Royal  arms.]  By  His  Excellency  | Jonathan  Belcher, 

Esq;  j . . . | A Proclamation  for  a pub  lick  | Thanksgiving. 
[November  7.]  Boston:  Printed  by  John  Draper,  Printer  to 
His  Excellency  the  Governour  and  Council.  1734.  ba 

Evans,  3793. 

649.  A list  of  the  Polls,  and  of  the  Estates,  Real  and  Per- 
sonal of  the  several  Proprietors  and  Inhabitants  of  the  Town 
of  in  the  County  of  (taken  pursuant  to  | an  Act  of 
the  General  Court  of  the  Province  of  the  Massachusetts-Bay, 


92  MASSACHUSETTS  HISTORICAL  SOCIETY.  [1735 

intitled,  An  Act  for  inquiring  into  the  Rateable  Estates  of  this 
Province,  passed  in  the  Eighth  Year  of  his  present  Majesty’s 
Reign,  by  the  Subscribers,  Assessors  in  said  Town,  duly  elected 
and  sworn,  Viz.  aas 

The  act  was  passed  in  the  session  of  May  1734. 

Monis,  Judah. 

650.  Proposals  for  printing  by  Subscription,  a Hebrew  Gram- 
mar. [Boston:  Printed  by  Jonas  Green.  1734.]  bpl 

Evans,  3798.  Reproduced  in  Publications  of  the  American  Jewish  His- 
torical Society,  No.  22,  frontispiece. 

Ormsby,  John. 

651.  The  Last  Speech  and  Dying  Words  of  | John  Ormsby, 

| Who  was  appointed  to  be  Executed  on  Boston  Neck,  the  17th 
of  October,  1734.  | Written  with  his  own  Hand,  the  Day  before 
he  was  to  suffer.  . . . Boston,  Printed  and  sold  by  Thomas 
Fleet,  at  the  Heart  and  Crown  in  Cornhill.  1734.  f bpl 

652.  A few  Lines  | Upon  the  awful  Execution  of  | John  Ormesby 
& Matth.  Cushing,  | October  17th.  1734.  | One  for  Murder, 
the  other  for  Burglary.  [Cut.]  Printed  and  Sold  at  the 
Printing  House  in  Queen-street,  over  against  the  Prison,  f bpl 

See  note  to  No.  642,  supra. 

653.  A Mournful  Poem  on  the  Death  of  John  Ormsby  and 

Matthew  Cushing,  | who  were  appointed  to  be  executed  on 
Boston  Neck,  the  17th  of  October,  1734.  [Cut.]  Sold  at  the 
Heart  and  Crown  in  Boston.  t BpL 

Waldo,  Samuel. 

654.  Advertisement  of  intention  to  settle  two  towns  on  the 

western  side  of  St.  George’s  River,  in  the  Eastern  parts  of  this 
Province.  Dated  Boston,  March  3,  1734.  f lc 

Waldo,  Samuel,  and  others. 

655.  Whereas  it  is  industriously  Reported  (as  I imagine  with 

design  at  this  Juncture,  to  Prejudice  the  Honourable  Elisha 
Cooke,  Esq;  in  the  good  Opinion  of  the  Freeholders  and  Voters 
of  this  Town  . . . Dated  May  7,  1734.  f lc.  bpl 

Affidavits  on  his  having  drank  the  health  of  Colonel  Dunbar.  Issued 
by  the  same  printer  as  printed  the  “Covenant  for  Reformation,”  1728, 
No.  545,  supra. 

1735 

Harvard  College. 

656.  Quaestiones.  hc 


MASSACHUSETTS  BROADSIDES. 


93 


1735] 


No.  652.  The  same  cut  as  on  No.  679,  Henderson. 


No.  653. 


94 


MASSACHUSETTS  HISTORICAL  SOCIETY. 


[i736 


657.  Theses.  hc 

Evans,  3914. 

658.  [Royal  arms.]  By  His  Excellency  | Jonathan  Belcher, 

Esq;  | . . . | A Proclamation  (on  “Bills  or  Votes  of  Hand 
emitted  by  a Society  or  Number  of  Persons  in  the  Province 
of  New-Hampshire.”)  Dated,  April  18,  1735.  Boston:  Printed 
by  John  Draper,  Printer  to  His  Excellency  the  Governour  & 
Council.  mhs 

659.  [Royal  arms.]  By  His  Excellency  | Jonathan  Belcher, 

Esq;  | . . . | A Proclamation  for  a publick  | Thanksgiving. 
[November  13.]  Dated,  October  8,  1735.  Boston:  Printed  by 
John  Draper,  Printer  to  His  Excellency  the  Governour  & 
Council.  AAS.  BA 

Evans,  3926. 

Waldo,  Samuel. 

660.  Boston,  May  22d.  1735.  | Whereas  since  my  Return  from 
St.  George’s  River  in  the  Eastern  Parts  of  this  | Province,  where 
I have  been  . . . 

1736 

Bond. 

661.  Bond  given  by  settler  in  the  “Line  of  Towns”  so  called 

(between  Merrimack  and  Connecticut  River.)  ma 

Archives,  cxiv.  153. 

Boston,  Town. 

662.  Tax  notice.  mhs 

Boston  Presbyterian  Society. 

663.  The  | Articles  | for  the  | Boston  Presbiterian  Society,  | 

erected  September  21st  1736,  for  that  laudable  Design  of 
building  a | Meeting-House  in  Long-Lane,  upon  that  land  which 
is  the  sole  and  | proper  Right  of  the  Presbyterian  Congregation, 
who  have  for  | these  several  Years  past  met  there,  for  the  pub- 
lick  Worship  of  God.  [Boston:  1736.]  t nypl 

pp.  [2],  Evans,  3989. 

664.  [Cut.]  An  | Elegy  ] Upon  the  much  lamented  Deaths  of 

two  desireable  Brothers,  the  two  eldest  Sons  of  | Capt.  Joshua 
and  Mrs.  Comfort  Weeks,  | of  Greenland;  | Who  departed  this 
Life  in  February  1735,  6.  the  youngest  whose  Name  was 
Ichabod,  died  the  3d  Day,  in  | the  22d  year  of  his  Age,  and 
the  eldest  whose  Name  was  Joshua,  deceased  the  10th  Day, 
in  the  24th  Year  of  his  Age,  ...  t NHaHS.  lc 


1736] 


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95 


Grant,  Samuel. 

665.  [Cut.]  Mr.  Bought  of  | Samuel  Grant  | At  the 

Crown  and  Cushion  in  Union  | Street  near  the  Town  Dock  | 


Boston. 

mhs 

An  engraved  card. 

Harvard  College. 
666.  Catalogus. 

HC 

667.  Theses. 

HC 

Evans,  4024,  4025. 

668.  Letter  or  Attorney. 

MA 

Archives,  xli.  382.  Forms  in  mhs  are  1737  (013.14.26),  1744  (015.3.15), 
1754  (Shaw),  1757,  1762  and  1764  (Dolb.). 

Massachusetts-Bay,  Province. 

669.  Province  of  the  Massachusetts-Bay.  In  the  House  of 

Representatives.  Jovis  9,  Die  Decembris,  A.  D.  1736.  [Bos- 
ton: Printed  by  Samuel  Kneeland,  1736.]  hc 

pp.  3.  A report  on  that  part  of  the  Governor’s  Speech  which  related  to 
the  Bills  of  public  credit,  signed,  John  Stoddart.  See  Journals  of  the  House 
of  Representatives,  December  9,  1736.  The  report  is  in  the  Boston  Weekly 
News-Letter,  December  16,  1736.  Evans,  4042. 

670.  [Royal  arms.]  By  His  Excellency  | Jonathan  Belcher, 
Esq;  | . . .|A  Proclamation  for  a general  Fast.  [April  1.] 
Dated  February  26,  l735[-36].  Boston:  Printed  by  J.  Draper, 
Printer  to  His  Excellency  the  Governour  and  Council,  f aas 

671.  [Last  Saturday  [August  21]  His  Excellency  our  Governour 
was  pleas’d  to  issue  a Proclamation  for  Proroguing  the  Great  & 
General  Court  or  Assembly  of  this  Province,  which  stood 
prorogu’d  to  the  8th  of  September  next,  to  Wednesday  the 
Twentieth  Day  of  October  next.] 

From  the  Boston  Weekly  News-Letter,  August  26,  1736. 

672.  [Royal  arms.]  By  His  Excellency  | Jonathan  Belcher, 

Esq;  | . . . | A Proclamation  | For  Proroguing  the  General  As- 
sembly (to  November  24.)  Dated,  October  4,  1736.  Boston: 
Printed  by  J.  Draper,  Printer  to  His  Excellency  the  Governour 
& Council.  bpl 

673.  [Proclamation,  dated  October  16,  appointing  November 
11  to  be  a day  of  Thanksgiving.] 

Boston  Weekly  News-Letter,  October  21,  1736. 


96 


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[ 1 737 

674.  Province  of  the  Massachusetts-Bay.  | William  Foye,  Esq; 

| Treasurer.  (Tax  warrant.)  [Boston:  Printed  by  John  Draper. 

1736. ]  ei 

Evans,  4039. 

1737 

675.  [Cut].  An  Endeavour.  phs 

See  No.  1045,  where  it  is  more  correctly  entered. 

Harvard  College. 

676.  Quaestiones.  aas.  hc 

677.  Theses.  aas.  hc 

Evans,  4143. 

Henchman,  Daniel. 

678.  Boston,  March  12.  1736,  7.  (Circular  letter  asking  for 
number  who  have  died  from  the  distemper  of  the  throat.)  f phs 

Henderson,  Hugh. 

679.  The  Confession  and  Dying  Warning  of  | Hugh  Hen- 
derson, | Who  was  Executed  at  Worcester,  in  the  County  of 
Worcester,  Nov.  26.  1737.  [Also]  A Poem  | Occasioned  by  the 
untimely  | Death  of  Hugh  Henderson,  | alias  John  Hamilton, 
who  was  | Hanged  at  Worcester  for  House-  | Breaking,  Nov.  24. 

1737.  [Cut.]  Boston:  Printed  and  Sold  at  the  Printing  House 

in  Queen  Street  over  against  the  Prison.  f aas 

2 Am.  Ant.  Soc.  Proceedings,  xi.  46b  Evans,  4144. 

Massachusetts-Bay,  Province. 

680.  Massachusetts-Bay,  ss,  In  the  House  of  Representatives; 

January  11,  l736[-37].  A report  on  the  Bills  of  Credit.  Signed, 
Thomas  Hutchinson.  Boston:  Printed  by  Samuel  Kneeland. 
1737.  hc 

pp.  3.  Evans,  4165.  The  report  is  printed  in  the  Boston  Weekly  News- 
Letter,  January  13,  1737. 

681.  By  the  Honourable  Spencer  Phips,  Esq;  ...  A Procla- 
mation (for  apprehending  those  concerned  in  a riot  in  Boston, 
on  March  24.)  Dated  March  25,  1737. 

Printed  in  the  Boston  Weekly  News-Letter,  April  1,  1737. 

682.  [By  Command  of  His  Excellency  our  Governour,  A Proc-  . 
lamation  is  issued  for  Dissolving  the  Great  and  General  Court 
or  Assembly  of  this  Province.] 

From  the  Boston  Weekly  News-Letter,  April  1,  1737. 

683.  By  His  Excellency  Jonathan  Belcher,  Esq;  ...  A Proc- 
lamation (against  certain  profane  and  seditious  papers,  posted 


1737] 


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on  the  Town-House  and  “drop’d  in  the  Town  of  Boston,”  and 
offering  a reward  for  discovering  the  author  or  authors) . Dated, 
April  14, 1737. 

Printed  in  the  Boston  Weekly  News-Letter , April  21,  1737. 

684.  [On  Thursday  the  18th  Inst.  [October]  His  Excellency  our 
governour,  with  the  Advice  of  His  Majesty’s  Council,  at  Salis- 
bury, was  pleas’d  to  issue  a Proclamation  appointing  Thursday 
the  17th  Day  of  November  next  to  be  observed  as  a Day  of 
publick  Thanksgiving  throughout  this  Province.] 

From  the  Boston  Weekly  News-Letter,  October  27,  1737.  The  proclama- 
tion may  have  been  printed  in  New  Hampshire. 

685.  [Royal  arms.]  By  His  Excellency  | Jonathan  Belcher  Esq ; 
|.  . . | A Proclamation  for  a publick  | Thanksgiving.  [Novem- 
ber 17.]  Dated,  October  18,  1737.  Boston:  Printed  by  J. 
Draper,  Printer  to  His  Excellency  the  Governour  and  Council. 

Evans,  4160.  BA 

686.  Oaths  appointed  to  be  taken  instead  of  | the  Oaths  of 

Allegiance  & Supremacy:  | And  Declaration.  mhs 

pp.  2. 

687.  Province  of  the  | Massachusetts-Bay.  | Jonathan  Bel- 

cher Esq;  . . . (Military  commission.)  Dated,  [March  10,] 
173  [6-37.]  ei 

Commission  to  | 
Province  of  the  | 
especial  Trust  and  [ 

688.  Province  of  the  | Massachusetts-]  Bay,  ss.  [Royal  arms.] 

William  Foye,  Esq;  | Treasurer  . . . (Tax  warrant.)  Dated, 
November  18,  1737.  ei 

689.  A Poem  upon  the  Death  of  Mrs.  Martha  Chandler,  of 
North  Yarmouth.  A very  hopeful  young  Woman;  who  de- 
parted this  Life,  August  4th.  1737.  [Boston:  1737.] 

Evans,  4187. 

690.  Printed  Certificates  for  Surveyors  of  Hemp  and  Flax, 
and  Notifications  for  Surveyors  of  High-Ways,  are  to  be  sold 
by  Thomas  Fleet,  at  the  Heart  and  Crown  in  Cornhill,  Boston. 

Advertisement  in  the  Boston  Evening-Post,  April  n,  1737. 

691.  To  be  sold  by  the  Publisher  of  this  Paper,  at  the  Heart 
and  Crown  in  Cornhill,  Boston,  Blank  Bills  of  Sale  for  Vessels 
suited  either  for  disposing  of  the  whole  and  entire  Hull,  &c.  or 
any  Part  or  Share  thereof;  whether  they  be  upon  the  Stocks, 


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in  Port, or  at  Sea:  Being  a much  better  Form  than  that  hereto- 
fore made  Use  of  in  such  Cases. 

An  advertisement  in  Fleet’s  Boston  Evening-Post,  March  21,  1737. 

1738 

[Eliot,  Joseph.] 

692.  Copy  of  a Letter  | Found  in  the  Study  of  the  Reverend  | 

Mr.  Joseph  Belcher,  | Late  of  Dedham,  since  his  Decease.  In 
Answer  to  this  Question,  How  to  live  in  this  World,  | so  as  to 
live  in  Heaven?  Printed  and  sold  at  the  Heart  and  Crown  in 
Cornhill,  Boston.  [1738?]  mhs 

See  2 Proceedings,  xvffl.  467.  Evans,  4242,  gives  a 16mo.  of  4 pages, 
described  as  the  “ Second  Edition,”  but  does  not  list  a first  edition,  which 
is  No.  472a,  supra.  Thomas  Fleet  was  at  the  sign  of  the  Heart  and 
Crown,  1731-1759. 

693.  Copy  of  a Letter  found  in  the  Study  of  the  | Reverend 

Mr.  Joseph  Belcher,  formerly  of  Dedham,  after  his  Decease. 
In  Answer  etc.  Printed  and  sold  at  the  Bible  and  Heart  in  Corn- 
hill,  Boston.  mhs 

Evans  does  not  name  such  a printing  office  until  1780,  when  it  be- 
longed to  T.  & J.  Fleet. 

Harvard  College. 

694.  Quaestiones.  aas.  hc.  mhs 

695.  Theses.  aas.  hc.  mhs 

Massachusetts-Bay,  Province. 

696.  Anno  Regni  Regis  Georgij  Secundi  &c.  undecimo.  | The 

following  Order  passed  the  Great  and  General  | Court  relating 
to  the  Bill  for  the  Emission  of  Sixty  | Thousand  Pounds  in  Bills 
of  Credit,  to  be  redeemed  by  | Silver  and  Gold,  viz.  | Veneris 
6.  Die  Januarij,  A.  D.  1737.  (With  the  Bill.)  Colophon:  Bos- 
ton: Printed  by  Samuel  Kneeland,  Printer  | to  the  Honourable 
House  of  Representatives.  1737.  f ma.  hc.  mhs 

pp.  5.  Archives,  ci.  564.  “On  a Motion  made  and  seconded  by  divers 
Members,  Ordered,  That  the  Bill  for  the  Emission  of  sixty  thousand 
Pounds  in  Bills  of  Credit  of  a new  Form  and  Tenor,  ...  be  printed  as 
soon  as  may  be,  one  for  each  Member  of  the  Court,  and  one  for  each  Town 
in  the  Province.”  Journals  of  the  House  of  Representatives  of  Massachusetts, 
January  6,  1 737[— 38.] 

Evans,  4270. 

697.  [Royal  arms.]  By  His  Excellency  | Jonathan  Belcher  Esq; 

| . . . | A Proclamation.  | On  a settlement  of  the  Island  of  Sables 
by  Andrew  Le  Mercier.  Dated  September  4,  1738.  Boston: 
Printed  by  J.  Draper,  Printer  to  His  Excellency  the  Governour 
& Council.  mhs 


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698.  [Royal  arms.]  By  His  Excellency  | Jonathan  Belcher, 

Esq;  | . . . | A Proclamation  for  a general  | Thanksgiving.  [No- 
vember 23.]  Dated,  October  28,  1738.  Boston:  Printed  by  J. 
Draper,  Printer  to  His  Excellency  the  Governour  and  Council. 

Evans,  4269.  BA 

699.  Military  Commission.  [Jonathan  Belcher,  Captain  Gen- 
eral and  Governour  in  Chief.]  mhs 

Commission  to  me 
Massachusetts- 
in  your 

700.  Province  of  the  | Massachusetts- 1 Bay,  ss.  [Royal  arms.] 

William  Foye,  Esq;  | Treasurer  . . . (Tax  warrant.)  Dated, 

July  20,  1738.  ei 

701.  To  be  sold  by  Thomas  Fleet,  at  the  Heart  and  Crown 
in  Cornhill,  Boston,  the  following  useful  Blanks,  viz.  Bills 
of  Sale  for  Vessels,  Deeds  of  Sale  for  Land,  Bonds  for  Money, 
Common  Bonds,  Sheriffs  and  Constables  Bail  Bonds,  Powers 
of  Attorney,  both  long  and  short,  Indentures,  Bills  of  Lading, 
Probate  Blanks  of  all  sorts,  Court  Blanks,  Justices  Blanks, 
Complaints  to  the  Superiour  Court,  both  long  and  short,  &c. 

Advertisement  in  the  Boston  Evening-Post , April  24,  1738. 

702.  To  be  sold  by  T.  Fleet,  at  the  Heart  and  Crown  in  Corn- 
hill,  Boston,  Blanks  for  Shipping  of  Sailors,  or  Contracts  be- 
tween Masters  of  Vessels  and  their  Men,  in  a short,  plain  and 
easy  Method,  which  is  now  in  Use  in  the  Port  of  London,  and 
the  other  Sea-Ports  of  Great  Britain. 

Advertisement  in  the  Boston  Evening-Post,  May  29,  1738. 

1739 

703.  Advertisement.  (Notice  of  a meeting  of  the  Proprietors 

of  Narragansett  Township  No.  5.)  Dated,  Boston,  January 
3,  1738/9.  NHaHS 

704.  Also  Bonds,  Counter  Bonds,  Sheriff’s  and  Constable’s 
Bonds,  Deeds  of  Sale  either  for  Vessels  or  Land,  Indentures 
either  for  Apprentices  or  Covenant  Servants,  Powers  of  Attor- 
ney long  and  short,  Complaints,  Short  Notes  of  Hand,  Bills 
for  Shipping  Sailors,  all  sorts  of  Court  Blanks,  Probate  Blanks, 
and  Blanks  for  justices  of  the  Peace,  Bills  of  Lading  &c. 

Fleet’s  Advertisement  in  his  Boston  Evening-Post,  July  2,  1739. 

705.  Boston  New  England,  Nov.  1739.  | In  order  to  Redress 
the  distressing  Circumstances  | which  the  Trade  of  this  Province 


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is  under  for  want  | of  a Medium ; other  methods  having  failed, 
it  is  | proposed  to  set  up  a Bank  of  Credit  on  Land  Secu-  | rity; 
as  follows.  f jcb 

First  issue,  containing  eleven  articles.  See  No.  734,  infra. 

Boston,  Church  Green  Meeting-House. 

706.  To  all  People  unto  whom  these  Presents  | shall  come, 

[We]  The  Committee  for  managing  the  prudential  Affairs  of 
the  | Meeting-House  scituate  on  Church-Green  (so-called)  in 
Boston,  | . . . (Sale  of  pew.)  bpl 

The  date  is  in  ms. 

Commission. 

707.  Commission  of  Justice  of  the  Peace.  [George  the  Second.] 

MHS 

assigned  and  constituted, 
appoint,  our 

Harvard  College. 

708.  Catalogus. 

709.  Quaestiones.  f ei.  aas 

710.  Theses.  aas.  hc 

Evans,  4367,  4369.  No  copy  of  the  Catalogus  has  been  located.  — Lane. 

Massachusetts-Bay,  Province. 

711.  Anno  Regni  Georgii  Secundi,  Regis,  Duodecimo.  | An 

Act  | Passed  by  the  Great  and  General  Court  ...  [at  session] 
continued  by  Prorogation  unto  Wednesday  the  29th  day  of 
November  following  [1738]  | an  act  for  erecting  a Township 
in  the  county  of  York  | by  the  Name  of  Brunswick.  Boston:  | 
Printed  by  John  Draper,  Printer  to  His  Excellency  the  Gov- 
ernour  | and  council.  MeHS 

The  act  was  published  January  27,  1738-39. 

712.  [Royal  arms.]  By  His  Excellency  Jonathan  Belcher, 

Esq;  | . . . | A Proclamation  (on  equipping  private  ships  of  war 
against  Spanish  vessels  and  Effects.)  Dated,  April  10,  1739. 
Boston:  Printed  by  J.  Draper,  Printer  to  His  Excellency  the 
Governour  and  Council.  bpl 

713.  By  His  Excellency  Jonathan  Belcher,  Esq;  ...  A Proc- 
lamation (on  issue  of  letters  of  marque  and  reprisal  against  the 
Vessels  and  goods  of  Spanish  subjects).  Dated,  August  10, 1739. 

Printed  in  the  Boston  Weekly  News-Letter,  August  23,  1739. 


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Royal  arms,  George  II. 

714.  By  His  Excellency  Jonathan  Belcher,  Esq;  . . . A Proc- 
lamation for  apprehending  Peter  Knox  and  Samuel  Cockrain 
(for  killing  of  Thomas  Brown).  Dated,  November  19,  1739. 

Printed  in  the  Boston  Weekly  News-Letter,  November  22,  1739. 

715.  Oaths  appointed  to  be  taken  instead  of  the  Oaths  of  | 


Allegiance  & Supremacy:  And  Declaration.  mhs 

716.  Province  of  the  | Massachusetts- j Bay,  ss.  [Royal  arms.] 

William  Foye,  Esq;  | Treasurer  . . . (Tax  warrant.)  Dated, 
July  20,  1739.  ei 

717.  [Royal  Arms.]  William  Foye,  Esq;  Treasurer  . . . (Tax 

warrant.)  Dated,  November  12,  1739.  lc 

Probate  Court. 

718.  Appointment  of  Guardian.  MA 


Archives,  xvn.  833.  Forms  are  also  in  xviii.  186  (1739),  and  ib.  36 
(1740).  In  the  mhs  are  forms  dated  1757  (015.4.8),  1764  (Dolb.)  and 
1769  (013.20). 

Summons. 

719.  ss.  To  | You  are  hereby  in  His  Majesty’s  Name, 

Required  to  make  your  | Appearance  before  the  Justices  of  Our 
Lord  the  King,  at  the  next  | Superiour  Court  of  Judicature  . . . 

A number  of  varieties  of  this  form  have  been  found.  MHS 

720.  There  is  now  printed,  and  may  be  had  of  the  Publisher 
of  this  Paper,  that  Paragraph  of  the  Province  Law  for  regu- 
lating the  Militia,  which  directs  how  every  inlisted  Foot  Sol- 


102  MASSACHUSETTS  HISTORICAL  SOCIETY.  [1740 

dier  should  be  provided  with  Fire  Arms,  Ammunition,  &c.  very 
proper  for  Commission  officers  to  distribute  among  their  Sol- 
diers, that  none  may  plead  Ignorance  in  this  Time  of  Danger. 
Advertisement  in  the  Boston  Evening-Post,  August  20,  1739. 

721.  To  the  Printer.  | Sir,  | This  Minute  came  to  my  Hands 

the  Postscript  to  the  Boston  Gazette  . . . The  Design  of  print- 
ing the  New  York  Paper,  &c.  called  an  Amusement  | in  the  said 
Postscript,  was  not  in  the  least  to  weaken  the  Hands  of  those 
in  Power  . . . Dated,  May  2d,  1739.  mhs 

1740 

Harvard  College. 

722.  Bond  to  pay  Edward  Hutchinson,  Samuel  Welles,  etc. 
a certain  number  of  ounces  in  Coined  Silver  of  Sterling  Alloy 
or  of  Coined  Standard  Gold.  Dated,  [August  1,]  1740.  aas 

723.  Quaestiones.  aas.  hc 

724.  Theses.  aas.  hc 

Evans,  4525. 

Insurance,  Marine. 

725.  Boston  in  | New  England.  (Insurance  policy  on  ship.) 

Dated  Boston,  (November  17,  1740.]  ei 

726.  The  Manufactory  Scheme.  | In  Consequence  of  the 
Scheme  which  is  inserted  in  the  Book  | of  Records  of  the  Manu- 
factory Company,  proposing  a | Medium  of  Trade  and  Business 
by  an  Emission  of  Notes  | of  Hand,  or  Bills  on  Land  Security, 
Redeemable  by  the  Manu-  | factures  or  Produce  of  the  Province 
of  the  Massachusetts-  | Bay;  the  Directors  (chosen  by  the  sub- 
cribers  thereto  on  July  | 30th  last)  have  unanimously  this  Day 
agreed  on  the  following  | Articles,  including  and  expressing  the 
Meaning  and  Intention  | of  that  scheme,  and  for  the  Prosecu- 
tion of  it,  which  are  to  | be  esteemed  Fundamental,  f ei.  lc 

4 pp. 

Massachusetts-Bay,  Province. 

727.  [Proclamation  appointing  March  27  as  a day  of  Fasting 
and  Humiliation.  Dated,  March  6,  1740.] 

Mentioned  in  the  Boston  Weekly  News-Letter,  March  13,  1740. 

728.  By  His  Excellency  Jonathan  Belcher,  Esq;  ...  A Proc- 
lamation (giving  the  report  of  the  Committee  and  vote  of  the 
General  Court  against  Colman  and  others’  notes).  Dated, 
April  4,  1740. 

Printed  in  the  Boston  Weekly  News-Letter,  April  10,  1740. 


1740]  MASSACHUSETTS  BROADSIDES.  IO3 

729.  By  His  Excellency  Jonathan  Belcher,  Esq;  ...  A Proc- 
lamation (on  the  northern  boundary  of  the  Province  and  peace- 
able conduct  there).  Dated,  June  30,  1740. 

Printed  in  the  Boston  Weekly  News-Letter,  July  3,  1740. 

730.  By  His  Excellency  Jonathan  Belcher,  Esq;  ...  A Proc- 
lamation (on  war  with  Spain  and  encouragement  to  inlist). 
Dated,  June  30,  1740. 

Printed  in  the  Boston  Weekly  News-Letter,  July  3,  1740. 

731.  By  His  Excellency  | Jonathan  Belcher,  Esq;  | . . . | A 

Proclamation.  | [Cut.]  Whereas  a Scheme  for  emit-  | ting  Bills 
or  Notes  by  John  Colman  . . . (warning  against  receiving  or 
passing  the  said  notes).  Dated,  July  17,  1740.  t aas 

Not  in  the  regular  form  of  a proclamation,  but  reprinted  from  a news- 
paper. It  is  printed  in  the  Boston  Weekly  News-Letter,  September  18, 
1740.  2 Am.  Ant.  Soc.  Proceedings,  xi.  462. 

732.  [Royal  arms.]  By  His  Excellency  | Jonathan  Belcher, 
Esq;  | . . . A Proclamation  for  a publick  | Thanksgiving.  [No- 
vember 13.]  Dated,  October  20,  1740.  Boston:  Printed  by  J. 
Draper,  Printer  to  His  Excellency  the  Governour  & Council. 

Evans,  4553.  BA 

733.  By  His  Excellency,  Jonathan  Belcher,  Esq;  . . . A Proc- 
lamation (warning  officers  of  trust  under  this  Government  from 
signing,  or  giving  any  countenance  or  encouragement  to  the 
passing  of  Colman’s  notes).  Dated,  November  5,  1740. 

Printed  in  the  Boston  Weekly  News-Letter,  November  14,  1740. 

734.  By  His  Excellency  Jonathan  Belcher,  Esq;  ...  A Proc- 
lamation (warning  officers  in  the  militia  from  signing  or  giving 
any  countenance  or  encouragement  to  the  passing  of  Colman’s 
notes).  Dated,  November  6,  1740. 

Printed  in  the  Boston  Weekly  News-Letter,  November  14,  1740. 

735.  Province  of  the  Massachusetts  Bay  in  New  England,  j 

In  order  to  Redress  the  distressing  circumstances  which  the 
Trade  of  this  | Province  labours  under  for  want  of  a Medium, 
other  Methods  having  | failed,  it  is  proposed  to  set  up  a Bank 
on  Land  Security,  no  Person  to  | be  admitted  but  such  as  dwell 
in  this  Province,  and  hath  a Real  Estate  | therein.  Dated, 
Boston,  March  10th.  1739,  40.  f ma.  ei.  jcb 

Archives,  cn.  28.  The  second  issue.  See  No.  705,  supra. 

736.  Oaths  appointed  to  be  taken  instead  of  the  Oaths  of  | Al- 

legiance & Supremacy:  And  Declaration.  Dated  in  ms.  August, 
1740.  j ma 


104  MASSACHUSETTS  HISTORICAL  SOCIETY.  [1741 

2 leaves.  The  first  line  of  the  third  paragraph  ends  with  the  words 
“GOD,  Profess,  Testify,”  while  the  form  of  1633  ends  “Profess,  Testify 
and.”  Archives,  lxxu.  516. 

737.  Oath  of  the  Master  of  a [Plantation]  built  Ship.  ma 
Archives,  lxiii.  616. 

738.  Port  of  Boston.  | These  are  to  Certify  all  whom  it  doth 
Concern,  | That . . . Hath  Entered  and  Cleared  at  the  Custom- 
House  in  | Boston  in  New  England,  according  to  Law.  aas 

739.  A Satyrical  Description  | of  | Commencement  | Calculated 
to  the  Meridian  of  Cambridge  in  New-England.  [First  printed 
in  the  Year  1718.]  Boston:  Printed  and  Sold  at  the  Heart  & 
Crown  in  Cornhill. 

See  No.  439,  supra.  Reprinted  by  Thomas  Fleet,  who  printed  at  the 
place  named  from  1731-1757,  or  by  his  son,  Thomas  Fleet,  Jr.,  who  con- 
tinued there  from  1757-1776.  The  text  is  in  The  Magazine  of  History  with 
Notes  and  Queries,  Extra  No.  69,  where  1740  is  assigned  as  the  date  of  the 
second  impression. 

740.  This  Indenture  made  the  Second  Day  of  August,  Anno 

Dom.  1 1740.  (Loan).  aas 

1741 

Bedford  Proprietors. 

741.  Bond.  The  Condition  is  that  he  “shall  build  and  finish  a 

Dwelling  | House,  of  Seven  Feet  Studd,  and  eighteen  Feet 
Square  at  the  least,  on  a Lot  or  | Parcel  of  Land  ...  in  Bed- 
ford, Hampshire  County.  mhs 

Harvard  College. 

742.  Quaestiones.  lc.  aas.  hc.  mhs 

743.  Theses.  ei.  aas.  hc.  mhs 

Evans,  4726. 

744.  A Lamentation  | On  Account  of  Disorders  and  Confusions 

j In  Two  Letters  to  a Friend.  mhs 

Against  Private  Banks.  A ms.  note  says:  “Came  forth  May  20th  1741.” 

Manufactory  Company. 

745.  This  Indenture  . . . mhs 

A form  of  agreement  for  “undertaking”  the  bills  of  the  Manufactory 

Company.  A ms.  note  says:  “Printed  off  March  23d  1740-41. 

Massachusetts-Bay,  Province. 

746.  [Royal  arms.]  By  His  Excellency  | Jonathan  Belcher, 
Esq;  | . . . | A Proclamation  for  a general  Fast.  [February  26.] 
Dated,  January  31,  1740[— 41 .]  Boston:  Printed  by  J.  Draper, 


MASSACHUSETTS  BROADSIDES. 


I74l] 


!°5 


Printer  to  His  Excellency  the  Governour  and  Council.  1740[-41.] 
Evans,  4554  (under  1740).  MHS 

747.  [Royal  arms.]  By  His  Excellency  | Jonathan  Belcher, 
Esq;  j . . . | A Proclamation  for  a general  Fast.  [April  23.] 
Dated,  March  27,  1741.  Boston:  Printed  by  J.  Draper,  Printer 
to  His  Excellency  the  Governour,  and  Council.  1741.  ba.  mhs 

Evans,  4746. 

748.  Province  of  the  | Massachusetts-  | Bay,  [Royal  arms]  By 
His  Excellency  the  Governor,  | A Brief.  (On  aid  for  Charles- 
ton, South  Carolina,  which  had  suffered  by  a dreadful  fire.) 
Dated,  April  30,  1741.  Boston:  Printed  by  J.  Draper,  Printer 
to  His  Excellency  the  Governour  and  Council.  1741.  mhs 

749.  [Royal  arms.]  A List  of  Men  Deserted  from  His  Majes- 
ty’s Ship  Astrea,  Captain  James  Scott,  Commander,  | between 
the  26th  Day  of  April,  and  the  30th  Day  of  May,  1741.  mhs 

750.  [Royal  arms..]  By  His  Excellency  | Jonathan  Belcher  Esq ; 

| ...  | A Proclamation.  (On  the  deserters  from  the  ship  Astrea.) 
Dated  June  8,  1741.  Boston:  Printed  by  J.  Draper,  Printer  to 
the  Governour  and  Council.  1741.  mhs 

751.  [Royal  arms.]  By  His  Excellency  | Jonathan  Belcher  Esq; 

| . . . | A Proclamation.  Whereas  his  Majesty’s  Ship  the 
Astraea  Capt.  James  Scott  commander,  is  sent  to  this  Port,  by 
Order  of  the  Honourable  Admiral  Vernon  . . . (against 
tumults  and  Disorders).  Dated,  June 9, 1741.  Boston:  Printed 
by  J.  Draper,  Printer  to  his  Excellency  the  Governour  and 
Council.  1741.  mhs 

752.  [Royal  arms.]  By  His  Excellency  | William  Shirley,  Esq; 

| . . . | A Proclamation.  [Continuing  officers  in  their  respec- 
tive offices.]  Dated,  August  14,  1741.  Boston;  Printed  by  J. 
Draper,  Printer  to  His  Excellency  the  Governour  & Council. 

MHS 

753.  [Royal  arms.]  By  His  Excellency  | William  Shirley,  Esq; 

| ...  | A Proclamation  for  a general  | Thanksgiving  [Novem- 
ber 12.]  Dated,  October  14,  1741.  Boston:  Printed  by  J. 
Draper,  Printer  to  His  Excellency  the  Governour  and  Council. 
1741.  BA.  MHS 

Evans,  4747. 

754.  [Royal  arms.]  By  His  Excellency  | William  Shirley,  Esq; 

| . . . | A Proclamation.  (On  enlisting  troops  for  the  expedition 
against  the  Spaniards  in  the  West  Indies.)  Dated,  October  16, 


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[1742 


1741.  Boston:  Printed  by  J.  Draper,  Printer  to  his  Excellency 
the  Governour  and  Council.  mhs 


755.  By  His  Excellency  William  Shirley,  Esq.  ...  A Procla- 
mation (on  apprehension  of  those  concerned  in  the  disorders 
and  attack  upon  Anthony  Stoddard  and  Edward  Winslow  when 
seeking  to  arrest  a ringleader  of  the  tumult).  Dated,  Novem- 
ber 2 1741. 

Printed  in  the  Boston  Weekly  News-Letter,  November  5,  1741. 


756.  Military  Commission  [Belcher] 
Commission  to 
Massachusetts- 
in  your 


BPL 

officers  and 
obey  you  as 
as  you 


757.  On  the  | Reverend  Mr.  Gilbert  Tennent’s  | Powerful  and 
successful  Preaching  in  Boston,  and  other  neigh-  | bouring 
Towns.  With  a few  Words  of  Advice  to  awaken’d  | Souls.  And 
of  Warning  to  the  Dispisers  of  the  Gospel  | Offers  of  Salvation. 

MHS 

758.  A Poem  | Occasion’d  by  the  late  | powerful  and  awaken- 

ing Preaching  | of  the  Reverend  | Mr.  Gilbert  Tennent  | By 
some  young  Lads  much  affected  therewith.  mhs 


759.  [Cut.]  Some  Excellent  Verses  | on  Admiral  Vernon’s  tak- 
ing the  Forts  and  Castles  of  Carthagena,  | in  the  Month  of 
March  last.  [Boston :]  Sold  at  the  Heart  and  Crown  in  Cornhill. 
[1741.]  f nypl 

Evans,  4810. 


1742 

Harvard  College. 

760.  Catalogus. 

761.  Quaestiones.  aas.  hc 

762.  Theses.  bpl.  aas.  hc 

Evans,  4967, 4968.  No  copy  of  the  Catalogus  has  been  located.  — Lane. 


Massachusetts-Bay,  Province. 

763.  [Royal  arms.]  By  His  Excellency  [ William  Shirley,  Esq; 

| . . . | A Proclamation  for  a general  Thanksgiving.  [Novem- 
ber 11.]  Boston:  Printed  by  J.  Draper,  Printer  to  His  Excel- 
lency the  Governour  and  Council,  1742.  ba 

Evans,  5005. 

764.  [Last  Monday  [October  18]  His  Excellency  our  Governour 
was  pleased  to  issue  a Proclamation  further  to  prorogue  the 


1742] 


MASSACHUSETTS  BROADSIDES. 


107 


No.  759. 


MASSACHUSETTS  HISTORICAL  SOCIETY. 


108 


[i743 


Great  and  General  Court  or  Assembly  of  this  Province  to  Thurs- 
day the  Eighteenth  Day  of  November  next.] 

Noted  in  the  Boston  Weekly  News-Letter,  October  21,  1742. 

765.  Oaths  appointed  to  be  taken  instead  of  the  Oaths  of  | 

Allegiance  & Supremacy:  And  Declaration.  Dated  in  ms.  Sep- 
tember, 1742.  f ma 

2 leaves.  The  ninth  line  from  the  foot  of  the  Declaration  reads  at  the 
end  “ Rights  and  Liberties  of  the ” instead  of  “Rights  and  Liberties  of  ” as  in 
the  form  of  1733.  Archives,  xm.  130. 

766.  Military  Commission  [William  Shirley,  Captain-General 

and  Governour  in  Chief.]  aas.  mhs 

Commission  to  Me 

Reign  of  His  Majesty  | King  Massachusetts- 

Confidence  in  your 

767.  Suffolk,  ss.  George  the  Second  . . . (Writ  used  in  the 
Land  Bank  cases.) 

Original  in  the  Files  of  the  Superior  Court.  Reproduced  in  Mass.  Col. 
Soc.,  Transactions,  vm.  117. 

1743 

Ashley,  Jonathan. 

768.  A | Letter  | From  the  Reverend  | Mr.  Jonathan  Ashley,  | 

To  the  Reverend  | Mr.  William  Cooper.  | In  Answer  to  his 
Objections  to  Mr.  Ashley’s  | Sermon;  as  publish’d  in  the  Bos- 
ton Gazette,  | January  nth.  1743.  Sold  by  S.  Eliot  in  Corn- 
hil.  1743.  aas 

pp.  7. 

Boston.  Episcopal  Charitable  Society. 

769.  The  Articles  and  Rules  | Of  the  Episcopal  | Charitable 

Society  in  Boston.  [Boston:  1743.]  hc 

Evans,  5137. 

Boston,  Fire  Society. 

770.  These  Presents  Witness,  | That  we  the  Subscribers  as 

Neighbours  and  Friends  do  promise  to  each  | other  as  follows, 
. . . Dated,  “in  Boston,  June  2,  1724.  Revised  and  amended, 
Dec.  7th,  1743.”  mhs 

See  No.  502,  supra. 

771.  [Cut]  An  Elegy,  Occasion’d  by  the  Death  of  | Mrs. 

Ruth  Edson,  | Wife  to  Mr.  Josiah  Edson,  junr.  of  Bridgewater; 
who  deceas’d  May  31st,  1743,  in  the  34th  Year  of  her  Age;  and 
sent  to  him  upon  this  sorrowful  Dispensation  | of  Providence,  — 
By  a friend.  Boston  1743.  t BPL 


1743] 


MASSACHUSETTS  BROADSIDES. 


109 


Harvard  College. 

772.  Quaestiones.  aas.  hc.  mhs 

773.  Theses.  t AAs 

Evans,  5204. 

Massachusetts-Bay,  Province. 

774.  [On  Thursday  last  [February  24]  His  Excellency  our 
Governour,  with  the  Advice  of  His  Majesty’s  Council,  was 
pleased  to  issue  a Proclamation  appointing  Thursday  the  24th 
of  March  current,  to  be  observed  as  a Day  of  publick  Fasting 
and  Prayer  throughout  this  Province.] 

From  the  Boston  Weekly  News-Letter,  March  3,  1743. 

775.  By  His  Excellency  William  Shirley,  Esq;  ...  A Proc- 
lamation (against  currency  of  bills  of  credit  of  the  neighboring 
governments  not  redeemable  in  lawful  money  upon  good  secur- 
ity). Dated,  September  19,  1743. 

Printed  in  the  Boston  Weekly  News-Letter,  November  10,  1743. 

776.  [Royal  arms.]  By  His  Excellency  | William  Shirley,  Esq; 

| . . . | A Proclamation  | for  a general  Thanksgiving  [October 
13.]  Dated,  September  29,  1743.  Boston:  Printed  by  J. 
Draper,  Printer  to  His  Excellency  the  Governour  and  Council. 
1743.  BA.  BPL.  MHS 

Evans,  5245. 

777.  [Last  Thursday  [December  22]  his  Excellency  our  Gover- 
nour was  pleased  to  issue  a Proclamation  further  to  Prorogue  the 
Great  and  General  Court  of  this  Province,  to  Thursday  the  20th 
of  January  next.] 

From  the  Boston  Weekly  News-Letter,  December  29,  1743. 

778.  Commission  of  Justice  of  the  Peace.  [George  the  Second.] 

MHS 

and  constituted 
and  appoint 

779.  Province  of  the  | Massachusetts-  | Bay,  ss.  [Royal  arms.] 

William  Foye,  Esq;  | Treasurer  . . . (Tax  warrant.)  Dated. 
July  12,  1743.  ei 

780.  A Bill  Intitled,  | an  Act  in  Explanation  of  Sundry  Acts  of 

| this  Province  relating  to  the  Payment  of  | private  Debts  con- 
tracted before  the  thirty  | first  Day  of  October,  One  thousand 
seven  Hundred  and  forty  one.  ei 

pp.  3.  Contains  bill  and  Governor  Shirley’s  Speech,  April  23,  1743, 
dissolving  the  General  Court. 


IIO 


MASSACHUSETTS  HISTORICAL  SOCIETY. 


[l744 


Prince,  Thomas. 

781.  It  being  earnestly  desired  by  many  pious  and  judicious 

People,  that  | particular  Accounts  of  the  Revival  of  Religion 
in  every  Town,  in  this  | remarkable  Day  of  Grace,  may  be 
taken  and  published  in  The  | Christian  History,  . . . Signed 
and  dated  in  ms.,  April  18,  1743.  aas 

1744 

Boston,  Christ  Church. 

782.  Received  of  Mr.  | Pounds,  in  full  of  his  Subscrip- 

tion towards  a | Ring  of  Bells  to  be  erected  in  the  Steeple  of  | 
Christ  Church  in  Boston,  . . . bpl 

783.  Earthquakes,  | Tokens  of  God’s  Power  and  Wrath.  The 
Dissolution  | of  the  present  World;  and  the  approaching  Con- 


No.  784.  Compare  with  No.  1007. 

flagra-  | tion,  when  all  Things  shall  be  burnt  up.  With  [torn] \ 
Description  of  the  drowning  the  old  World,  and  Christ’s  | com- 
ing to  Judgment.  Being  a Warning  to  Sinners  | and  Comfort 
to  the  Children  of  God  . . . [cut.]  Boston:  1744. 

Evans,  5383. 

784.  [The  Same.]  The  second  edition.  Boston:  1744. 

Evans,  5384.  t NYPL 

Great  Britain. 

785.  A Copy  of  the  Declaration  of  War  of  the  King  of  Great  | 


1744] 


MASSACHUSETTS  BROADSIDES. 


Ill 


Britain,  against  the  French  King.  Boston,  printed  and  sold  by 
T.  Fleet,  at  the  Heart  & Crown  in  Cornhill.  bpl.  hc.  aas 

Harvard  College. 

786.  Quaestiones.  aas.  hc 

787.  Theses.  aas.  hc 

Evans,  5408. 

Massachusetts-Bay,  Province. 

788.  [Last  Friday  [January  13]  His  Excellency  our  Governour 
was  pleased  to  issue  a Proclamation  further  to  prorogue  the 
Great  and  General  Court  or  Assembly  to  Wednesday  the  Eighth 
Day  of  February  next.] 

From  the  Boston  Weekly  News-Letter,  January  19,  1744. 

789.  [On  Friday  last  [March  9]  His  Excellency  our  Governour, 
with  the  Advice  of  His  Majesty’s  Council,  was  pleased  to  issue 
a Proclamation,  appointing  Thursday  the  Twelfth  Day  of 
April  next,  to  be  observed  as  a Day  of  general  Fasting  and 
Prayer  throughout  this  Province.] 

From  the  Boston  Weekly  News-Letter,  March  15,  1744. 

790.  By  His  Excellency  William  Shirley,  Esq;  ...  A Proc- 
lamation (against  supplying  the  French  King’s  Subjects  in 
America  with  any  kind  of  Provision  or  Ammunition  from  the 
Province).  Dated  May  28,  1744. 

Printed  in  the  Boston  Weekly  News-Letter,  May  31,  1744. 

791.  By  His  Excellency,  William  Shirley,  Esq;  ...  A Proc- 
lamation (on  raising  two  independent  companies  of  volunteers 
to  reinforce  the  Garrison  of  Annapolis-Royal.)  Dated,  June  13, 
1744. 

Printed  in  the  Boston  Weekly  News-Letter,  June  14,  1744. 

792.  [Yesterday  [September  5]  His  Excellency  our  Governour 
was  pleas’d  to  issue  a Proclamation  further  to  prorogue  the 
Great  and  General  Court  or  Assembly  of  this  Province  unto 
Wednesday  the  Third  Day  of  October  next.] 

From  the  Boston  Weekly  News-Letter,  September  6,  1744. 

793.  [Royal  arms.]  By  His  Excellency  | William  Shirley,  Esq; 
| . . . | A Proclamation  | For  Proroguing  the  General  Assembly. 
Dated,  September  19,  1744.  Boston:  Printed  by  John  Draper, 
Printer  to  His  Excellency  the  Governour  | and  Council.  1744. 

MHS 

794.  [Royal  arms.]  By  His  Excellency  | William  Shirley,  Esq; 
| . . . | A Proclamation;  (On  an  heinous  riot  at  Bristol,  Septem- 


1 1 2 


MASSACHUSETTS  HISTORICAL  SOCIETY. 


IT  744 


ber  25,  and  calling  for  arrest  of  leaders.)  Dated,  October  18, 
1744.  Boston:  Printed  by  John  Draper,  Printer  to  His  Excel- 
lency the  Governour  and  Council.  bpl.  mhs 

795.  [Royal  arms.]  By  His  Excellency  | William  Shirley,  Esq; 

| . . . | A Declaration  of  War  against  the  Cap-Sable’s  and  St. 
John’s  Indians.  Dated,  October  19,  1744.  Boston:  Printed  by 
John  Draper,  Printer  to  His  Excellency  the  Governour  and 
Council.  bpl 

796.  [Royal  arms.]  De  la  Part  de  Son  Excellence  | Guillaume 

Shirley,  Ecuyer,  | Capitaine-General  & Gouverneur  en  Chef . . . | 
Declaration  | De  Guerre  contre  les  Indiens  du  Cap  Sable  et  de 
Saint  Jean.  Dated,  October  19,  1744.  [Boston:  J.  Draper, 
1744.]  mhs 

797.  [Royal  arms.]  By  His  Excellency  | William  Shirley,  Esq; 
| . . . [ A Proclamation  | For  a general  Thanksgiving.  [Novem- 
ber 22.]  Dated,  October  20,  1744.  Boston:  Printed  by  John 
Draper,  Printer  to  His  Excellency  the  Governour  and  Council. 

Evans,  5435.  MHS 

798.  [Royal  arms.]  De  la  Part  de  Son  Excellence  | Guil- 

laume Shirley,  Ecuyer,  | . . . | Proclamation  | Pour  encourager 
tous  Volontaires  a faire  la  Guerre  contres  les  Indiens  | de  Saint 
Jean  et  du  Cap  Sable.  Dated,  November  2,  1744.  [Boston: 
J.  Draper,  1744.]  mhs 

799.  William  Shirley,  Esq;  | Captain-General  . . . Military 

Commission.  Dated  in  ms.  May  21,  1744.  MeHS 

800.  Province  of  the  | Massachusetts- 1 Bay,  ss.  [Royal  arms.] 

William  Foye,  Esq;  | Treasurer  . . . (Tax  warrant.)  Dated, 
July  10,  1744.  ei 

801.  Massachusetts  Government  | Lottery.  ba 

802.  Paper  for  Tobacconists  or  Shopkeepers,  either  printed 
or  plain,  to  be  sold  by  the  Publisher  of  this  Paper  at  the  Heart 
& Crown  in  Cornhill,  by  the  Ream,  or  a smaller  Quantity. 

Advertisement  in  Fleet’s  Boston  Evening-Post,  April  16,  1744. 

803.  **.j.That  Paragraph  of  the  Province-Law  for  regulating 
the  Militia,  relating  to  Fire-Arms,  &c.  so  necessary  to  be  known 
by  every  Soldier  in  this  Time  of  War,  may  be  had  ready  printed, 
of  Thomas  Fleet,  at  the  Heart  and  Crown  in  Cornhill,  Boston. 

Advertisement  in  the  Boston  Evening-Post,  July  30,  1744. 

804.  Beating  orders.  Dated  February  5 1744.  bpl.  mhs 


1745] 


MASSACHUSETTS  BROADSIDES. 


113 


805.  I Do  acknowledge  to  have  | voluntarily  inlisted 

my  self  as  a private  Soldier  to  serve  | . . . | in  an  Expedition 
against  the  French  Settlements  at  Cape-  [ Breton,  and  the 
Islands  adjacent.  aas 

1745 


Boston:  Brick  Meeting  House. 

806.  Receipt  for  Pew  in  the  South  Brick  Meeting-House  in 
Marlborough  Street,  Boston.  mhs 


807.  Constitute  of  Boston,  Gentleman,  my  Attorney  | in 

all  Causes  moved  and  to  be  moved  for  me,  or  against  me,  in 
my  name  to  Ap-  | pear,  Plead  and  Pursue  to  final  Judgment 
and  Execution  (cum  facultate  Substituendi.)  mhs 

808.  The  | English  Soldier  | Encouraged.  Rouse  Heroes,  Arm, 

brave  Captains  take  the  Field,  Great  George  commands,  Arm 
with  your  Spear  and  Shield.  t EI 

G.,  L. 

809.  Brief  Journal  | Of  the  Taking  of  | Cape-Breton,  | Put  in 
Metre,  by  L.  G.  one  of  the  Soldiers  in  the  Expedition,  f nyhs 

The  writer  was  in  the  regiment  from  New  London,  Connecticut,  and 
the  issue  may  have  come  from  a Connecticut  press.  Evans,  5601. 


Harvard  College. 

810.  Catalogus.  hc 

811.  Quaestiones.  f aas 

812.  Theses.  aas.  hc 

Evans,  5606,  5607. 

813.  Insurance  Policy.  pc 


Jeffrey. 

814.  The  Declaration  and  Confession  of  Jeffrey,  Negro,  who 
was  executed  at  Worcester,  October  17,  1745,  for  the  Murder 
of  his  Mistress,  Tabitha  Sanford,  at  Mendon,  the  12th  of  Sep- 
tember preceeding.  Sold  at  the  Heart  and  Crown  in  Cornhill, 
Boston. 

Advertisement  in  the  Boston  Evening-Post,  October  28,  1745.  Evans, 
5571.  It  was  a topic  usually  printed  in  a broadside. 

815.  A Letter  from  a Gentleman  in  Salem,  to  his  Friend  in 

Boston.  [On  settlement  of  Dudley  Leavit  over  the  First 
Church.]  Dated,  Salem,  October  25,  1745.  mhs 

Massachusetts-Bay,  Province. 

816.  [Royal  arms.]  By  His  Excellency  | William  Shirley,  Esq; 


MASSACHUSETTS  HISTORICAL  SOCIETY. 


114 


[i745 


| . . . | A Proclamation.  | Whereas  the  Great  and  General  Court 
or  Assembly  of  this  Province  . . . (on  inlisting  soldiers  to  serve 
against  the  French  settlements  upon  the  Island  of  Cape- 
Breton).  Dated,  January  26,  l744[-45.]  Boston:  Printed  by 
John  Draper,  Printer  to  His  Excellency  the  Governour  and 
Council.  mhs 

817.  [Royal  arms.]  By  His  Excellency  | Benning  Wentworth, 
Esq;  | Captain-General  and  Governour  in  Chief,  in  and  over 
His  Majesty’s  | Province  of  New-Hampshire,  in  New-England. 

| A Proclamation.  (On  the  expedition  against  Cape-Breton.) 
Dated,  February  2,  1744[-45],  [Boston.]  f lc 

818.  [Royal  arms.]  By  His  Excellency  | William  Shirley,  Esq; 
| . . . | A Proclamation  | For  a publick  Fast.  [February  28.] 
Dated,  February  18,  l744[-45.]  Boston:  Printed  by  John 
Draper,  Printer  to  His  Excellency  the  Governour  and  Council. 

Evans,  5434.  MHS 

819.  [Royal  arms.]  By  His  Excellency  | William  Shirley,  Esq; 

| . . . | A Proclamation  for  a general  Fast.  [April  4.]  Dated, 
March  25,  1745.  Boston:  Printed  by  John  Draper,  Printer  to 
His  Excellency  the  Governour  and  Council.  1745.  mhs 

Evans,  5633. 

820.  [Royal  arms.]  By  His  Excellency  | William  Shirley,  Esq; 

| . . . | A Proclamation  (on  inlisting  reinforcements  for  the 
Louisburg  expedition).  Dated,  June  1,  1745.  Boston:  Printed 
by  J.  Draper,  Printer  to  His  Excellency  the  Governour  and 
Council.  mhs 

Printed  in  the  Boston  Weekly  News-Letter,  June  6,  1745. 

821.  [Royal  arms.]  By  His  Excellency  | William  Shirley,  Esq; 

| . . . | A Proclamation  (on  seamen  for  manning  a captured 
French  man  of  war,  the  Vigilant,  under  Peter  Warren.)  Dated, 
June  4,  1745.  Boston:  Printed  by  J.  Draper,  Printer  to  His 
Excellency  the  Governour  and  Council.  aas.  mhs 

822.  [Royal  arms.]  By  His  Excellency  | William  Shirley,  Esq; 

| . . . | A Proclamation  | For  a general  Thanksgiving.  [July 
18.]  Dated,  July  8,  1745.  Boston:  Printed  by  John  Draper, 
Printer  to  His  Excellency  the  Governour  and  Council.  1745. 

Evans,  5634.  BA 

823.  [Royal  arms.]  By  the  Honourable  | Spencer  Phips,  Esq; 
| . . . | A Declaration  of  War  against  the  Eastern  and  Can- 
ada Indians.  Dated,  August  23,  1745.  Boston:  Printed  by 


By  His  Excellency 


WILLIAM  S H I R L E r,  Efq; 

Captain-General  and  Governour  in  Chief,  in  and  over  His  Majefty’s 
Province  of  the  MaJJ achuJetts-Bay  in  Nezv-England. 


A PROCLAMATION  for  a general  F yl  ST. 


ORASMUCH  as  this  Government  has  with  great  Expence  and  Labour  raifed  and  fitted  out  a large  Body 
of  Troops, and  equipped  a confiderable  Naval  Force  for  an  Expedition  again  ft  the  French  ztCape-Breton, 
j F which  Forces  are  now,  thro’  the  Favour  of  Divine  Providence,  embarked,  and  have  taken  theirDeparture 

r . *.1  • tii  . a . j c r 1.  ,11 — E • a:,  : * -t?.,.. -■ l**.  l:  i i 


from  thisPlace  ; And  forafmuch  as  all  our  Hopes  of  Succefs  in  this  important  Enterprize  ought  to  be  placed 
t^ie  gracious  Prefence  of  Almighty  GOD,  to  giveWifdom  andCondudt  to  our  Officers,  and  Refolution 
and  Courage  both  to  Officers  and  Soldiers,  to  preferve  our  Forces  from  Sicknefs  and  other  Difafters,  and 
to  govern  all  Accidents  and  Occurrences  fo  as  to-  render  them  favourable  to  our  Defigns ; And  as  it  is  our  indifpenfible 
Duty  by  Prayer  and  Supplication  with  penitent  Confeffion  of  our  Sins  earneftly  to  implore  the  gracious  Interposition  of 
divine  Providence,  that  it  would  pleafe  GOD  to  be  on  our  Side  and  fight  our  Battles,  and  grant  us  Succefs  and 
Victory  ; 


Italic  tljcrcfoic  thought  fit  VtottI)  tilt  abbicc  of  Ip's  C$ajcfty’s  Council,  to  appoint  Thurfday  tljc 
Fourth  Day  of  April  nept,  to  be  obferbeo  throughout  tips  jArobmcc  as  a Day  of  -.fading  ano 
grayer,  hereby  railing  upon  flSInifters  ano  people,  as  ibcll  in  tljcit*  pribatc  Dcbotions,  ns  in 
tljeir  public!?  affcmbiics,  lbith  a truly  Humble  ano  contrite  Spirit  to  confcfs  ano  bcibail  tljc 
many  ano  great  Offences  of  tins  people,  lbhcrcby  ©FDD  may  be  in  lily  probobcb  to  blaft  all  our 
Dcfigns  in  tips  enterprise,  ano  bring  upon  us  the  moil  Ijcaby  attO  lbafting  Calamities  ; ano  to  cry 
mightily  to  Dim,  that  pc  iboulD  in  IPS  abunDant  QJcrcy  through  CHRIST,  foigibc  all  our  Hrcfpaffcs 
anomaut  us  a religious  ano  refonneo  people,  ano  thereby  prepare  us  for  all  temporal  profperity  : 
2lnB  more  cfpcctaUy,  that  they  Oo  utiocr  a Cecp  Scnfc  of  the  utnPerfal  probiocntc  of  Almighty 
lbhercby  he  goberns  all  Caufes  ano  cbcuts  accoioing  to  Ipsolbn  Wife  ano  fobereign  ptca= 
fure,  Vbith  humble  ano  importunate  prayers  bcfccch  him  to  beep  Sun,  t!jc  accurfco  Hhing  that 
probob.es  his  ittH  InOignation,  out  of  the  Camp  ano  fleet ; ano  that  he  lbouio  graciotifiy  oiocr 
all  tl;e  Circumltances  of  tip's  enterprise  in  ©erry  to  tips  people ; ano  that  he  lbouio  profper  ano 
fucccco  it  foi  the  future  Safety  ano  profperity  of  Hips  ano  the  other  Kritifl)  iProbinces  ano  Colo^ 
niCS,  for  His  is  [he  Power,  the  Glory,  and  the  Victory  - anO  after  all,  Ijuntbly  a Dutifully  to  ftlblUit  tlJIS 
great  affair  to  lps  Wife  ano  fobereign  Determination,  that  fo  in  all  IXcfpctts  this  may  be  fitch  a 
fall  as  ©FDFD  has  renuirco,  ano  a Day  of  atonement  ano  not  of  further  iprobocation  ; anD  that  it 
lbotiioalfo  pleafe  ©FDD  to  gibeSucccfs  to  the  arms  of  lps  ©aicfcyanD  hisailies  in  tljc  FDpcrattotis 
of  tljc  enfuing  Sutinmcr  ; ano  that  Peace  may  be  reftojeo  both  in  Europe  anD  in  America  , attD  tljat 
tlje  tmibcrfai  Stingoom  of  our  HorD  ano  S>abiour  JESUS  CHRIST,  the  Prince  of  Peace,  may 
prcbail  in  the  iHIlOtlD,  ano  the  whole  Earth  be  filled  with  His  Glory.  anO  all  fctbilc  JUbOItr  anD 
Kccrcationsarc  lltictly  forbioocit  on  tljc  faiD  Day. 


Given  at  the  Council-Chamber  in  Boston,  the  Twenty-fifth  Day  of  March,  1745.  In  the  Eighteenth  Year 
of  die  Reign  of  our  Sovereign  Lord  GEORGE  die  Second,  by  the  Grace  of  GOD,  of  Great- 
Britain,  France  and  Ireland,  KING,  Defender  of  the  Faith,  fife. 


By  His  Excellency  s Command , with 
the  Advice  of  the  Council, 

J.  Willard,  Seer. 

GOD  fave  the  KING. 


Shirley. 


BOSTON : Printed  by  John  Draper,  Printer  to  His  Excellency  the  Governour  and  Counue.  1745 

No.  819. 


By  His  Excellency 


WILLIAM  SHIR  LET,  Efq; 

Captain-General  and  Governour  in  Chief,  in  and  over  His  Majefty’s  Province  of  the 
Maffachifctts-Bay  in  Ncv>EngIand. 

A PROCLAMATION 


I 

> 


JD/-/-  '7'P  ’ H F R E AS  IIis  M.ijclty  lias  been  gracioufly  plctfc.l  to  order  i Number  of  Troops,  under  the 
' 2:  V / i Command  ol  the  Honourable  Liciitcqpot-Ccucral  .SV.  , to  proceed  from  Grcat-Brit'nin  to 
W 'i  I vwjbourg,  with  a fuHicicnt  Convoy  of  Men  of  Wnr.  and  with  diem  a great  Parted  H , Ma* 
• \>>  ' , - I js-rty  V T roops  now  in  Gnrrifon  at  Lalijhcurg,  and  alf(<  with  Inch  'I  ;<«  | , .is  fhnll  be  levied  Tor 
that  Purpofe  1.:  His  M.ijcfty’s  Colonics  in  North-.  !r:a  ;c  /,  t«.  t tempt  the  immediate  Rc.'udion 
of  Canada  ; r.nd  has  (igmlicd  His  Royal  Plcafuu.  to  Me.  . . Iiutothc  Gmcrmiur:  • t ...  ..'cr.’.l 
Provinces  and  Colonies  of  / 'irgiria,  'Mar y/and,  Penfharda,  AW-jer/cy,  Ne^-Tori,  C:vRiu:  \ R’.c.L- 
IJtard  and  Ncas-Hampfldre , by  Letters  diip.itch'd  from  his  Grr.ee  the  Duke  of  /V,-„  -C.:flU,  I .t  the  n.  uhny 
Difpofitions  Ihould  Ik  forthwith  made  for  t he  railing  as  many  Men  u ithin  this  and  the  abcve-mcmioiKil  Go- 
vernments as  the  Shortnefs  ol  the  Time  w ill  admit,  for  proceeding  on  the  tud  Expedition  ; 

AND  whereas  the  Great  and  General  Court  of  this  Province  hnvc,  with  the  wtmoft  Chearfiilncf*  and  Una 
nimitv,  voted  to  give  all  ncceflary-  and  pro|vr  Encouragement  for  Three  Tbcufaml  Voluntien.  that  (liall  cn!  I! 
into  His  Majefly’s  Service  in  this  Expedition  ; 

In  Obedience  therefore  to  His  Majefysfaid  Commands  ; 

I lube  thought  fit,  ttuth  (hr  3obitc  of  his  CRatefrp's  Couiinl,  to  ifTue  tine  piorlamn- 
rion  in  o:bcr  to  malic  hnottm  his  CBaicfrp  s gracious  ^tcntions  anb  Declarations  fo? 
fh.  encouragement  of  all  able  bobico  effcrtibc  C]3nt  that  arc  fnrlmcbrocnhft  tljcinfclbcc. 
into  his  'S'crbiff  m flic  faio  CrpcDition  Jogethrr  nut!)  the  furthcttSntouragcmcnt  lbljlch 
is  offer  eti  bp  tins  iSouermncnr,  -J- . Hhat  tfle  faiD  Goluuticvs  ibill  be  tinber  fuel)  Officers 
as  ^ fliall  appoint , Hhar  thep  null  be  immcDiafelvxiifitlcD  to  his  ti3aicAp'5  i&ap,  the  £>f 
firers  from  the  Himr  tljep  null  engage  in  his  ij0afnty'0  Scrbirc,  and  the  3>oUi1ccg  from  tljc 
rcfpcctibc  Daps  on  whirl)  thrp  fliall  lie  ciiliflcb ; Hhat  if  idrobiQon  cannot  be  mabc  of  Tltms 
ano  Cioathmg  foz  them,  bp  rcafon  of  the  S>l)oKncfs  of  the  dme;  a'reafoitablc  allowance 
null  be  maor  them  m Cpoucp  foi  the  fame , Hljat  thep  flrail.br  rtititlcD  to  a Sdurc  pf  the 
23ootp  that  fliall  be  fallen  from  the  dump,  anb  fliall  be  fent  back  to  their  fcbcral  habitari 
ous,  ibhcu  this  firrbicc  fliall  be  ober,  unlefs  nnpof  them  Ihallbcfirc  to  fettle  clfclbhcrc. 

si  ND  for  the  further  Encouragement  of  all  I 'oh:  riders  that  frail  engage  tr:  tbisServicc,  It  is  providod,  H flat 

thep  fliall  rcreibc  Thirty  Pounds  m »Misof  Credit  ofrhcolD^nto:,  ns  a i3ountp  ; as  alfofoz 
each  Cftan  a gooD  fcManlict,  anb  a »cd  foz  eberptwo  tiBen  the  faib  Boutitp  to  be  paib  upon 
their  diliftmcnt,  anb  the  isianhcts  anb  2£cds  at  the  Hunt  of  their  embarkation,  02  pro^ 
erebmg  on  the  faib  erpeditton  : 3lnd  rhat  all  furh  tHolunticrs  as  fliall  proceed  on  this  Cppc* 
bition,  fliall  be  c, tempted  from  all  ^mprcflcsjoz  two  gears  after  their  asetant.- 

Given  01  ihe  Council-Clumber  in  Borrow,  the  Second  Djv  d[_  Jw  1746.  Iff  the  J^inetctnili  Year  of  live  Reign  of  Our  Sovcieijn 
Lord  GEORGE  the  Second,  by  the  Groce  ol  GOD  of  G/teliBrnc;*,  Front  and  Irtlosi,  KING,  Defender  ol  iL;  Faith, 

By  Order  of  His  Excellency  the  Governour , _ • r „ . . . 

with  the  Advice  of  the  Council,  rr'  • fJf E 1C y, 

' " GO  D Save  the  KING. 

■ 4 — 

BOSTON  : Printed  by  John  Draper,  Printer  :to  His  Excellency  the  Gc-veknolr  and  Council. 


No.  844 


MASSACHUSETTS  BROADSIDES. 


1745] 


115 


John  Draper,  Printer  to  His  Excellency  the  Governour  and 
Council.  mhs 

Printed  in  the  Boston  Weekly  News-Letter,  August  29,  1745. 

824.  [Royal  arms.]  By  the  Honourable  | Spencer  Phips,  Esq; 

| ...  | A Proclamation  for  Encouragement  to  Volunteers 
to  | prosecute  the  War  against  the  Indian  Enemy.  Dated, 
August  23,  1745.  Boston:  Printed  by  John  Draper,  Printer  to 
His  Excellency  the  governour  and  Council.  mhs 

Printed  in  the  Boston  Weekly  News-Letter,  August  29,  1745.  Evans, 
5635. 

825.  [Royal  arms.]  By  the  Honorable  | Spencer  Phips,  Esq; 
| . . . | A Proclamation  for  a publick  Fast.  [September  19.] 
Dated,  September  6,  1745.  Boston:  Printed  by  John  Draper, 
Printer  to  His  Excellency  the  Governour  and  Council. 

Evans,  5636.  LC.  MHS 

826.  [Royal  arms.]  By  the  Honourable  | Spencer  Phips,  Esq; 

| . . . | A Proclamation.  (On  despatching  to  Cape  Breton  those 
who  had  inlisted  and  received  the  bounty.)  Dated,  October  11, 
1745.  Boston:  Printed  by  John  Draper,  Printer  to  His  Excel- 
lency the  Governour  and  Council.  mhs 

Printed  in  the  Boston  Weekly  News-Letter,  October  17,  1745. 

827.  [Royal  arms.]  By  the  Honourable  | Spencer  Phips,  Esq; 

| . . . | A Proclamation.  (On  disorders  created  by  officers  and 
seamen  from  British  ships.)  Dated,  November  22,  1745.  Bos- 
ton: Printed  by  John  Draper,  Printer  to  His  Excellency  the 
Governour  and  Council.  mhs 

Printed  in  the  Boston  Weekly  News-Letter,  November  28,  1745. 

828.  [Royal  arms.]  By  the  Honourable  | Spencer  Phips,  Esq; 

| . . . | A Proclamation  for  a general  | Thanksgiving.  [Decem- 
ber 5.]  Dated,  November  25,  1745.  Boston:  Printed  by  John 
Draper,  Printer  to  His  Excellency  the  Governour  and  Council. 

Evans,  5637.  BA.  MHS 

829.  The  following  is  a perfect  List  of  the  Establishment  of 

Officers  and  Men  in  the  Expedition  against  | Louisburg,  pass’d 
the  Great  and  General  Court,  | in  their  Session  in  March  1744. 
[Also]  The  following  further  Resolve  pass’d  the  Great  and  | 
General  Court  or  Assembly,  Sept.  26,  1745.  bpl.  mhs 

830.  Boston,  February  3.  1745,  | Sir,  | Having  received  a 
Commission  from  Her  Majesty  for  raising  a Regiment  | forth- 
with for  the  Defence  and  Service  of  Cape-Breton,  . . . aas 


n6 


MASSACHUSETTS  HISTORICAL  SOCIETY. 


[1746 


831.  Instructions  For  Masters  of  Transports,  Captains  and 
commanding  Officers  of  military  Companies  and  Commissaries, 
that  are  or  shall  be  employed  in  His  Majesty’s  Service  in  the 
Province  of  the  Massachusetts-Bay.  Dated,  March  13, 
1744[— 45.] 

From  an  auction  catalogue. 

832.  [Royal  arms.]  Province  of  the  Massachusetts-Bay,  ss. 

William  Foye,  Esq.  Treasurer,  etc.  (Tax  warrant.)  Dated  July 
12,  1745.  EI.  BPL.  AAS 

833.  New  England  Bravery.  [Cut.]  Being  a full  and  true  Ac- 

count of  the  taking  of  the  City  of  Louisbourg,  by  | the  New- 
England  Forces  under  the  Command  of  the  gallant  General  | 
Peppered,  on  the  17th  of  June,  1745.  Tune  of,  chivey  chase. 
Sold  at  the  Heart  and  Crown  in  Cornhill,  Boston.  f pc 

The  same  cut  is  used  on  “Two  favorite  Songs  made  on  the  Evacuation 
of  the  Town  of  Boston,  by  the  British  Troops,  on  the  1 7 th  of  March,  1776.” 

834.  Waste  Paper,  printed  or  plain,  to  be  sold  by  the  Ream 
or  Quire,  by  the  Publisher  of  this  Paper. 

Advertisement  in  Fleet’s  Boston  Evening-Post,  October  21,  1745. 

1746 

Boston,  Town. 

835.  Boston  ss.  | At  a Meeting  of  the  Select-Men  February  21, 
1746.  (On  the  small-pox,  and  republishing  the  act  of  the  gen- 
eral Court  published  January  17,  1742,  “to  prevent  the  spread- 
ing of  the  Small-Pox  and  other  infectious  Sickness,  and  to 


prevent  the  concealing  of  the  same.”  mhs 

836.  Tax  notice.  mhs 

Harvard  College. 

837.  Quaestiones.  t AAS 

838.  Theses.  t aas 

Evans,  5786. 

Massachusetts-Bay,  Province. 


839.  An  Act  | Passed  by  the  Great  and  General  Court  . . . | 

An  Act  more  effectually  to  prevent  profane  Cursing  and  Swear- 
ing. (Published,  February  13,  1745.)  Boston:  Printed  by  S. 
Kneeland  and  T.  Green,  by  Order  of  the  Governour,  Council 
and  House  of  Representatives.  1746.  mhs 

840.  [Royal  arms.]  By  His  Excellency  | William  Shirley,  Esq; 
[ . . . | A Proclamation.  On  deserters  from  Castle  William. 


1746] 


MASSACHUSETTS  BROADSIDES. 


117 


No.  833. 


Il8  MASSACHUSETTS  HISTORICAL  SOCIETY.  [1746 

Dated,  February  10,  1745.  Boston:  Printed  by  J.  Draper, 
Printer  to  His  Excellency  the  Governour  & Council  mhs 

841.  [Royal  arms.]  By  His  Excellency  | William  Shirley,  Esq; 
|.  . . | A Proclamation  for  a general  Fast.  [March  13.]  Dated, 
February  26,  l745[-46].  Boston:  Printed  by  John  Draper, 
Printer  to  His  Excellency  the  Governour  and  Council.  mhs 

Evans,  5632. 

842.  [Royal  arms.]  By  His  Excellency  | William  Shirley,  Esq; 

| . . . | A Proclamation.  (On  deserters  from  Lieutenant  Gen- 
eral Phillips’  regiment.)  Dated,  April  26,  1746.  Boston: 
Printed  by  John  Draper,  Printer  to  His  Excellency  the  Gover- 
nour and  Council.  mhs 

843.  [Royal  arms.]  By  His  Excellency  | William  Shirley,  Esq; 

| . . . | A Proclamation.  (On  arms  and  ammunition  for  the 
militia.)  Dated,  May  14,  1746.  Boston:  Printed  by  John 
Draper,  Printer  to  His  Excellency  the  Governour  and  Council. 

MHS 

844.  By  His  Excellency  William  Shirley  Esq;  ...  A Procla- 
mation (on  encouragement  to  inlist  in  the  expedition  for  the 
immediate  reduction  of  Canada).  Dated,  June  2, 1746. 

Printed  in  the  Boston  Weekly  News-Letter,  June  5,  1746. 

845.  [Royal  arms.]  By  His  Excellency  | William  Shirley,  Esq; 

| . . . | A Proclamation  | for  a publick  Fast.  [July  10.]  Dated, 
June  17,  1746.  Boston:  Printed  by  John  Draper,  Printer  to 
His  Excellency  the  Governour  and  Council.  mhs 

Evans,  5806. 

846.  [Royal  arms.]  By  His  Excellency  | William  Shirley,  Esq; 

| . . . | A Proclamation.  (On  apprehending  all  Vagrant  and 
suspected  seamen.)  Dated,  July  12,  1746.  Boston:  Printed 
by  John  Draper,  Printer  to  His  Excellency  the  Governour  and 
Council.  mhs 

Printed  in  the  Boston  Weekly  News-Letter,  July  17,  1746. 

847.  [Royal  arms.]  By  His  Excellency  | William  Shirley,  Esq; 
| . . . | A Proclamation  | For  a publick  Thanksgiving.  [August 
14.]  Dated,  July  23,  1746.  Boston:  Printed  by  John  Draper, 
Printer  to  His  Excellency  the  Governour  and  Council.  mhs 

Evans,  5807. 

848.  [Royal  arms.]  By  His  Excellency  | William  Shirley,  Esq; 
| ...  | A Proclamation.  (On  apprehending  sailors  deserting 
from  Louisburg  expedition.)  Dated,  September  16,  1746. 


1746]  MASSACHUSETTS  BROADSIDES.  II9 

Boston:  Printed  by  John  Draper,  Printer  to  His  Excellency  the 
Governour  and  Council.  hhs 

849.  [Royal  arms.]  By  His  Excellency  William  Shirley,  Esq; 

. . . A Proclamation  (appointing  October  16  to  be  a Pub- 
lick  Fast.)  Dated,  October  6,  1746.  Boston:  Printed  by  John 
Draper,  Printer  to  His  Excellency  the  Governor  and  Council. 

MHS 

850.  [Royal  arms.]  By  His  Excellency  [ William  Shirley,  Esq; 

| . . . | A Proclamation  for  a general  | Thanksgiving.  [Novem- 
ber 27.]  Dated,  November  7,  1746.  Boston:  Printed  by  John 
Draper,  Printer  to  His  Excellency  the  Governour  and  Council. 

Evans,  5809.  BA.  MHS 

851.  Military  Commission  [William  Shirley,  Captain-General 

and  Governour  in  Chief.]  ei.  mhs 

Commission  to  me| 
Massachusetts-] 
in  your| 

Line  for  line  same  as  that  of  1742,  supra,  but  the  arrangement  differs, 
showing  a new  printing. 

852.  Province  of  the  | Massachusetts-Bay,  ss.  [Royal  arms.] 

William  Foye,  Esq;  | Treasurer  . . . (Tax  warrant.)  Dated, 
November  4,  1746.  MeHS.  ei 

853.  A Muster-Roll  of  the  Company  in  His  Majesty’s  Serv- 
ice | under  the  Command  of  Captain,  Viz.  mhs 

854.  A Muster-Roll  of  the  Company  in  His  Majesty’s  | Serv- 
ice under  the  Command  of  Captain,  viz.  mhs 

New  Hampshire. 

855.  [Royal  Arms.]  By  His  Excellency  | Benning  Wentworth 

Esq;  Captain  General  and  Governour  in  Chief,  in  and  over 
His  Majesty’s  Pro-  | vince  of  New-Hampshire,  in  New  England. 
| A Proclamation.  (On  the  Canada  expedition.)  Dated,  June 
5,  1746.  Boston,  Printed  by  Thomas  Fleet.  f lc 

856.  A Short  History  of  the  Grand  Rebellion  in  Scotland,  or, 

a brief  Account  of  the  Rise  and  Progress  of  Charles  Stuart, 
the  Young  Pretender,  and  his  Associates;  and  his  Seasonable 
Defeat  by  his  Majesty’s  Forces  under  the  Command  of  his 
Royal  Highness  the  Duke  of  Cumberland  . . . [Boston:]  Sold 
by  B.  Gray,  near  the  Market,  [1746.]  nypl 

Evans,  5866. 

857.  Warrant  to  show  cause.  ma 

Archives,  xvm.  597. 


120 


MASSACHUSETTS  HISTORICAL  SOCIETY. 


L1747 


1747 

Boston. 

858.  Tax  notice.  mhs 

Harvard  College. 

859.  Quaestiones.  aas.  hc 

860.  Theses.  aas.  hc 

Evans,  5963. 

Massachusetts-Bay,  Province. 

861.  [Royal  arms.]  By  His  Excellency  | William  Shirley,  Esq; 

| . . . | A Proclamation  for  a general  Fast.  [April  9.]  Dated, 
March  21,  1746[— 47.]  Boston:  Printed  by  John  Draper,  Printer 
to  His  Excellency  the  Governour  and  Council.  mhs 

Evans,  5805. 

862.  [Royal  arms.]  By  His  Excellency  | William  Shirley,  Esq; 

| . . . | A Proclamation.  (On  meeting  of  the  Great  and  Gen- 
eral Court  on  August  12.)  Dated,  July  22,  1747.  Boston: 
Printed  by  John  Draper,  Printer  to  His  Excellency  the  Gover- 
nour and  Council.  mhs 

863.  [Royal  arms.]  By  His  Excellency  | William  Shirley,  Esq; 
| . . . | A Proclamation  | for  a publick  Thanksgiving.  [Novem- 
ber 26.]  Dated,  November  4,  1747.  Boston:  Printed  by  John 
Draper,  Printer  to  His  Excellency  the  Governour  and  Council. 

Evans,  6001.  MHS 

864.  By  His  Excellency  William  Shirley,  Esq;  ...  A Proc- 
lamation (requiring  the  attendance  of  Every  Member  of  both 
Houses  on  November  17,  to  which  day  the  General  Court  stood 
adjourned).  Dated,  November  7,  1747. 

Printed  in  the  Boston  Weekly  News-Letter,  November  12,  1747. 

865.  By  His  Excellency  William  Shirley,  Esq;  ...  A Procla- 
mation (on  a “notorious  and  dangerous  Insurrection  in  the 
Town  of  Boston,  of  a great  Number  of  Seamen  and  other  lewd 
and  profligate  Persons.”)  Dated,  November  21,  1747. 

Printed  in  the  Boston  Weekly  News-Letter,  November  27,  1747. 

866.  [Royal  arms.]  By  His  Excellency  [ William  Shirley,  Esq; 
j . . . | A Proclamation  for  a publick  Fast.  [January  28.] 
Dated,  December  28,  1747.  Boston:  Printed  by  John  Draper, 
Printer  to  His  Excellency  the  Governour  and  Council.  mhs 

867.  A Muster-Roll  of  the  Company  in  His  Majesty’s  Service  [ 

under  the  Command  of  Captain,  Viz.  mhs 

Differs  from  1746,  which  was  all  italics. 


MASSACHUSETTS  BROADSIDES. 


I 2 I 


1748] 

868.  [Royal  arms.]  Province  of  the  Massachusetts-Bay,  ss. 

William  Foye,  Esq.  Treasurer,  etc.  (Province  Tax.)  Dated, 
November  10,  1747.  ei.  aas 

869.  A plain  and  serious  Address  to  the  Inhabitants  of  the  | 

Massachusetts  Province,  relating  to  the  Choice  of  their  | Repre- 
sentatives. MHS 

Signed  “Philo  Patriae.” 

870.  Receipt  of  Receiver  for  the  Port  of  Salem  of  dues  for 
the  use  of  Greenwich-Hospital,  being  Six-Pence  a Month  from 
each  person  belonging  to  the  ship.  Dated,  [May 28,]  17 [47.]  ei 

871.  Some  brief  | Remarks  j upon  the  | Result  of  a Council,  | 

Published  at  Woburn,  Jan.  9.  1746.  aas 

pp.  4.  The  Postscript  is  dated,  Woburn,  April  6,  1747. 

1748 

Great  Britain. 

872.  [Proclamation  of  the  King,  dated  February  19, 1747[— 48], 
against  any  correspondence  and  communications  with  subjects 
of  the  French  King.] 

Ordered  by  the  Governor  to  be  published.  Printed  in  the  Boston 
Weekly  News-Letter,  May  5,  1748. 

873.  [Proclamation  of  the  King,  dated  May  5,  1748,  Declar- 
ing the  Cessation  of  Arms  as  well  by  Sea  as  Land,  agreed  upon 
between  His  Majesty;  the  Most  Christian  King  and  the  States 
General  of  the  United  Provinces.] 

Printed  in  the  Boston  Weekly  News-Letter,  July  28,  1748,  where  it  is 
stated  that  the  Proclamation  was  “published  in  King-street  in  the  usual 
Form,  the  Lieut.  Governour  and  Council,  the  officers  of  Militia  and  other 
Gentlemen  attending.” 

874.  [By  the  Lords  Justices,  a Proclamation,  dated  August  4, 
1748,  (including  the  most  Serene  Republic  of  Genoa  in  the 
Preliminaries  for  a General  Peace.)] 

Printed  in  the  Boston  Weekly  News-Letter,  October  6,  1748.  Published 
by  order  of  Government. 

875.  The  great  Honor  of  a valiant  | London  Prentice,  | Being 
an  Account  of  his  matchless  Manhood  and  brave  | Adventures 
done  in  Turkey,  and  how  he  came  to  marry  the  King’s  Daugh- 
ter, &c.  | To  the  Tune  of.  All  you  that  love  good  fellows,  &c. 
Printed  and  sold  at  the  Heart  and  Crown  in  Cornhill,  Boston. 

| NYHS 

Of  a worthy  London  Prentice  my  purpose  is  to  speak, 

Printed  on  the  back  of  a Spanish  indulgence.  “In  1748,  during  the 


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war  between  England  and  Spain,  a Spanish  ship,  captured  by  an  English 
cruiser,  was  sent  into  Boston.  Among  other  articles  in  the  captured  ves- 
sel, were  several  bales  of  Bulls  or  Indulgences,  issued  by  the  Pope,  and 
printed  on  one  side  of  a small  sheet.  Fleet  purchased  a large  quantity 
of  them  at  a low  price,  and  printed  songs  and  ballads  on  the  back  of  them. 
In  the  Evening  Post  he  advertised  them  as  follows:  — ‘Choice  Pennsyl- 
vania Tobacco  Paper  to  be  sold  by  the  Publisher  of  this  Paper,  at  the 
Heart  and  Crown  [in  Cornhill,  Boston ] ; where  may  also  be  had  the  BULLS 
or  Indulgencies  of  the  present  Pope  Urban  VIII.  either  by  the  single  Bull, 
Quire,  or  Ream,  at  a much  cheaper  Rate  than  they  can  be  purchased  of 
the  French  or  Spanish  Priests,  and  yet  will  be  warranted  to  be  of  the  same 
Advantage  to  the  Possessors.”  Buckingham,  Reminiscences,  1.  142. 
This  is  the  only  example  I have  found.  The  advertisement  will  be  found 
in  the  Boston  Evening-Post,  November  7,  1748. 

Harvard  College. 

876.  Catalogus.  aas.  hc 

877.  Quaestiones. 

878.  Theses.  aas.  hc 

Evans,  6155,  6156. 

879.  Hopkins’  deed.  ma 

Archives,  lvhi.  341. 

Massachusetts-Bay,  Province. 

880.  At  a Great  and  General  Court  or  Assemby  for  the  Prov- 

ince | of  the  Massachusetts-Bay,  begun  and  held  at  Boston  the 
|27th  Day  of  May  1747  . . . March  2d.  1747[— 48.]  On  pro- 
vision by  churches  for  their  ministers.  f bpl.  aas 

881.  Province  of  the  Massachusetts-Bay,  Extract  of  two 

Clauses  or  Paragraphs  from  An  Act  passed  by  the  Great  and 
General  Court  . . . entitled,  An  Act  for  drawing  in  the  Bills 
of  Credit  . . . still  outstanding,  and  for  ascertaining  the  Rate 
of  coin’d  Silver  in  this  Province  for  the  Future.  Boston: 
Printed  by  John  Draper,  Printer  to  his  Excellency  the  Gover- 
nour  and  Council.  [1748.]  phs.  ma 

pp.  4.  Evans,  6189.  May  have  been  printed  in  1749. 

882.  [Royal  arms.]  By  His  Excellency  | William  Shirley,  Esq; 

| . . . | A Proclamation  for  a publick  Fast.  [April  28.]  Dated, 
March  25,  1748.  Boston:  Printed  by  John  Draper,  Printer  to 
His  Excellency  the  Governour  and  Council.  ma.  mhs 

Evans,  6186. 

883.  [Royal  arms.]  By  His  Excellency  | William  Shirley,  Esq; 
| . . . | A Proclamation  | For  a general  Fast.  [June  9.]  Dated, 


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June  1,  1748.  Boston:  Printed  by  John  Draper,  Printer  to  His 
Excellency  the  Governour  and  Council.  ma.  mhs 

Evans,  6187. 

884.  [Royal  arms.]  By  His  Excellency  | William  Shirley,  Esq; 

| . . . | A Proclamation  | for  Proroguing  the  General  Assembly 
[to  October  5.]  Dated,  August  31,  1748.  Boston:  Printed  by 
John  Draper,  Printer  to  His  Excellency  the  | Governour  and 
Council,  1748.  mhs 

885.  [Royal  arms.]  By  His  Excellency  | William  Shirley,  Esq; 

| . . . | A Proclamation  for  proroguing  the  | General  Assembly 
[to  October  26.]  Dated,  September  21,  1748.  Boston:  Printed 
by  John  Draper,  Printer  to  His  Excellency  the  | Governour 
and  Council.  mhs 

886.  By  His  Excellency  William  Shirley,  Esq.  ...  A Procla- 
mation (on  the  attacks  made  on  the  house  of  John  Steel,  one 
of  his  Majesty’s  Justices  of  the  Peace  within  the  Town  of 
Boston).  Dated,  October  14,  1748. 

Printed  in  the  Boston  Weekly  News-Letter,  October  20,  1748. 

887.  [Royal  arms.]  By  His  Excellency  | William  Shirley,  Esq; 
| . . . | A Proclamation  for  a publick  Thanksgiving.  [Novem- 
ber 24.]  Dated,  October  29,  1748.  Boston:  Printed  by  John 
Draper,  Printer  to  His  Excellency  the  Governour  and  Council. 

Evans,  6188.  BA.  MHS 

888.  Oaths  appointed  to  be  taken  instead  of  the  Oaths  | of 

Allegiance  and  Supremacy:  And  Declaration.  Dated  in  ms. 
May,  1748.  t ma 

2 leaves.  Archives,  xlii.  667.  Used  in  1749.  Ib.,  901 ; 1753,  xliii.  696. 

889.  Military  Commission  [William  Shirley,  Captain-General 

and  Governour  in  Chief.]  mhs 

Commission  to 
of  the  Massa- 
Confidence 

890.  A Muster-Roll  of  the  Company  in  His  Majesty’s  Serv- 
ice j under  the  Command  of  Captain,  Viz.  mhs 

Differs  from  that  of  1747  in  having  “of  the,”  “in  His”  and  “Service” 
in  italics. 

891.  Province  of  the  Massachusetts-Bay.  [Royal  arms.]  Wil- 

liam Foye,  Esq;  Treasurer.  [Tax  warrant.]  Dated,  July  20, 
1748.  ei 

The  same  form  was  used  in  1749,  the  last  figure  “8”  being  changed  to 
“9”  with  the  pen. 


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Waldo,  Joseph  and  Daniel. 

892.  Imported  from  London  & sold  by  Wholesale  or  Retail  at 
the  cheapest  Rates  | By  Joseph  and  Daniel  Waldo  | At  the  Sign 
of  the  Elephant  opposite  to  the  South  east  Corner  of  the  ] 
Town  House  in  King  street  | Boston  New  England.  j pc 

An  engraved  advertisement  by  James  Turner. 

1749 

Harvard  College. 

893.  Quaestiones.  aas.  hc 

894.  Theses.  aas.  hc 

Evans,  6330. 

Massachusetts-Bay,  Province. 

895.  [Royal  arms.]  By  His  Excellency  | William  Shirley,  Esq; 

|.  . . | A Proclamation  for  a publick  Fast.  [March  23.]  Dated, 
March  7,  l748[-49].  Boston:  Printed  by  John  Draper,  Printer 
to  His  Excellency  the  Governour  and  Council.  mhs 

Evans,  6185. 

896.  [Royal  arms.]  By  His  Excellency  | William  Shirley,  Esq; 

| . . . | A Proclamation.  (On  counterfeit  bills  of  credit  made 
in  Connecticut.)  Dated,  March  15,  l748[-49.]  Boston:  Printed 
by  John  Draper,  Printer  to  His  Excellency  the  Governour  and 
Council.  mhs 

897.  [Royal  arms.]  By  His  Excellency  | William  Shirley,  Esq; 

| ...  | A Proclamation  | For  a publick  Fast.  [June  15.]  Dated, 
June  2,  1749.  Boston:  Printed  by  John  Draper,  Printer  to  His 
Excellency  the  Governour  and  Council.  mhs 

Evans,  6358. 

898.  [Royal  arms.]  By  His  Excellency  | William  Shirley,  Esq; 
| . . . | A Proclamation  | For  a General  Thanksgiving.  [August 
24.]  Dated  August  8,  1749.  Boston:  Printed  by  John  Draper, 
Printer  to  His  Excellency  the  Governour  and  Council 

Evans,  6359.  BA.  BPL.  MHS 

899.  By  the  Honourable  Spencer  Phips,  Esq;  ...  A Procla- 
mation (on  peace  with  the  Penobscot  and  other  Tribes,  by  a 
treaty  signed  October  16,  at  Falmouth,  in  Casco  Bay).  Dated, 
October  27,  1749. 

Printed  in  the  Boston  Weekly  News-Letter,  November  2,  1749. 

900.  [Royal  arms.]  By  the  Honourable  | Spencer  Phips,  Esq; 

| . . . | A Proclamation  for  a general  | Thanksgiving.  [Novem- 
ber 16.]  Dated,  October  20,  1749.  Boston:  Printed  by  John 


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Draper,  Printer  to  His  Honour  the  Lieut.  Governour  and 
Council.  AAS.  BA.  MHS 

Evans,  6360. 

901.  [Royal  arms.]  By  His  Excellency  | Spencer  Phips,  Esq; 
| . . . | A Proclamation.  (On  the  recapture  of  Samuel  Ball  and 
Benjamin  Ledyke,  apprehended  for  the  murder  of  an  Indian 
and  rescued  from  the  officer.)  Dated,  December  28,  1749. 

MHS 

902.  A List  of  the  Estate  Real  and  Personal  of  the  several 

Proprietors  and  Inhabitants  of  the  Town  of  in  the 

County  of  | taken  (pursuant  to  an  Act  of  the  General 

Court  of  the  Province  of  the  Massachusetts-Bay,  Intitled  An 
Act  for  inquiring  into  the  | Rateable  Estate  of  the  Province, 
passed  in  the  twenty-second  Year  of  his  present  Majesty’s 
Reign)  Dated  in  ms.  May  25,  1749.  aas 

903.  Province  of  the  | Massachusetts-Bay,  ss.  [Royal  arms.] 

William  Foye,  Esq;  | Treasurer  . . . (Tax  warrant.)  Dated, 
November  4,  1749.  ei 

904.  A Muster-Roll  of  the  Company  in  His  Majesty’s  Service 

| under  the  Command  of  Captain,  viz.  ma.  mhs 

Archives,  xcn.  177.  Same  form  was  used  in  1750. 

905.  Monsieur  Ragoo;  or,  a Squib  for  the  late  F-RE  W-RKS; 
in  humorous  Verse. 

Advertised  by  Fleet  in  the  Boston  Evening-Post,  September  4,  1749. 

906.  A Table  for  turning  any  old  tenor  sum  into  lawful  money. 
Boston:  Printed  and  sold  by  Rogers  and  Fowle  in  Queen-Street. 
1749. 

Evans,  6422.  For  a second  edition  see  Boston  Weekly  News-Letter,  March 
22,  1750. 

1750 

Advertisement. 

907.  Advertisement,  Whereas  the  Plymouth  Proprietors  (so 

called)  have  impowered  John  North,  Lieut,  of  Pemaquid  Fort, 
and  Samuel  Goodwin  (to  survey  land  at  the  eastern  parts  of 
the  Province,  and  defending  title.)  aas.  mhs 

2 Am.  Ant.  Soc.,  Proceedings,  xi.  463. 

Boston. 

908.  Tax  bill.  mhs 

Exact  Table. 

909.  An  exact  Table  to  bring  Old  Tenor  into  Lawful  Money. 
Also  a Table  to  know  the  | Value  of  Pistoles,  Guineas,  Johannes, 


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and  double  Johannes,  Moyodores,  English  Crowns,  | Half- 
Crowns,  Shillings,  and  Copper  Half-Pence,  at  the  Rate  of 
Dollars  at  Six  Shillings  a | Piece,  at  which  invariable  Value 
they  are  fixed  by  a late  Act  of  this  Government.  The  | Act  to 
be  in  Force  from  and  after  the  31st  of  March,  1750.  Boston, 
Printed  and  Sold  by  Rogers  and  Fowle  in  Queen-Street.  1750. 

It  is  dated  Jan.  1,  1749,  50.  Evans,  6495.  BPL.  MHS 

A publication  in  book  form  (price  two  shillings  old  Tenor)  was  announced 
in  the  Boston  Weekly  News-Letter,  January  4, 1750,  and  January  25  a rival 
publication,  to  be  sold  by  Samuel  Kneeland  and  Timothy  Green,  Jr., 
was  announced,  with  what  was  apparently  a leaflet:  “With  an  Example, 
and  its  operation,  . . . fitted  to  the  meanest  capacities,  in  a small  Page  for 
the  Pocket,  or  the  Pocket  Book.”  This  may,  however,  refer  to  the  size 
of  the  volume  — a 16mo.  In  the  same  issue  of  the  News-Letter  Rogers 
and  Fowle  repeated  their  announcement  and  added:  “N.  B.  The  said 
Table  is  printed  in  such  a Manner  as  is  convenient  to  paste  up  in  People’s 
Houses,  for  their  constant  use.”  A critic  pointed  out  in  the  Boston  Evening 
Post,  January  29,  1750,  some  errors,  which  led  the  Rogers  and  Fowle  to 
explain  in  the  News-Letter  of  February  1 and  add  to  the  reply  the  follow- 
ing: “ fiST1  The  true  and  plain  Table  (which  has  been  published  by  Rogers 
and  Fowle,  on  one  side  of  a Sheet  for  conveniency  of  pasting  up  in  Houses, 
Shops  and  Warehouses  for  constant  Use)  in  a few  Days  will  likewise  be 
printed  in  a small  Fold,  convenient  for  the  Pocket-Book.”  March  1, 
1750,  the  News-Letter  announced  the  publication  by  Rogers  and  Fowle 
of  “A  Correct  minute  Table  to  bring  old  Tenor  into  lawful  Money,  . . . 
and  is  a Supplement  to  the  Table  already  published  by  said  Rogers  and 
Fowle.”  The  price  was  two  shillings  old  Tenor,  one  too  high  for  a broad- 
side, and  I believe  this  to  be  the  following  item. 

910.  A Correct  Table  from  one  Penny  to  twenty  Shillings  Old 
Tenor:  which  may  serve  as  a Supplement  to  the  above  Table, 
and  be  further  useful  to  Shopkeepers  in  new  marking  the 
Prizes  of  their  Goods.  Boston:  Printed  and  sold  by  Rogers  and 
Fowle  in  Queen-Street  next  to  the  Prison.  1750. 

Evans,  6469,  where  is  the  following  note:  “In  an  advertisement  in 
Green’s  ‘Entertainment  for  a Winter’s  evening’  it  is  stated  that  ‘the 
Table  (which  hitherto  has  been  published  on  one  side  of  a sheet  for  con- 
veniency of  pasteing  up,  in  houses,  shops,  and  warehouses  for  constant  use) 
in  a few  days  will  be  printed  in  a small  fold  convenient  for  the  pocket- 
book.” 

911.  A | Table,  | Shewing  how  Provisions  ought  to  be  sold 
when  the  Dollars  pass  | for  Six  Shillings  a-piece,  as  they  must 
do,  according  to  the  Act  | of  the  General  Court.  Boston: 
Printed  and  sold  by  Thomas  Fleet,  at  the  Heart  and  Crown  in 
Cornhill.  | Price  Three  Half  Pence,  Lawful  Money.  f nyhs 

An  exact  Table,  shewing  how  Provisions  ought  to  be  sold  when  the 
Dollars  pass  for  Six  Shillings  a-piece,  which  they  must  do,  according  to 
the  Act  of  the  General  Court.  Note,  This  Table  is  so  plain  and  easy, 


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that  a child  may  inderstand  it,  and  will  be  of  singular  Use  both  to  Buyers 
and  Sellers.  (Price  Three  Half-Pence.)  — Advertisement  of  T.  Fleet, 
at  the  Heart  and  Crown  in  Cornhill,  in  the  Boston  Evening  Post,  January 
29,  1750. 

The  Countryman’s  Table  convenient  for  pasting  up  in  Houses. 
Advertisement  of  Samuel  Kneeland  in  the  Boston  Weekly  News- 
Letter,  April  12,  1750. 

912.  The  Dying  Speech  of  Old  Tenor,  J on  the  31st  of  March 

1750;  being  the  Day  appointed  for  his  Execution.  | With  a 
word  of  Comfort  to  his  disconsolate  Mourners.  Sold  next  to 
the  Prison  in  Queen-Street.  t ei 

913.  Boston,  April  2,  1750.  | A Song  | On  the  Remarkable 

Resurrection  of  above  One  Hundred  and  Fifty  Thousand  [ 
Pounds  Sterling  in  Dollars  and  English  Copper-Half-Pence, 
which  have  | lain  bury’d  for  many  Months,  attended  with  a 
strong  Guard  of  Watchmen.  | To  the  Tune  of  Jack  the  Piper, 
or  any  other  that  suits.  t EI 

At  foot  is  Rogers  & Fowle’s  announcement  of  their  “Exact  Table,”  and 
also:  “Now  in  the  Press,  and  to  Morrow  will  be  Published  and  Sold  at  the 
above  Place,  a TABLE  to  know  the  Value  of  this  Province  Bills  in  lawful 
Money  which  will  be  passing  One  Year  amongst  us.” 

Goddard,  Edward. 

914.  A brief  Account  of  the  Formation  and  | Settlement  of 

the  2nd  church  and  Con-  | gregation  in  Framingham.  Dated, 
December  14,  1750.  t ma.  mhs 

pp.  4.  Archives,  xm.  352. 

Green,  Joseph. 

915.  A | Mournful  Lamentation  | for  the  sad  and  deplorable 
Death  of  | Mr.  Old  Tenor,  | A Native  of  New-England,  who, 
after  a long  Confinement,  by  a deep  and  mortal  Wound  | 
which  he  received  above  Twelve  Months  before,  expired  on 
the  31st  Day  of  March,  1750.  Sold  at  the  Heart  and  Crown 
in  Cornhill,  Boston;  Price  Three  Half  Pence,  ei.  bpl.  mhs 

Proceedings,  xliu.  256.  Evans,  6512.  Advertised  in  the  Boston  Eve- 
ning Post,  April  2,  1750,  “This  Day  is  Published,  And  sold  by  T.  Fleet, 
at  the  Heart  and  Crown  in  Cornhill.”  See  No.  938,  infra. 

Harvard  College. 

916.  Quaestiones.  t aas 

917.  Theses. 

Evans,  6514. 


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, 


The  Dying  Speech  of  Old  Tenor, 


O.n  the  3 > ft  of  March  175O;  being  the  Day  appointed  for  his 
With  a Word  of  Comfort  to  his  dfconfolate  Mourners. 


3> 

Execution: 


Kind  Reader, 

j 7\:i  am  01  bt  infcnfi'jle  hi  to  1 fane  been  vft3,ani  in  mbal  Manr.tr  for  three  Wccht  pa/!,  ar.3  wt.ir  ilffm  lit  Sentiment!  fine 
■ rr.e  entertain'd  concerning  me,  calling  me  Bomaree,  Old  Scuff,  and  many  other  hard  and  epprohhus  Names  in  she  Puhlick 
prints  \ but  I 'arts  handled  in.  fo  rough  a Manner , !a[t  IVcdnefday,  Thursday  and  Friday,  being  the  three  hfl  Days  before 
wy  Execution,  that  1 catch'd  a prodigious  Cold,  and  en  Friday  Night  was  oblig'd  to  retire, .having  the  IJcad-ach  to  a great 
D.-er;* ; hut  confident! g bow  fbort  my  Time  was,  and  the  great  Dijlrefs  of  fame  of  my  left  Friends,  who  appeared  to  me 

° r> . i ...j  a «—/'r  /It'nnifD  *A  tn  b nit  * t hpfii  the  fnllnwin  a Irtrnrv.  for  thrir  man  nrrnfnl  nrJ  thri*  Children 

cry 
from 

of  the  Town  and  Province  to  another  in  a mofl  violent  Manner,  fo  that  by  One  o'clock,  / could  fcarccly  fetch  mv 
Breath  : After  Dinner  {having  had  a vety  poor  Appetite,  knowing  the  doleful  Scene  was  nit  far  of}')  even  fome  of  my  bejl 
Friends  began  to  be  (by  of  me,  threading  to  flout  vp  their  Shops,  becaufe  1 was  thrown  in  upon  them  fo  ftjl.  About  half 
an  Hour  before  Sun-fet,  thnfe  who  were  very  fond  of  he.  ONCE,  ran  about  Town  as  if  they  were  diffracted,  for  fear  / fpould 
die  in  their  Hands,  and  were  as  g’ad  to  get  rid  of  me  as  if  I had  been  a Rattle-fnake  ; which  brought  to  my  Mind  . the  Table 
, of  an  aged  Hound  being  in  purjuit  if  his  Came,  caught  it,  but  could  not  hold  it,  becaufe  his  Teeth  were  w;rn  out  ,*  for  which 
bis  Majlcr  torrefied  him  very  fwercly— -The  Dog  begged  that  he  might  not  be  puaifbed,  allcdging  that  he  was  c/i;  The  Moral 
'of  which  is.  Many  People  arc  fo  ungrateful  as  to  take  no  Notice  of  the  Ninety -nine  good  Turns , which  they  baft  received,  if 
the  Hundredth  is  denied  them. 


doleful  Cries  are  thefethat  fright  my  Senfe! 
g>vV^  Sad  as  the  Groans  of  dying  Innocence. 

^§55^5  The  killing  Accents  now  more  near 'approach, 

/\nd  decs  moff  Hearts  with  Grief  and  Wonder  touch. 

It  makes  a mighty  great  and  doleful  Sound 
Spread  far  and  wide,  enlarges  all  around. 

I My  Name  Old  Tenor  is,  ’cis  true,  I own, 

I And  bv  that  Name  have  many  Years  been  koown. 
j but  wh.il  alas  ! is  all  this  Stir  and  Noife  ! 

'.Have  J rut  been  quite  jujl  unto  your  Caufe  '? 

Indeed  Iv’e  help'd  the  Poor  Man  in  Diffrtfs, 

And  eas’d  the  Widow  and  the  Fat  her  left. 

I*ve  built  you  Houfes,  for  to  keep  you  warm, 

And  bought  von  Cattle  for  to  plow  your  Land. 

When  in  Diffrefs,  a helping  Hand  I've  been. 

And  purchas’d  Things  to  carry  you  to  your  End. 

When  you’ve  been  lick,  I’ve  done  the  belt  I cou’d 
To  eafe  your  Mind,  and  da  jnff  as  you  wou’d  ; 

When  you’ve  been  parch’d  with  l evers  violent, 

I to  the  Doctors  for  you  have  been  fent. 

When  your  Guts  grumbl'd  and  your  1 leads  have  ak’d 

II  then  ffood  ready  for  to  eafe  your  Pate. 

When  you  no  Breeches  had,  or  Coat  to  wear, 

You  conffantly  did  unto  me  repair  ,* 

I bought  you  Caps,  1 bought  you  Shoes  like  wife, 

And  many  a Time  no  Doubt  have  fav'd  your  Lives. 

When  Wars  arofe,  and  En’mies  you  purfu’J, 

To  me  you  ran  for  (belter  from  your  Foes. 

I bought  you  Guns,  and  Drums,  and  Swords  indeed, 

And  ev’r’y  Thing  that  Mortals  ffood  in  need. 

When  Prenchmen  unto  you  were  coming  in, 

I then  ffood  ready  for  to  be  your  Friend. 

When  your  Hearts  fail’d,  I purchas’d  you  good  Cheer, 
Which  made  you  bold,  and  on  the  Span'ards  fneer. 

When  all  your  Trade  was  in  Stagnation  lain, 

1 then  rous’d  up,  which  was  not  quite  in  vain. 

, 1 rais’d  an  Army,  to  Cape-Brcton9  fent, 
r Who  took  that  Place,  which  made  you  all  content; 

, Rejoicings  great  you  then  was  pleas’d  to  make, 

5 Altho’  it  made  the  Frenchmen’s  Hearts  to  ake. 

; In  (bore,  great  Things  1 always  have  been  doing, 

1 And  conffantly  for  me  you  have  been  wooing, 
f Should  I recount  the  good  Deeds  I have  done, 

5 The  World  perhaps  could  find  not  fuch  a one. 

? But  after  all,  what  ffrangc  Reward  muff  have, 

I Among  fome  Men,  unwilling  1 (hould  live  'j 
Or  anv  more  among  you  for  to  breathe. 

This  Day  my  Execution’s  to  commence 
And  I’m  to  be  for  ever  bauifh’d  hence. 

Ah  ! cruel  Fate,  ’(is  hard  indeed  to  tell 
. The  Crowds  of  Men,  of  my  unhappy  end, 

‘ Mourners  I have  in  Numbers  great  and  fmaU, 

Who  gladly  ray  Deatb-lVarrant  would  recall : 

Sold  next  to  the  Prifon 


But  ah!  poor  Souls  ! 1 pity  you  from  my  Ilcarr, 

But  thar,  alas ! won't  cafe  you  of  the  Smart. 

I have  been  hug'd,  I have  been  tore  in  two. 

And  ferv'd  the  worff  of  Mortals,  it  is  true  ; 

But  then  Compallion  on  me  you  have  had. 

And  damp'd  me  new, which  made  my  lleaft  quite  gLJ. 
How  nice  and  carefully  have  1 been  tuck'd. 

Where  little  pretty  Infants  \k  anj  luck. 

But  wbat  comes  next  to  that ; I'm  plainly  tolJ 
I am  to  be  exchang'd  for  heavy  Cold. 

The  DOLLARS  arc  on  Monday  next  to  rife. 

And  thcrfl  doubt  not  fome  will  !->ofe  their  LycJ. 

Thcfe  pretty  Baubles  you  will  turn  and  twiff 
And  then  fccurclv  lay  them  in  jour  Chcff. 

But  I,  alafs,  after  you’ve  had  yourGamys, 

Muff  be  thrown  up  in  Heaps  and  put  in  1 lames. 

PART  II.  A H’ord  of  Comfit . 

But  come  my  Friends,  your  Fate  is  hard,  *tis  true,  j 
One  Word  of  Comfort  1 will  fay  to  you  : : 

After  my  Name  by  fome  is  wholly  loll, 

I (ball  be  hov'ring  all  around  the  Coeff. 

If  in  Diffrefs  by  Ibme  you  ibould  be  brought. 

Come  unto  me  in  Hampton  with  your  Lot. 

Bring  up  your  Goods  unto  Connecticut, 

And  there  I'll  make  you  grow  quite  plump  and  fat.  | 
If  thefe  (hould  fail,  to  Provideu.e  Repair, 

And  there  my  Friends  you  all  (ball  have  your  llnre. 
Three  Goverments  I've  in  PollciTion  now,  • 

They  all  me  mind,  and  great  Rcfpeft  do  Ihow. 

My  LaDd  is  good,  my  Cedars  large  and  tall,  k 

And  thofe  who  come  to  me  (hall  never  fall.  } 

All  thofe  who  have  my  Fn'mies  been  indeed, 

Will  be  convinc’d  that  1 have  them  reliev'd. 

Their  Thoughts  are  high,  their  Looks  are  mighty  great  \ 
And  do  feem  pleas’d  at  my  imagin’d  Fate.  k. 

Shortly  they’ll  ’fee  how  1 in  Triumph  vie,  £ 

And  then  with  Sorrow  they’ll  look  dull  and  cry.  I 

Rejoice  my  Friends,  rejoice  once  more  1 fay,  *t  " 
Altho’  this  is  my  Execution  Day. 

After  I’m  dead,  take  Care  of  my  Remains, 

And  when  I rife,  will  pay  you  for  your  Pains  ; ’ 

Keep  up  your  Hearts,  tho’  Scoffers  do  rejoice  ; 

And  in  a little  Time  you'll  hear  my  Voice.  Ms,7 

Altho’ this  Day  looks  dark,  and  Hearts  arc  fad,  ' •••• 

Mind  not  the  Frowns  of  wicked  Men  who’re  gladY-^ 
Shortly  they’ll  fay,  Old  Tenor  come  again,  ^ 

But  then  alas  I ’(will  be  too  late  for  them. 

Dated  in  Boston,  whkb  has  been  the  chief  Place  e>f  my’  " 
Peftdence  for  many  Tears , which  I believe  will  be  very  fen-  ,f0 
* ftble  of  my  Departure , this  Thirty-firff  of  March  1750.  7; 
^ueen-Streec. 


No.  912.  By  courtesy  of  the  Essex  Institute. 


MASSACHUSETTS  BROADSIDES. 


129 


i7SoJ 

Insurance  Policy. 

918.  Marine  Insurance  policy.  Insurance-Office  kept  in  King- 

Street  near  the  Long  Wharffe  by  Joseph  Dowse.  mhs 

Massachusetts-Bay,  Province. 

919.  [Royal  arms.]  By  the  Honourable  | Spencer  Phips,  Esq; 
|.  . . | A Proclamation  for  a publick  Fast.  [March  15.]  Dated, 
February  16,  1749[-50].  Boston:  Printed  by  John  Draper, 
Printer  to  His  Honour  the  Lieut.  Governour  and  Council,  mhs 

Evans,  6361. 

920.  [Royal  arms.]  By  the  Honourable  | Spencer  Phips,  Esq; 

| . . . | A Proclamation  | For  Proroguing  the  General  Assembly 
[to  September  26,  1750.]  Dated,  August  13,  1750.  Boston: 
Printed  by  John  Draper,  Printer  to  His  Honour  the  Lieutenant- 
Governour  and  Council.  1750.  mhs 

921.  [Royal  arms.]  By  the  Honourable  | Spencer  Phips,  Esq; 

| ...  | A Proclamation  | For  a publick  Thanksgiving.  [Novem- 
ber 1.]  Dated,  October  10,  1750.  Boston:  Printed  by  John 
Draper,  Printer  to  His  Honour  the  Lieutenant-Governour  and 
Council.  BA.  MHS 

Evans,  6543. 

922.  [Royal  arms.]  By  the  Honourable  | Spencer  Phips,  Esq; 

| . . . | A Proclamation  | For  Proroguing  the  General  Assembly 
[to  December  19,  1750.]  Dated,  November  16,  1750.  Boston: 
Printed  by  John  Draper,  Printer  to  His  Honour  the  Lieutenant- 
Governour  and  Council.  1750.  mhs 

923.  [Royal  arms.]  By  His  Excellency  | Spencer  Phips,  Esq; 

| . . . | A Proclamation  | For  proroguing  the  General  Assembly 
[to  January  9,  1751.]  Dated,  December  7,  1750.  Boston: 
Printed  by  John  Draper,  Printer  to  His  Honour  the  Lieutenant- 
| Governour  and  Council.  1750.  mhs 

924.  An  Act  for  suppressing  of  Riots,  Routs  and  unlawful  As- 
semblies. Boston:  Printed  by  S.  Kneeland  and  T.  Green.  1750. 

Evans,  6541.  BPL.  MA.  A AS. 

925.  Province  of  the  | Massachusetts-  | Bay  in  New-  | England. 

| In  pursuance  of  an  Act  of  Parliament  | made  and  passed  in  the 
7th  and  8th  Years  | of  the  Reign  of  King  William  the  | Third, 
intitled,  An  Act  for  preventing  Fraud,  | and  regulating  Abuses 
in  the  Plantation  Trade.  | Jurat.  mhs 

926.  Be  it  Rembered,  that  on  the  Day  of  in  | the 


130 


MASSACHUSETTS  HISTORICAL  SOCIETY. 


[i75i 

Year  of  His  Majesty’s  Reign,  | was  convicted  before  | 
me,  One  of  His  Majesty’s  Justices  of  the  Peace  . . . profane  . . . 

MHS 

927.  175-  | Received  of  | the  several  Species  of  Pro- 

visions, | Ammunition  & Slop-cloathing  as  | mentioned  in  these 
Columns.  mhs 

928.  Shewing  the  Harmony  of  the  | Divine  Attributes,  | In  the 

Way  of  Man’s  Salvation.  mhs 

The  date  is  conjectural. 

1751 

Advertisement. 

929.  Advertisement.  Whereas  by  some  late  Advertisements, 

it  may  be  | understood  that  Lieutenant  John  North,  and  Mr. 
Samuel  | Goodwin,  in  their  late  Survey,  have  exceeded  the 
Limits,  etc.  Dated,  May  1,  1751.  aas 

2 Am.  Ant.  Soc.  Procceedings,  xi.  464. 

Boston. 

930.  Tax  bill.  mhs 

Brunswick,  Proprietors  of  the  Township  of. 

931.  Advertisement.  | At  a Meeting  of  the  Proprietors  of  the 
Township  of  Brunswick  in  the  County  of  York  ...  on  May 
15th  1751;  the  following  Vote  was  passed.  | Whereas  in  Order 
to  open  the  Eyes  of  People,  and  to  undeceive  those  Persons  that 
have  been  unwarily  led  to  | take  up  under  the  Plymouth  Com- 
pany’s Claim,  to  Lands  in  Kenebeck  River  ...  ei.  mhs 

Great  Britain. 

932.  A Bill  | To  Regulate  and  Restrain  Paper  Bills  of  Credit 

in  the  British  colonies  and  Plantations  in  America,  and  to  pre- 
vent | the  same  being  legal  Tenders  in  Payment  for  Money; 
and  for  the  better  enforcing  his  Majesty’s  Orders  and  In-  | 
structions  throughout  the  said  Colonies  and  Plantations. 
Boston,  New-England,  Re-printed  and  sold  by  Thomas  Fleet, 
at  the  Heart  and  Crown  in  Cornhill.  bpl 

pp.  2.  In  ms.  the  date  of  taking  effect  is  September  29,  1751.  An  edition 
of  the  law  was  printed  in  1751  by  Timothy  Green,  New  London,  Conn. 

Harvard  College. 

933.  Catalogus.  bpl.  hc.  mhs 

934.  Quaestiones.  Y.  aas.  hc 

935.  Theses. 

Evans,  6690. 


AAS.  HC 


MASSACHUSETTS  BROADSIDES. 


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I31 


Massachusetts-Bay,  Province. 

936.  Province  of  the  Massachusetts-Bay.  | The  following 

Order  passed  the  General  Court  the  last  Session,  viz.  | In  Coun- 
cil, June  22,  1751.  Whereas  it  has  been  the  Practice  of  the 
Assessors  of  many  I of  the  Towns  in  the  Province,  to  neglect  or 
delay  settling  the  | Proportion  of  the  respective  Inhabitants 
to  the  Province  Tax  ...  El 

937.  [Royal  arms.]  By  the  Honourable  | Spencer  Phips,  Esq; 
|.  . . | A Proclamation  for  a general  Fast.  [March  21.]  Dated, 
February  27,  1750[— 51].  Boston:  Printed  by  John  Draper, 
Printer  to  His  Honour  the  Lieutenant-Governour  and  Council. 

Evans,  6542-  MHS 

938.  [Royal  arms.]  By  the  Honourable  | Spencer  Phips,  Esq; 

| . . . | A Proclamation.  (Offering  a reward  for  the  apprehen- 
sion of  Robert  Howland  and  Fobes  Little,  for  publishing  and 
dispersing  “A  sad  and  deplorable  Lamentation,”  etc.)  Dated, 
April  18,  1751.  Boston:  Printed  by  John  Draper,  Printer  to 
His  Honour  the  Lieutenant-Governour  and  Council.  | 1751. 

Archives,  cn.  598.  See  No.  915,  supra.  MA.  MHS 

939.  [Royal  arms.]  By  the  Honourable  | Spencer  Phips,  Esq; 

| . . . | A Proclamation.  (Prohibiting  the  revenge  of  injuries 
offered  by  the  Penobscot  tribe  of  Indians.)  Dated,  September 
3,  1751.  Boston:  Printed  by  John  Draper,  Printer  to  His  Hon- 
our the  Lieutenant-Governour  and  Council.  | 1751.  mhs 

940.  [Royal  arms.]  By  the  Honourable  | Spencer  Phips,  Esq; 

| . . . | A Proclamation  | For  a Publick  Thanksgiving.  [No- 
vember 7.]  Dated,  October  10, 1751.  Boston:  Printed  by  John 
Draper,  Printer  to  His  Honour  the  Lieutenant-Governor  and 
Council.  | 1751.  aas.  ba.  bpl.  mhs 

Evans,  6712. 

941.  [Royal  arms.]  By  the  Honourable  | Spencer  Phips,  Esq; 

| . . . | A Proclamation  | for  Proroguing  the  General  Assembly 
[to  December  26.]  Dated,  November  19,  1751.  Boston: 
Printed  by  John  Draper,  Printer  to  His  Honour  the  Lieutenant- 
| Governour  and  Council.  1751.  mhs 

942.  Oaths  appointed  to  be  taken  instead  of  the  | Oaths  of 

Allegiance  & Supremacy:  And  | Declaration.  Dated  in  ms. 
July,  1751  f ma 

2 leaves.  Archives,  xmi,  471;  xlix.  325. 

943.  [Another  form.]  f MA 

The  ninth  line  from  the  foot  of  the  Declaration  reads  at  the  end  “ better 

Securing  the  Rights”  lb.,  xlix.  317. 


132  MASSACHUSETTS  HISTORICAL  SOCIETY.  [1752 

944.  Military  commission  [Spencer  Phips,  Lieutenant-Gover- 

nour  and  Commander  in  Chief].  mhs 

Commission  to 
Province  of  the 
Absence  of  the 

945.  [Royal  arms.]  William  Foye,  Esq;  | Treasurer  . . . (Tax 

warrant).  Dated,  July  12,  1751.  mhs 

Sewall,  Stephen 

946.  From  the  Boston  Weekly  News-Letter.  Feb.  7.  1751.  | 

Roxbury,  February  2d  1750,  1.  [Boston:  Printed  by  John 
Draper.]  mhs 

Notice  of  the  death  of  Paul  Dudley.  Evans,  6779. 

[Weld,  Edmund.] 

947.  [Cut.]  A Funeral  Elegy,  | By  Way  of  Dialogue;  | be- 
tween | Death,  Soul,  Body,  World,  and  Jesus  Christ.  f phs 

The  earliest  issue  of  this  poem,  and  was  probably  printed  early  in 
the  eighteenth  century.  No  author’s  name  is  suggested. 

948.  A | Funeral  Elegy  | By  Way  of  | Dialogue;  | Between 

Death,  | Soul,  | Body  and  Jesus  Christ  Composed  by  Edmund 
Weld,  formerly  of  Harvard  College,  who  moving  hence  into 
Ireland,  became  a | Preacher  of  the  Gospel  at  Inniskean  there; 
who  [torn]  the  Meditation  and  Apprehension  of  his  own  | 
Death  (which  was  soon  after  the  second  Day  of  March,  1668) 
made  the  following  Poem,  which  | was  sent  hither  in  a Letter 
from  his  Wife,  there  living,  to  his  Relations  here.  ^Etatis 
suae  An.  59.  Boston:  Reprinted  and  Sold  by  S.  Kneeland,  in 
Queen  Street.  f nyhs 

Kneeland  printed  in  Queen  Street  from  1751  to  1765.  Weld  was  a 
member  of  the  class  of  1650. 

1752 

Advertisement. 

949.  Advertisement.  | Boston,  January  15.  1752.  (For  the 

encouragement  of  the  raising  and  well-curing  and  dressing  of 
Flax.)  t lc 

950.  Advertisement.  (Meeting  of  Kennebeck  Proprietors  at 

House  of  Robert  Stone,  at  the  Royal  Exchange  Tavern  in 
Kingstreet,  Boston,  on  October  17.)  Dated,  Charlestown, 
September  1,  1752.  aas 

951.  Constables  Pocket-Books  and  Bail-Bonds,  with  all  other 
sorts  of  Blanks,  to  be  sold  by  the  Publisher  of  this  Paper. 

Advertisement  in  the  Boston  Evening-Post,  March  16,  1752. 


1752] 


MASSACHUSETTS  BROADSIDES. 


133 


Fellowship  Club. 

952.  Rules  and  Orders  | To  be  observed  by  a loving  and 
friendly  Society,  | called,  | The  Fellowship  Club;  | Began  at 
Boston  in  New-England,  June  1.  1742.  Boston,  May  5,  1752. 

Archives,  lxiv.  521.  f MA 

Harvard  College. 

953.  Theses. 

Evans,  6852. 

Massachusetts-Bay,  Province. 

954.  [Royal  arms.]  By  the  Honourable  | Spencer  Phips,  Esq; 
|.  . . | A Proclamation  for  a publick  Fast.  [March  26.]  Dated, 
February  25,  1752.  Boston:  Printed  by  John  Draper,  Printer 
to  His  Honour  the  Lieutenant-Governour  and  Council,  j 1752. 

Evans,  6881-  MHS 

955.  By  the  Honourable  Spencer  Phips,  Esq;  ...  A Procla- 
mation (adjourned  General  Court  to  meet  at  Harvard  College, 
Cambridge,  because  of  the  small  pox.)  Dated,  March  17,  1752. 

Printed  in  the  Boston  Weekly  News-Letter,  March  19,  1752. 

956.  [Royal  arms.]  By  the  Honourable  | Spencer  Phips,  Esq; 

| . . . | A Proclamation.  (On  attempt  to  communicate  the 
small-pox  to  the  family  of  Benjamin  Lynde  of  Salem.)  Dated, 
May  28,  1752.  Boston,  Printed  by  John  Draper,  Printer  to 
His  Honour  the  Lieut.  Governour  & Council.  1752.  mhs 

957.  [Royal  arms.]  By  the  Honourable  | Spencer  Phips,  Esq; 

| . . . | A Proclamation  | For  a general  Fast.  [July  2.]  Dated, 
June  5,  1752.  Boston:  Printed  by  John  Draper,  Printer  to  His 
Honour  the  Lieut.  Governour  & Council.  1752.  mhs 

Evans,  6882. 

958.  By  the  Honourable  Spencer  Phips,  Esq;  ...  A Procla- 
mation (offering  a reward  for  the  apprehension  of  divers  fish- 
ermen of  the  Province,  murderers  of  two  Indian  Girls  and  an 
Indian  Boy  at  Port-Reservay,  near  Cape-Sables.)  Dated, 
August  13,  1752. 

Printed  in  the  Boston  Weekly  News-Letter,  August  20,  1752. 

959.  [Royal  arms.]  By  the  Honourable  | Spencer  Phips,  Esq; 

| . . . | A Proclamation  | for  Proroguing  the  General  Assembly 
[to  November  22.]  Dated,  August  28,  1752.  Boston:  Printed 
by  John  Draper,  Printer  to  His  Honour  the  Lieutenant-  | Gov- 
ernour and  Council.  1752.  mhs 


134  MASSACHUSETTS  HISTORICAL  SOCIETY.  [1753 

960.  [Royal  arms.]  By  the  Honourable  | Spencer  Phips,  Esq; 

| . . . | A Proclamation  for  a publick  Thanksgiving.  [Novem- 
ber 16.]  Dated,  October  13,  1752.  Boston:  Printed  by  John 
Draper,  Printer  to  His  Honour  the  Lieut.  Governour  & Council. 
1752.  BPL.  BA.  MHS 

Evans,  6883. 

961.  Province  of  the  [ Massachusetts-Bay,  ss.  [Royal  arms.] 

William  Foye,  Esq;  | Treasurer  . . . (Tax  warrant.)  Dated, 
November  27,  1752.  El 

962.  A Muster-Roll  of  the  Company  in  His  Majesty’s  Service, 

| Under  the  Command  of  Captain,  Viz.  mhs 

“Majesty”  is  in  full  capitals.  The  same  form  was  used  in  1754. 

New  Hampshire,  Province. 

963.  Province  of  New-Hampshire.  The  Message  of  His  Ex- 
cellency Benning  Wentworth,  Esq;  to  the  Representatives  con- 
vened by  the  King’s  Writ  to  sit  in  General  Assembly  January 
the  3d.  1748.  At  the  Dissolution  of  the  General  Assembly 
January  4th,  1752.  [Boston:  Printed  by  John  Draper?  1752.] 

Evans,  7071.  NHSL 

1753 

964.  At  a Meeting  of  the  Proprietors  of  the  Kenebeck  pur- 

chase from  the  late  Colony  of  New  Plymouth,  on  the  12th  of 
Jan.,  1753,  unanimously  voted,  that  the  following  votes  be 
printed.  hc 

965.  A Conspectus  or  clear  View  of  the  Laws  in  any  way  af- 
fecting the  Titles  and  Conveyances  of  Lands  in  the  Eastern 
Part  of  the  Province,  which  have  occasioned  Controversies  and 
Disputes,  being  claimed  by  Virtue  of  Ancient  Grants  from  the 
Native  Indians.  [Boston?]  1753. 

pp.  4.  Evans,  6983.  This  may  be  the  same  as  No.  968,  infra. 

Brunswick,  Proprietors  of  the  Township  of. 

966.  At  a Meeting  of  the  Proprietors  of  the  Township  of 

Brunswick  in  the  County  of  York  . . . on  January  4,  1753;  the 
following  Vote  was  passed.  (A  reissue  of  the  Vote  of  1751, 
supra,  with  Thomas  Johnson’s  map  attached.)  mhs 

Deed. 

967.  Deed  of  obligation.  mhs 

968.  Forasmuch  as  there  have  been  many  Disputes  and  Con- 
troversies for  a long  Time,  concerning  the  Titles  to  a great 
Part  of  the  lands  in  the  eastern  Parts  of  this  Province;  . . . 


1753]  MASSACHUSETTS  BROADSIDES.  135 

and  since  the  Acts  and  Laws  of  the  several  Governments  | of 
the  late  Colonies  of  New-Plymouth,  the  Massachusetts-Bay, 
and  | of  this  Province,  relating  to  such  Grants  and  Convey- 


ances,  are  in  the  Hands  of  but  few  People  . 

. . AAS.  MHS 

pp.  4. 

Harvard  College. 

969.  Quaestiones. 

AAS.  HC 

970.  Theses. 

AAS.  HC.  MHS 

Evans,  7021. 

Massachusetts-Bay,  Province. 

971.  [Royal  arms.]  By  the  Honourable  | Spencer  Phips,  Esq; 
| . . . | A Proclamation  for  a publick  Fast.  [April  19.]  Dated, 
March  7,  1753.  Boston:  Printed  by  John  Draper,  Printer  to 
His  Honour  the  Lieutenant-Governour  and  Council.  1753. 

Evans,  7056.  BPL.  MHS 

972.  [Royal  arms.]  By  the  Honourable  | Spencer  Phips,  Esq; 

| . . . | A Proclamation.  (Prohibiting  hunting  of  beaver  or  other 
furs  on  the  eastward  of  Saco  River.)  Dated,  April  13,  1753. 
Boston:  Printed  by  John  Draper,  Printer  to  His  Honour  the 
Lieutenant-Governour  and  Council.  1753.  mhs 

973.  [Royal  arms.]  By  His  Excellency  | William  Shirley,  Esq; 

| . . . | A Proclamation.  (General  Court  to  meet  September  5, 
as  appointed.)  Dated,  August  10,  1753.  Boston:  Printed  by 
John  Draper,  Printer  to  His  Excellency  the  Governour  | and 
Council.  1753.  mhs 

974.  [Royal  arms.]  By  His  Excellency  | William  Shirley,  Esq; 

| . . . | A Proclamation  | for  Proroguing  the  General  Assembly 
[to  November  6.]  Dated,  October  5,  1753.  Boston:  Printed  by 
John  Draper,  Printer  to  His  Excellency  the  Governour  and 

Council.  1753.  mhs 

975.  [Royal  arms.]  By  His  Excellency  | William  Shirley,  Esq; 

| . . . | A Proclamation  | For  a general  Thanksgiving.  [No- 
vember 1.]  Dated,  October  9,  1753.  Boston:  Printed  by  John 
Draper,  Printer  to  His  Excellency  the  Governour  and  Council. 
1753.  BA.  MHS 

Evans,  7057. 

976.  [Royal  arms.]  By  His  Excellency  | William  Shirley , Esq ; 

| . . . | A Proclamation  | for  Proroguing  the  General  Assembly 
[to  December  4.]  Dated,  October  18,  1753.  Boston:  Printed 
by  John  Draper,  Printer  to  His  Excellency  the  Governour  j 
and  Council.  1753.  mhs 


136  MASSACHUSETTS  HISTORICAL  SOCIETY.  [1754 

977.  A Bill  | For  Ascertaining  the  Descent  of  Real  Estates  | 

within  the  Province.  mhs 

Evans,  7055.  May  have  been  made  necessary  by  the  act  of  parliament 
of  1751,  which  was  reprinted  in  Connecticut  in  1753.  Evans,  7010. 

978.  Oaths  appointed  to  be  taken  instead  of  | the  Oaths  of 

Allegiance  and  Supremacy:  | And  Declaration.  Dated  in  ms 
September,  1753.  f ma 

2 leaves.  Archives,  xlix.  356.  The  same  form  was  used  in  1754,  lb. 
xun.  844;  1755,  xliv.  101. 

979.  Military  commission  [Spencer  Phips,  Lieutenant-Gover- 

nour  and  Commander  in  Chief.]  mhs 

Royal  Commission 
Province  of 
Absence  of 

980.  [Another  form]  aas 

Royal  Commission  to  | 
Province  of  the  | 
Absence  of  the  | 

981.  Military  commission  [William  Shirley,  Captain-General 

and  Governour  in  Chief.]  aas.  ei.  mhs 

Royal  Commission 
Province  of  the 
Trust  and 

982.  Province  of  the  | Massachusetts- 1 Bay,  ss.  [Royal  arms.] 

Harrison  Gray,  Esq;  | Treasurer  . . . (Tax  warrant.)  Dated, 
July  7,  1753.  ei 

Winthrop,  John. 

983.  Letters  | Relating  to  the  Transit  of  Mercury  over  the 

| Sun,  which  is  to  happen  May  6,  1753.  mhs 

pp.  4,  with  a ms.  plan  showing  the  situation  of  the  planet  “at  his  going 
out  of  the  Sun  at  Quebec.”  Evans,  7038. 

1754 

Advertisement. 

984.  Advertisement.  | Whereas  the  Proprietor  of  the  Kenne- 
beck  Purchase  | from  the  late  Colony  of  Plymouth,  have  made 
and  are  making  divers  settlements  on  Kennebeck-River,  par-  | 
ticularly  at  Frankfort  near  Richmond.  . . . Signed  by  Robert 
Temple,  Sylvester  Gardiner,  Benjamin  Hallowed,  William  Bow- 
doin  and  James  Bowdoin.  Dated  Boston,  Jan.  2.  1754. 

JCB.  AAS.  MHS 


1754] 


MASSACHUSETTS  BROADSIDES. 


I37 


Boston. 

985.  Tax  bill.  mhs 

Boston,  Marine  Society. 

986.  Laws  | Of  the  Marine  Society,  at  Boston  in  New-England, 

| Incorporated  by  the  Government,  as  by  Charter,  | February  2, 
1754.  [On  verso:]  List  of  the  Members  Names,  and  the  Time 
of  Entrance.  mhs 

pp.  2. 

Eliot,  Joseph. 

987.  A copy  of  a Letter,  Found  in  the  Study  of  the  | Reverend 

Mr.  Joseph  Belcher,  | Late  of  Dedham,  since  his  Decease.  An 
Answer  to  this  Question,  How  to  live  in  this  World,  so  | as  to 
live  in  Heaven?  [Boston]  Printed  and  Sold  at  the  Printing- 
Office  in  Back-Street,  [by  Zachariah  Fowle.]  J phs 

Back  Street,  dating  from  1708,  forms  part  of  Salem  Street.  Zachariah 
Fowle  printed  there  from  1751  to  1754,  when  he  removed  to  Middle  Street 
(part  of  Hanover  Street)  in  1755. 


Harvard  College. 


988. 

Catalogus. 

f CHS 

989. 

Quaestiones. 

AAS.  HC.  MHS 

990. 

Theses. 

Y.  AAS.  HC 

Evans,  7208. 

991.  A Letter  | from  a Gentleman  to  his  Friend,  | Upon  the 

Excise-Bill  now  under  Consideration.  Dated,  Boston,  7 th  June, 

1754.  AAS.  MHS 

pp.  3.  Evans,  7227. 

992.  [Royal  arms.]  By  His  Excellency  | William  Shirley,  Esq; 
| . . . | A Proclamation  for  a publick  Fast.  [April  4.]  Dated, 
March  16,  1754.  Boston:  Printed  by  John  Draper,  Printer  to 
His  Excellency  the  Govepnour  and  Council.  1754.  bpl.  mhs 

Evans,  7251. 

993.  [Royal  arms.]  By  His  Excellency  | William  Shirley,  Esq; 

| . . . | A Proclamation.  (On  raising  a force  for  defence  of  the 
Eastern  frontiers.)  Dated,  April  19,  1754.  Boston:  Printed  by 
John  Draper,  Printer  to  His  Excellency  the  Governour  and  | 
Council.  1754.  mhs 

Massachusetts-Bay,  Province. 

994.  [Royal  arms.]  By  His  Excellency  | William  Shirley,  Esq; 

| . . . | A Proclamation.  (On  assembling  and  reviewing  regi- 
ments of  the  militia.)  Dated,  June  21,  1754.  Boston:  Printed 


MASSACHUSETTS  HISTORICAL  SOCIETY. 


138 


[i754 


by  John  Draper,  Printer  to  His  Excellency  the  Governour  and 
Council.  | 1754.  mhs 

995.  [Royal  arms.]  By  His  Excellency  | William  Shirley,  Esq; 

| . . . | A Proclamation  | for  a publick  Thanksgiving.  [Novem- 
ber 28.]  Dated,  November  2,  1754,  Boston:  Printed  by  John 
Draper,  Printer  to  His  Excellency  the  Governour  & Council. 
1754.  BA.  BPL.  MHS 

Evans,  7252. 

996.  Anno  Regni  Regis  Georgii  Secundi  Vicesimo  Septimo. 

| A Bill  | For  further  ascertaining  the  Descent  of  Real  Estates  | 
of  Persons  dying  Intestate  without  Issue.  f ma 

Archives,  xix.  76. 

997.  Province  of  the  | Massachusetts-  | Bay.  ss.  [Royal  arms.] 

Harrison  Gray,  Esq;  | Treasurer.  (Tax  warrant.)  Dated,  July 
3,  1754.  ei.  bpl 

998.  Precept  to  elect  representatives  to  the  General  Court. 

Archives,  xlix.  391.  t 

999.  To  the  Select-Men  or  Assessors  of  the  Town  of 

(Order  of  Justices  of  the  Court  of  General  Sessions  of  the  Peace 
to  assess  Province  Charges.)  ei 

1000.  A Poem,  | On  the  joyful  News  of  the  Rev.  Mr.  Whit- 

field’s visit  to  Boston.  | Dedicated  to  all  the  true  Friends,  etc. 
Boston,  Printed  Oct.  1754.  f jcb 


No.  1003.  Apparently  the  cut  used  on  No.  652,  with  one  of  the 
figures  cut  out. 

Suffolk  County. 

1001.  Summons  from  Grand  Inquest  for  the  Body  of  Suffolk. 

MHS 


MASSACHUSETTS  BROADSIDES. 


139 


I7SS] 

Wadsworth,  Ebenezer,  and  others. 

1002.  To  His  Excellency  William  Shirley,  Esq;  | . . . | The 

Representation  and  Petition  of  Ebenezer  Wadsworth  of 
Grafton,  | and  Samuel  Robinson  of  Hardwick,  in  the  County  of 
Worcester,  | and  Richard  Seaver  of  Roxbury,  in  the  County 
of  Suffolk,  ...  f MA 

It  was  dated  in  print  for  the  General  Court  of  May,  1754,  but  was 
changed  by  pen  to  October  17,  1754.  Archives,  xm.  518. 

1003.  [Cut.]  A Warning  to  Young  & old : | In  the  Execution  of 
William  Wieer,  | at  Boston,  the  21st  of  November,  | 1754,  for 
the  Murder  of  William  | Chism,  on  the  6th  of  April  last,  f jcb 

Welch,  William. 

1004.  The  last  Speech  & Dying  Words  of  | William  Welch,  23 
Years  of  Age,  | Who  was  Executed  at  Boston  in  New-England, 
on  the  11th  Day  of  April,  1754,  for  the  Murder  | of  Darby 
O’Brian,  on  the  Evening  of  the  19th  Day  of  November,  1753. 

Evans,  7333.  MHS 

1755 

1005.  Articles  of  apprenticeship.  ma 

Archives,  lxxix.  770. 

1006.  An  | Elogy  | On  the  death  of  Mr.  Nathaniel  Burt,  Deacon 
of  the  Church  of  | Christ  at  Longmeadow,  and  Lieutenant  in  his 
Majesty’s  service;  who  | was  killed  in  the  memorable  battle  at 
Lake  George,  Sept.  8,  1755,  | in  the  45th  year  of  his  age.  f pc 

1007.  Earthquakes  | Improved:  | Or  solemn  Warning  to  the 

World;  by  the  | tremendous  Earthquake  which  | happen’d  on 
Tuesday  Morning  the  18th  | of  November  1755,  between  four 
and  | five  o’clock.  [Cut.]  Sold  by  J.  Green,  opposite  Mr. 
Church’s  | Vendue  House.  f bpl 

Evans,  7518,  but  he  has  confused  it  with  Newland’s  verses,  No.  1042, 
infra. 

1008.  A few  Lines  | On  Occasion  of  the  untimely  End  of  | 

Mark  and  Phillis,  [ Who  were  Executed  at  Cambridge,  | Sep- 
tember 18th  for  Poysoning  their  | Master,  Capt.  John  Codman 
of  | Charlestown.  [Cut  of  gallows.]  f nyhs 

Evans,  7415. 

Harvard  College. 

1009.  Quaestiones  aas.  hc 

1010.  Theses. 

Evans,  7429. 


AAS.  HC 


140 


MASSACHUSETTS  HISTORICAL  SOCIETY. 


[i7S5 


No.  1007.  Compare  with  No.  783. 


MASSACHUSETTS  BROADSIDES. 


I75Sl 


141 


1011.  The  Lawer’s  Pedigree,  | Tune,  Our  Polly  is  a sad  Slut. 
Boston:  Printed  and  Sold  below  the  Mill-Bridge.  1755.  f AAS 

Printed  from  type  set  by  Isaiah  Thomas,  aetatis  6.  2 Am.  Ant.  Soc., 
Proceedings,  xi.  465.  Evans,  7446. 

1012.  Lines  made  after  the  great  Earthquake,  in  1755.  [Bos- 
ton: 1755.] 

Evans,  7450,  who  describes  it  as  containing  thirty-six  verses  in  three 
columns. 

Massachusetts-Bay,  Province. 

1013.  [Royal  arms.]  By  His  Excellency  | William  Shirley, Esq; 
| . . . | A Proclamation.  (Embargo  on  vessels,  outward  bound.) 
Dated,  February  22,  1755.  Boston:  Printed  by  John  Draper, 
Printer  to  His  Excellency  the  Governour  and  Council,  bpl.  mhs 

1014.  [Royal  arms.]  By  His  Excellency  | William  Shirley,  Esq; 
| ...  | A Proclamation  for  a general  Fast.  [March  20.]  Dated 
February  27,  1755.  Boston:  Printed  by  John  Draper,  Printer 
to  His  Excellency  the  Governour  and  Council.  1755.  ba.  bpl 

1015.  [Royal  arms.]  By  His  Excellency  | William  Shirley,  Esq; 

| . . . | A Proclamation  (On  stamp  duties  upon  vellum,  parch- 
ment and  paper.)  Dated,  March  14,  1755.  Boston:  Printed 
by  John  Draper,  Printer  to  His  Excellency  the  Governour  and 
Council.  BPL.  MHS 

Evans,  7476. 

1016.  [Royal  arms.]  By  his  Excellency  | William  Shirley,  Esq; 

| . . . | A Proclamation.  (Publishing  articles  of  the  expedition 
against  the  French.)  Dated,  March  26,  1755.  Boston:  Printed 
by  John  Draper,  Printer  to  His  Excellency  the  Governour  and 
Council.  1755.  mhs 

1017.  [Royal  arms.]  By  His  Excellency  | William  Shirley,  Esq; 

| . . . | A Proclamation.  (Pay  and  allowances  given  on  the 
expedition  against  Crown  Point.)  Dated,  March  29,  1755. 
Boston:  Printed  by  John  Draper,  Printer  to  His  Excellency  the 
Governour  | and  Council.  1755.  mhs 

1018.  [Royal  arms.]  By  the  Honourable  | Spencer  Phips,  Esq; 

| . . . | A Proclamation.  (Further  encouragement  to  inlist  on 
Crown  Point  expedition.)  Dated,  April  25,  1755.  Boston: 
Printed  by  John  Draper,  Printar  to  His  Honour  the  Lieuten- 
ant- | Governour  and  Council.  1755.  mhs 

1019.  [Royal  arms.]  By  His  Excellency  | William  Shirley,  Esq; 

| . . . | A Proclamation  for  a publick  Fast.  [July  3.]  Dated, 


142 


MASSACHUSETTS  HISTORICAL  SOCIETY. 


[l7S5 

June  9,  1755.  Boston:  Printed  by  John  Draper,  Printer  to  His 
Excellency  the  Governor,  & Council.  mhs 

Evans,  7477. 

1020.  [Royal  arms.]  By  His  Excellency  | William  Shirley, Esq; 

| . . . | A Proclamation.  (Declaring  the  Indians  of  the  Nor- 
ridgewock,  Arresaguntacook,  Weweenock  and  St.  John’s  tribes 
to  be  enemies.)  Dated,  June  12,  1755.  Boston:  Printed  by 
John  Draper,  Printer  to  His  Excellency  the  Governour  and  the 
Honourable  His  Majesty’s  Council.  1755.  mhs 

1021.  [Royalarms.]  By  His  Excellency  | William  Shirley,  Esq; 
|.  . . | A Proclamation.  (Publishing  encouragements  offered  to 
such  as  should  penetrate  into  the  Indian  country  in  order  to 
captivate  and  kill  the  enemy  Indians.)  Dated,  June  18,  1755. 
Boston:  Printed  by  John  Draper,  Printer  to  His  Excellency  the 
Governour  and  the  Honourable  His  Majesty’s  Council.  1755. 

MHS 

1022.  [Royal  arms.]  By  the  Honourable  | Spencer  Phips,  Esq; 
|.  . . | A Proclamation  for  a general  Fast.  [August  28.]  Dated, 
August  13,  1755.  Boston:  Printed  by  John  Draper,  Printer  to 
His  Honour  the  Lieutenant-Governour  and  Council.  1755. 

On  defeat  of  General  Braddock.  Evans,  7478.  MHS 

1023.  [Royal  arms.]  By  the  Honourable  | Spencer  Phips,  Esq; 

| . . . | A Proclamation  | for  Proroguing  the  General  Assembly 
[to  September  24.]  Dated,  August  22,  1755.  Boston:  Printed 
by  John  Draper,  Printer  to  His  Honour  the  Lieutenant-  | Gover- 
nour and  Council.  1755.  mhs 

1024.  [RoyalSeal.]  By  the  Honourable  | Spencer  Phips,  Esq; 

|.  . .|  A Proclamation  | for  Convening  the  Great  and  General 
Court  or  | Assembly  [September  5.]  Dated,  September  1,  1755. 
Boston:  Printed  by  John  Draper,  Printer  to  His  Honour  the 
Lieutenant- 1 Governour  and  Council.  1755.  MeHS. 

1025.  [Royalarms.]  By  the  Honourable  | Spencer  Phips,  Esq; 

| . . . | A Proclamation.  (Encouragements  to  inlist  in  expedi- 
tion against  Crown  Point.)  Dated,  September  9, 1755.  Boston: 
Printed  by  John  Draper,  Printer  to  His  Honour  the  Lieutenant- 
Governour  | and  Council.  1755.  bpl.  mhs 

1026.  [Royal  arms.]  By  the  Honourable  | Spencer  Phips,  Esq; 
j . . . | A Proclamation.  (Requiring  all  who  received  the 
bounty  or  were  impressed  for  the  expedition  against  Crown 
Point  to  repair  to  the  army.)  Dated,  October  29,  1755.  Bos- 


MASSACHUSETTS  BROADSIDES. 


143 


I7SS] 

ton:  Printed  by  John  Draper,  Printer  to  His  Honour  the  Lieu- 
tenant- | Governour  and  Council.  1755.  mhs 

1027.  [Royal  arms.]  By  His  Honour  Spencer  Phips,  Esq; 
| . . . | A Proclamation.  Whereas  the  Tribe  of  Penobscot  In- 
dians have  repeatedly  in  a perfidious  Manner  acted  contrary  to 
their  solemn  Submission  unto  his  Majesty  (offering  a bounty 
for  captured  Indians  or  for  the  scalps  of  killed  Indians).  Dated, 
November  3,  1755.  Boston:  Printed  by  John  Draper,  Printer 
to  His  Honour  the  Lieutenant-Governour  and  Council.  1755. 

2 Am.  Ant.  Soc.  Proceedings,  XI.  465.  AAS.  MHS 

1028.  [Royal  arms.]  By  the  Honourable  | Spencer  Phips,  Esq; 

| ...  | A Proclamation  | for  a publick  Thanksgiving.  [Decem- 
ber, 4.]  Dated,  November  4,  1755.  Boston:  Printed  by  John 
Draper,  Printer  to  His  Honour  the  Lieutenant-Governour  and 
Council.  1755.  ba.  mhs 

Evans,  7479. 

1029.  [Royal  arms.]  By  the  Honourable  | Spencer  Phips,  Esq; 

| ...  | A Proclamation.  (On  reward  for  captives  or  scalps  of 
Penobscot  Indians.)  Dated,  November  13,  1755.  Boston: 
Printed  by  John  Draper,  Printer  to  His  Honour  the  Lieutenant- 
Governour  and  Council.  1755.  mhs 

1030.  [Royal  arms.]  By  the  Honourable  | Spencer  Phips,  Esq; 

| . . . | A Proclamation.  (Embargo  on  export  of  provisions  or 
warlike  stores.)  Dated,  November  28,  1755.  Boston:  Printed 
by  John  Draper,  Printer  to  His  Honour  the  Lieutenant-Gover- 
nour and  Council.  1755.  mhs 

1031.  [Royal  arms.]  By  the  Honourable  | Spencer  Phips,  Esq; 

| ...  | A Proclamation  (appointing  January  8 as  a day  of 
public  humiliation  and  Prayer.)  Dated,  December  24,  1755. 
Boston:  Printed  by  John  Draper,  Printer  to  His  Honour  the 
Lieutenant-Governour  and  Council.  1755.  bpl.  mhs 

Evans,  7480. 

1032.  By  His  Excellency  | William  Shirley,  Esq;  | . . . | To 

| Sir,  . . . (Directions  for  beating-orders.) 

BPL.  LC.  MHS 

A copy  in  the  lc.  is  dated  in  ms.  April  17,  1755,  and  contains  additions  in 
ms.  That  in  the  mhs.  is  a printer’s  proof. 

1033.  Province  of  the  | Massachusetts-Bay,  | By  His  Excel- 
lency the  Governour.  Power  to  administer  to  officers  in  ex- 
pedition against  Crown  Point,  the  ‘‘Oaths  appointed  by  Act 


144  MASSACHUSETTS  HISTORICAL  SOCIETY.  [1756 

of  Parliament  to  be  taken  instead  of  the  Oaths  of  Allegiance 
and  Supremacy.”  Dated,  1755,  and  in  ms.  June  12.  mhs 

1034.  Oaths  appointed  to  be  taken  instead  of  | the  Oaths  of 

Allegiance  and  Supremacy:  | And  Declaration.  mhs 

1035.  Province  of  the  Massachusetts-Bay.  | By  His  Honour  | 

Spencer  Phips,  Esq;  | . . . | Whereas  the  Great  and  General 
Court  or  Assembly  | of  said  Province  have  agreed  and  voted 
(for  reinforcing  | the  Army  destined  to  Crown-Point).  Dated, 
September  [8],  1755.  mhs 

1036.  Province  of  the  Massachusetts-Bay.  | By  His  Honour  the 

Lieutenant  Governour.  | To  Greeting.  | Whereas  the 

Great  and  General  Court  or  Assembly  of  | said  Province,  have 
by  their  Vote  of  the  8th  Instant,  desired  | me  to  give  Orders 
to  impress  a sufficient  Number  of  Men  . . . Dated,  September 
19,  1755.  bpl 

1037.  Provinceof  the  | Massachusetts-|Bay,ss.  [Royal  arms.] 

Harrison  Gray,  Esq;  | Treasurer  . . . (Tax  warrant.)  Dated, 
September  12,  [1755.]  ei 

1038.  Military  commission  [William  Shirley]  aas 

Commission  to  | 
of  the  Massa-| 
and  Confidence! 

1039.  I do  acknowledge  to  have  | voluntarily  inlisted 


myself  as  a Private  Soldier,  to  serve  his  Majesty  King 

in  . . . with  certificate.  mhs 

1040.  Received  of  | the  several  Species  of  Pro- 

visions, | Ammunition  & Slop-Cloathing  as  | mentioned  in  the 
Columns.  aas 

1041.  [Oath  of  the  Master  of  a built  Ship.]  ma 

Archives,  lxiv.  129.  Different  from  the  form  of  1740. 

Newland,  Jeremiah. 

1042.  Verses  | Occasioned  by  the  Earthquakes  in  the  Month 

of  November,  1755.  | By  Jeremiah  Newland.  mhs 

See  note  to  No.  1007,  supra. 

1756 

1043.  The  Assize  of  Bread.  t MA 

Archives,  cxx.  132. 


1044.  Boston,  May  13,  1756.  To  be  seen  (for  a short  Time) 
at  the  House  of  Mr.  William  Fletcher,  Merchant,  New-Boston; 


By  His  EXCELLENCY 


fP  I L L I A M SHIR  L E T,  Efq; 

Captain-General  and  Governour  in  Chief,  in  and  over  his  Majefty’s  Province  of  the  Ma foe hufetts-Bay  in  Nsw-EngfanJ. 

A PROCLAMATION  fora  general  FAST. 


tOtOtT  being  our  incumbent  Duty  to  acknowledge  GOD  in  all  our  Ways,  and  to  commit  all  our  Aflairs,  both  pnblick  and  private,  to 
-i-  I his  gracious  Direction  ; and  being  bound,  in  a fpccial  Manner,  to  implore  the  Divine  Bklltng  when  we  arc  engaged  in  Concerns 
t°v®t  of  great  Importance  ; 


Ilyavc  thcrefo:c  thought  fir,  With  the  3lbVicc  of  f>ts  ^aj'cdy’S  Council,  nnb  at  H'c  Dtfirr  of  the  3ffcmblp,  fo 

appoint  Thurfday  the  Twentieth  of  March  next,  tO  bC  ObftrVCb  throughout  this  prcVlUCC,  flS  <1  Dap  Of  Filling  and 

Prayer  , $crcbp  calling  upon  Raiders  ano  people  rehgiouOv  fo  folcmntse  tljc  fame,  bp  penitent  £onfc(fion  of 
tlicir  dins,  ant)  beep  Dumtltation  foi  the  growing  PcpraVitp  anb  Dtffolntfon  of  fanners  amongft  us,tturlj 
earned  Supplications  to  Almighty  god,  that  lie  Woulb  be  plcafcD  to  grant  us  the  free  parbon  of  our  &ms,  anb 
that  a general  Smcnbinent  anb  Btfojmation  map  prevail  in  all  Ojbccs  of  *Bcn  , anb  that  Ijc  Woulb  remote  the 
prefent  Cohens  anb  <£ffcas  of  his  righteous  DifplcaCurc  againd  us,  anb  prevent  thofe  inojc  fetrre  3)uDgmcnrs, 
Which  our  -bins  hate  beferteb,  anb  wh'ch  in  the  3fpcas  of  DfVmc  proVibcncc  ltc  arc  itarneb  to  prepare  fo:  , anb 
alfo,  that  it  Woulb  plcafe  our  merciful  god  to  confer  upon  ns  all  necbful  Blcffings  ; Particularly,  that  he  lbonlb  long 
continue  the  precious  2life  of  our  Sovereign  Eo:b  the  KING,  anb  Direct  anb  profper  thcCounfcls  anb  3bmimdrations 
of  his  Government,  fo:  the  general  profpcritr  of  the  Bingboms  anb  Dominions  unber  his  happv  Suit;  anb 
particularly,  fo;  maintaining  the  fuft  Bights  of  his  ■Crown,  anb  the  properties  anb  poffcflions  of  Ins  goob  S'hbiccts, 
agamd  the  JntaOons  of  fozeign  powers,  anb  alfo  fo:  continuing  anb  drengthening  a general  peace  among  rhr 
Rations  ; Hhat  GOD  Woulb  graciouflp  preferte  anb  blefs  thCtr  Royal  HighneiTe*  the  Pp.nce  of  JRales,  the  Princess 
Dowager  of  JVales^  the  Duke,  and  the  other  Branches  of  the  Royal  Family  ; 3Il)at  1)C  ltOUlb  bC  favourable  fO  OUrtLanb,anb 

gibe  his  gracious  influence  anb  tSnibancc  to  the  oovcrnmenr  of  this  anb  fns  <©aicdp’s  other  Colonies  in  North- 
America,  that  thep  map  be  leb  into  furl)  iBcafurcs  t mole  efpcnallp  at  this  Coniundurc  as  map  be  effectual  fo; 
tljcrr  mutual  S>ccuntp  anb  Defence;  "Chat  GODWoulbin  great  UcrcpprcferVc  peace  upon  our  S-ra  •Toads  anb 
^nlarib  frontiers,  anb  frndrarc  all  Defigns  to  bidurb  anb  violate  the  fame,  fo  that  no  CQcapoit  fojnieD  againd 
us  map  profper Dhat  he  woulb  redozc  Health  Where  it  is  Wantcb,  anb  continue  tr  Where  it  is  cniopcb  £hat  he 
Won  lb  grant  us  luitablc  Scafons  in  cVcrp  part  of  the  Pear  fo:  procuring  a plentiful  Jlncrrafc  of  the  ’.fruits  of  the 
earth  ; Dhat  he  Woulb  protect  ano  fneceeb  the  Navigation,  Trade  anb  Fifltcry  of  tins  province,  anb  gibe  his  28 1 effing 
to  the  ilOozKs  of  our  Ranbs  ; anb  that  he  Woulb  commifetatc  the  £afc  of  our  Captives  anb  rcdo:c  their  juberrr 
2UlD,  above  all,  Dibit  l)C  WOUtb  Dcffnb  flltb  fprcab  rhe  Holy  Religion  of  Olir  Lord  and  Saviour  JESUS  CHRIST,  anb  that 
the  Power  of  God  lined  map  CtCCP  U litre  prevail,  and  the  whole  Earth  be  filled  with  his  Glory  ; 2JnD  all  fcrVlIt  EabOUC  anb 

Bccccatious  arc  fozbtbbcn  on  the  faib  Dap. 

Given  at  the  Council-Chamber  in  BoJIon  theTwenty-feventb  Day  of  February  1755,  in  the  Twenty-eighth  Year  of  the  Reign  of  our  So- 
vereign Lord  GEORGE  the  Second,  by  the  Grace  ol  GOD , of  Greae-Britar j,  France  and  Ireland,  KING,  Defender  of  the  Faith  &c. 


By  Order  of  the  Governour , tr itb  the 
Advice  and  Conjent  of  the  Council , 

5.  CCIlllarO,  Sccr’y. 

GOD  Save  the  KING. 


VV.  Shirley. 


BOSTON:  Fruited  by  John  Draper,  Printer  to  His  E.xcdlency  the  Go vemour  and  Council  1-55. 


No.  1014. 


By  His  EXCELLENCY 

WILLIAM  S H I R L E r,  Efq; 

Captain -General  and  Governor  in  Chief,  in  and  over  His  Majefty’s  Province  of  the  MaJJachuJetts-Bay,  in  New- England^ 
and  Vice-Admiral  of  the  fame,  and  Major-General  in  His  Majefty’s  Army. 

A PROCLAMATION- 


wm. 

S'* 


HERE  AS  the  Indians  of  Norridgevuock,  Arrefagun  aook , TVeweenock  and  St.  Johns  Tribes,  and  the  Indians  of 
the  other  Tribes  inhabiting  in  the  Eaftern  and  Northern  Parts  of  His  Majefty’s  Territories  of  New-England , the 
Penobfcot  Tribe  only  excepted,  have,  contrary  to  their  folemn  Submiflion  unto  His  Majefly  long  fince  made 
and  frequently  renewed,  been  guilty  of  the  mod  perfidious,  barbarous  and  inhuman  Murders  of  divers  of  his 
Majefty  s Englijh  Subjects  ; and  have  abftained  from  all  Commerce  and  Correfpondence  witli  His  Majefty’s 
faid  Subjefls  lor  many  Months  pall  j and  the  faid  Indians  have  fully  difeovered  an  inimical,  traiterious  and  rebellious  Inten- 
tion And  Difpohtion  ; 


fell  ltd 


III ill) c tlirrcfoic  thought  fit  to  tfTtic  tire  ^reclamation,  ant)  to  3">ctlarc  tlic  linblans  of  the  Nomdgc- 

wock,  Airelaguntacook,  Wcweenock  ant)  St.  John’s  HribCS.  ant)  tilt  ^I'bianS  Of  the  OtllCC  3EtlbCS  ncll)  ft 

late  inhabiting  in  the  ffaftern  ano  jB02tl)rrn  J9arts  of  UBS  ®a|C(ry's  'Ecrritcmcs  of  Ntw-England,anb 
in  Sll'ante  anD  <tonfcbcracy  ibith  the  abolac-rccitcD  UTibcs,  the  Pcnobfcots  only  ryrepteo,  to  be 
ei-nennes,  itebeis  attb  Craitots  to  E))s  ®ofr  ^aactet)  ®aicffy : 31ub  3 bo  hereby  rccuurc  t?is  ®aicffy'S 
ui'icas  of  this  pvobincc  to  embrace  all  dDppojtunities  of  purfuing,  captivating, lulling  ano  beftroymg 
all  anb  any  of  the  afojcfaib  Rattans,  the  Pcnobfcots  cyrcprcb. 

AND  W H ERE  A S the  General  Court  of  this  Province  have  voted,  That  a Bounty  or  Encouragement  be  granted  and 
allowed  to  be  paid  out  < f the  Publick-Treafuty  to  the  marching  Army  that  (hall  be  employed  for  the  Defence  of  the  Eaftern 
and  Weltern  Frontiers  from  the  Twenty-fif  th  of  this  Month  of  June  until  the  Twenty-fifth  of  November  next  ; 

Ilrabc  thought  fit  to  pubhfh  the  fame ; anb  3 do  hereby  prontife,  lEhat  there  (hall  be  palb  out  of  the 
province  ITrcafury  to  all  anb  any  of  the  faib  jfoircs,  over  anb  above  t!)tlt»ounty  uponiffnlitmcnt, 
their  CUagcs  anb  Snitlillcncc,  tljc  premiums  02  Kmmfics  following,  viz. 

For  every  Male  Indian  Prifoner  above  the  Age  of  Twelve  Years,  that  Ihall  be  taken  and  brought  to  BoJlont  Fifty  Pounds. 
Tor  every  Male  Indian  Scalp,  brought  in  as  Evidence  of  their  being  killed.  Forty  Pounds. 

For  every  Female  Indian  Prifoner,  taken  and  brought  in  as  aforefaid,  and  for  every  Male  Indian  Prifoner  under  the  Age  of 
Twelve  Years,  taken  and  brought  in  as  afordaid,  Twenty-jme  Pounds. 

For  every  Scalp  of  fuch  Female  Indian  or  Male  Indian  under  Twelve  Years  of  Age,  brought  as  Evidence  of  their  being 
lulled,  as  aforefaid,  Twenty  Pounds. 


G IV E N under  my  Hand  at  Bobon,  in  the  Province  aforefaid , this  Twelfth  Day  of  June,  1 755,  and  in  the  Twentyotighth  Tear  of  the  Reign 
of  our  Sovereign  Lord  GEORGE  tbc  Second , by  the  Grace  of  GOD,  of  Great-Britain,  France,  and  Ireland,  KING,  Defender  of  the 
Faith , &c. 


By  His  Excellency's  Command. , 

J.  Willard,  Secr'y. 

G O /)  Save  the  K I MG. 


W.  Shirley. 


BOSTON*  Printed  by  John  Draper,  Printer  to  His 


* die  Honourable  Hii  Majefty  s Council,  i 7>  j. 


No.  1020. 


MASSACHUSETTS  BROADSIDES. 


145 


U56] 


That  Elaborate  and  Matchless  Pile  of  Art,  Called,  The  Micro- 
cosm, or  the  World  in  Miniature:  [Printed  by  Edes  and  Gill  in 
Queen  Street.]  aas 

2 Am.  Ant.  Soc.,  Proceedings,  xi.  465. 

1045.  [Cut.]  An  Endeavour  to  animate  and  incourage  our  | 

Soldiers,  for  the  present  Expedition  [against  Canada.]  Signed 
M.  B [Mather  Byles?]  Boston:  Printed  and  Sold  by  Green 
and  Russell,  in  Queen-street.  f phs 

Harvard  College. 

1046.  Quaestiones.  aas.  hc 

1047.  Theses.  aas.  hc 

Evans,  7681. 

Kennebeck,  Proprietors. 

1048.  Deed.  mhs 

pp.  2. 

Massachusetts-Bay,  Province. 

1049.  [Royal  arms.]  An  Act  | For  the  better  recruiting  His 
Majesty’s  | Forces  on  the  Continent  of  America;  and  for  the 
better  | Regulation  of  the  Army,  and  preventing  of  Desertion 
therein.  Boston;  New-England:  Reprinted  by  John  Draper, 
Printer  to  | His  Excellency  the  Governour  and  Council. 

pp.  4.  Evans,  7677.  AAS.  MHS 

1050.  Province  of  the  Massachusetts-Bay.  | In  the  House  of 
Representatives,  February  26,  1756.  | Voted,  That  the  follow- 
ing Establishment  of  Wages  be  made  for  | the  Officers  and 
Soldiers  going  in  the  intended  Expedition  to  Crown-Point,  f lc 

2 pp. 

1051.  [Royal  arms.]  By  the  Honourable  Spencer  Phips  Esq; 

| . . . | A Proclamation  (prohibiting  the  exportation  of  pro- 
visions and  warlike  stores  out  of  the  Province).  Dated  Jan- 
uary 20,  1756.  Boston:  Printed  by  John  Draper,  Printer  to 
His  Honour  the  Lieutenant-Go vernour  and  Council.  1756. 

AAS 

1052.  [Royal  arms.]  By  His  Excellency  | William  Shirley,  Esq ; 

| . . . | A Proclamation.  (On  deserters  from  the  Fiftieth 
Regiment.)  Dated,  February  12,  1756.  Boston:  Printed  by 
John  Draper,  Printer  to  His  Excellency  the  Governour.  1756. 

MHS 

1053.  [Royal  arms.]  By  His  Excellency  | William  Shirley, Esq; 
| . . . | A Proclamation.  (Encouragements  to  inlist  in  service 


146 


MASSACHUSETTS  HISTORICAL  SOCIETY. 


[i756 


against  the  French.)  Dated,  February  18,  1756.  Boston: 
Printed  by  John  Draper,  Printer  to  His  Excellency  the  Gov- 
ernour  and  Council,  1756.  bpl.  mhs 

1054.  By  His  Excellency  William  Shirley,  Esq;  . . . A Procla- 
mation (on  reinlisting  Battoemen  for  other  Services.)  Dated, 
March  23,  1756. 

Printed  in  the  Boston  Weekly  News-Letter,  March  25,  1756. 

1055.  [Royal  arms.]  By  His  Excellency  | William  Shirley, Esq; 

| . . . | A Proclamation  for  a publick  Fast.  [April  29.]  Dated, 
April  9,  1756.  Boston:  Printed  by  John  Draper,  Printer  to  His 
Excellency  the  Governour  and  Council.  1756.  hc.  mhs 

Evans,  7710. 

1056.  [Royal  arms.]  By  the  Honourable  j Spencer  Phips,  Esq; 

| . . . | A Proclamation  (prohibiting  the  exportation  of  pro- 
visions or  warlike  stores  from  the  Province  until  after  Septem- 
ber 20.)  Dated,  June  9,  1756.  Boston:  Printed  by  John 
Draper,  Printer  to  His  Honour  the  Lieutenant-Governour  and 
| Council.  1756.  f aas 

1057.  By  the  Honourable  Spencer  Phips,  Esq; ...  A Procla- 
mation (royal  grant  of  lands  to  soldiers  serving  against  the 
French.)  Dated,  July  5,  1752. 

Printed  in  the  Boston  Weekly  News-Letter,  July  8,  1756. 

1058.  [Royal  arms.]  By  the  Honourable  [ Spencer  Phips,  Esq; 
] . . . | A Proclamation  for  a publick  Fast.  [July  22.]  Dated, 
July  10,  1756.  Boston:  Printed  by  John  Draper,  Printer  to 
His  Honour  the  Lieutenant-Governour  and  Council.  mhs 

Evans,  7712. 

1059.  [Royal  arms.]  By  the  Honourable  | Spencer  Phips,  Esq; 

| . . . | A Proclamation,  | For  a Publick  Thanksgiving.  [No- 
vember 25.]  Dated,  November  5,  1756.  Boston:  Printed  by 
John  Draper,  Printer  to  His  Honour  the  Lieutenant-Governour 
and  Council.  ba.  mhs 

Evans,  7713. 

1060.  [Royal  arms.]  By  the  Honourable  | Spencer  Phips,  Esq; 

| . . . | a Proclamation  | For  Proroguing  the  General  Court 
[to  January  6,  1757.]  Dated,  December  6,  1756.  Boston: 
Printed  by  John  Draper,  Printer  to  the  Honourable  the  | 
Lieutenant-General  and  Council.  mhs 

1061.  By  his  Excellency  | William  Shirley,  Esq;  | . . . | Whereas 

a Number  of  Battoe-men  will  be  wanted  . . . Dated,  January 
19,  1756.  mhs 


MASSACHUSETTS  BROADSIDES. 


I47 


1756] 

1062.  Province  of  the  Massachusetts-Bay.  | William  Shirley, 

Esq;  [ ...  | You  are  hereby  required,  in  His  Majesty’s  Name, 
immedi-  | ately  to  cause  the  Enlistments  of  Soldiers  in  the 
several  | Companies,  . . . Dated  in  ms.,  April  15.  bpl 

1063.  Province  of  the  Massachusetts-Bay.  | By  His  Honour  the 
Lieut.  Governour-  | You  are  hereby  required  to  cause  all  the 
military  Com-  | panies  in  the  Regiment  ...  to  be  mustered 
on  the  Third  Wednesday  of  June  next.  Dated,  May  28,  1756. 

BPL.  MHS 

1064.  [Royal  arms.]  Spencer  Phips,  Esq;  | . . . | Whereas  not- 

withstanding the  repeated  Orders  issued  to  the  several  | Colonels 
in  the  Province,  there  is  a Deficiency  in  the  whole  Number  | of 
Men  ordered  to  be  raised  for  the  Service  of  the  Crown-Point 
Expedi-  | tion.  Dated,  July  8,  1756.  lc.  mhs 

Evans,  7711. 

1065.  Province  of  the  | Massachusetts-Bay.  | By  His  Excel- 

lency | William  Shirley,  Esq;  | . . . | Whereas  the  Quota  of 
Men  for  this  Province  in  the  Expedition  | against  Crown-Point, 
was  . . . determined  to  | be  Three  Thousand  Five  Hundred 
Men.  Dated,  August  [23].  1756.  mhs 

1066.  Oaths  appointed  to  be  taken  instead  of  | the  Oaths  of 

Allegiance  and  Supremacy:  | And  Declaration.  [Dated  in  ms. 
September,  1756.]  f ma 

2 leaves.  Archives,  xliv.  309.  The  last  words  on  the  ninth  line  from 
foot  of  Declaration  reads  “of  the  Crown,”  instead  of  “of  theCrown,” 

1067.  Military  Commission,  [William  Shirley,  Captain-General 

and  Governour  in  Chief],  for  the  expedition  against  French  at 
Crown  Point  and  Lake  Iroquois  (Champlain).  El.  mhs 

1068.  I do  acknowledge  to  have  | voluntarily  inlisted 

myself  as  a private  Soldier,  to  serve  ...  for  the  Reduction  of 
Crown-Point.  (With  certificate.)  ma 

Archives,  Lxxvm.  205. 

1069.  Precept  to  elect  representatives  to  General  Court.  (On 

verso  is  the  return  made.)  MA 

Archives,  cxvii.  137. 

1070.  A Portledge-Bill  of  Master  | and  Sailors  in  His 

Majesty’s  Service  [in  the  Expedition  against  Crown  Point.] 

Archives,  lxv.  230;  ccxci.  42.  MA 


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[ 1 7 57 

1071.  Province  of  the  | Massachusetts- 1 Bay,  ss.  [Royal  arms.] 

Harrison  Gray,  Esq;  | Treasurer  . . . (Tax  warrant.)  Dated, 
July  1,  1756.  ei 

1072.  Province  of  the  | Massachusetts-Bay,  ss.  [Royal  arms.] 

Harrison  Gray,  Esq;  | Treasurer  . . . (tax  warrant).  Dated 
November  2,  1756.  mils 

Peck,  Abiezer. 

1073.  On  the  Valiant  | New-England  | General.  Dated,  Reho- 

both,  April  5,  1756.  jcb.  mhs 

The  General  is  John  Winslow  (1702-1774). 

1757 

1074.  The  | Award  and  final  Determination  | Of  the  Referees 
respecting  the  Claims  of  the  Proprietors  of  the  Kenebeck  | 
Purchase  from  the  late  Colony  of  New-Plymouth,  and  the 
Company  holding  | under  Clark  and  Lake,  relative  to  the 
Lands  on  each  Side  Kenebeck  River.  [August  Term,  1757.] 

Evans,  7837.  AAS.  MHS 

Germantown  Lottery. 

1075.  First  Class  of  the  Germantown  Lottery.  (Granted 

April,  1757,  for  the  encouragement  of  Manufactures  in  Ger- 
mantown.) MHS 

Great  Britain. 

1076.  [Cut.]  Extract  of  Articles  | From  the  Treaty-Marine  | 

with  Holland,  concluded  at  | London  the  first  Day  of  Decem- 
ber | 1674,  O.  S.  [On  p.  3:]  Extracts  from  the  Articles  of  Peace, 
Commerce  | and  Alliance  between  the  Crowns  of  Great-Britain 
and  Spain,  concluded  | in  a Treaty  at  Madrid,  the  13/23  Day 
of  May  1667.  Boston,  New-England:  Reprinted  by  John 
Draper,  1757.  mhs 

pp.  3.  Evans,  7906. 

Harrington,  John. 

1077.  The  | Last  Words  and  Dying  | Speech  | Of  John  Harring- 

ton, Aged  43  Years.  | Who  was  executed  at  Cambridge,  March 
17,  1757,  for  the  Murder  of  Paul  Learned.  Sold  next  to  the 
Prison,  in  Queen-Street,  1757.  mhs 

1078.  [Cut.]  The  Agonies  of  a Soul  departing  out  of  Time  | 

into  Eternity.  | A few  Lines  occasioned  by  the  untimely  End 
of  John  Harrington,  | Who  is  to  be  Executed  at  Cambridge 
this  Day,  being  the  17th  of  March,  1757,  for  the  | Murder  of 
Paul  Learnard,  the  1st  of  September  last.  mhs 


By  the  Honourable 

SPENCER  PH  I PS,  Efq; 

Licutenant-Governour  and  Commander  in  Chief  in  and  over.  His  Majc  fly’s  Province  cf  the  Majfachufetts-Bt# 

in  Itfeiz -England . 

A PROCLAMATION  for  a publick  FAST. 

WHEREAS  Almighty  GOD  is'.pleafed  Hill  to  chaftize-ps  with  the. grievous.  Judgment  of  War,  and  to 
permit  the  uivjuft  Invafions  of  the  Britijh  Territories  in  North- America,  as  wejl  as  in  other  Parts  of  the 
World,  by  the  French,  who  have  employed  the  Indians  in  thefe  Parts,  as  Inflruments  of  their  Cruelty  in  fhedding 
the  Blood  of  Multitudes  of  Women  arid  children, as  well  as  Men,  upon  the  Frontiers  ot  tiieJe  Colonies,  with  fuch  Cii- 
cumftances  of  Barbarity  as  arc  moft  abhorrent  not  only  to  the  trueSpirit  of  Chriflianity,  but  even  toHumanity  itfelf  • 
And  whereas. the  Preparations  now  made  and  making  againft-iis  by  our  French  a ni.  Indian  Enetny.  loudly  admonifli 
us  of  our  Danger  as  alfo  of  our  Duty,  to'acknowlcdge  the  righteous  Hand  of  G on  in  thefe  Difpenfations  of  his  Provi- 
dence, and  to  feek  a Ipcedy  Reconciliation  to  Him-;  and  tlie  Time  of  AAion  of  the  Forces  raifed  by  this  and  the 
neighbouring  Governments  for  recovering  their  juft  Rights  out  cl  the  Hands  of  their  Enemies  being  probably  very 
near,  the  Voice  of  Providence  doth  evidently  call  upon  us  to  leek  to  God  for  his  BlefTmg  upon  our  important  Un- 
dertakings, without  which  we  have  no  Ground  to  hope  for  St.cccfs  ; 

I Dane  tliercfQie  thought  fit,  nut!)  tljc  Sblhcc  of  Ilfs  S0ajeftp'S  Comtffl  pint)  at  tlie  ©elite  of  tljc 

3KTcmbIp,  to  appoint  Thurfday  tilt  Twenty-fccond  Of  tlJIS  JllRaut.  Jaly  \Q  bC  ObfCthCb  tllfO'DItC 

this  ibrobmrc  as  a 3>ap  of  pubUck  Fafling  an'  Prayer;  ijcrebp  railing  upon  tpmfecrs  ana 
people  bcboutip  to  foleumnc  the  fame  bp  tljc  bccpcR  Humiliations  for  our  I)ctnons0ffcnrcs, 
bp  lUlnch  lb't'habc  lnghlp  fitrcnfcb  tljc  ©(bine  fHafcRp  againrt  us,  nub  Ijabc  caufcb  jpm  to  hibc 
jjfs  Jrare  from  ns,  anb  to  punifl)  us  ib;t!)  tlie  fo:c  Calamines  of  Cellar  anb  alfo  to  tmploit  ms 
Commiffctatfon  otf  us,  fit  oucpicfcnt  ©ifirclTrs,  anb  ilteccifullp  Direct  m tlie  forming  anb  cr- 
editing of  our  militarp  enterprises,  anb  tliercbp  to  neither  ns  out  tljc  Ijaubs  of  onr  enemies, 
anb  enable  us  to  tccobcr  our  Higijts  anb  properties,  bp  tljtm  iiniuftlp  inpibtb  ; tljat  Ije  lboulb 
beep  all  “Din  out  of  our  Camps,  as  ibclt  as  from  the  mijolc  Communlrp,  ant)  inane  us  a penitent 
anb  rtfoimcb  ibcoplc ; tljat  He  Wonlb  infpire  ottr  Officers  Ibitij  Conbuct  ana  IXcfolution,  anb 
out  SolDtcrs  lbitlj  jfaltljfulnefs  anb  Coinage ; ana  tljat,  as  tljc  Captain  of  our  Salbation,  l>c 
lbonlb  lean  tljcm  on  to  fimcccfs  anb  dictorp  ; -©hat  !)c  Ibcmlb  graclouflp  preferbe  tljc  important 
3LtfC  Of  OUt  SObCVCigrt  ILOttt  tlje  KING  lUfttt  ah  tlje  Branches  of  I)IS  Roval  Houfe  ; anb  Direct  ins 
Cemnfcls  anfl  prefper  Ijls  juft  3lrms  for  reffor  .j  anb  prefcrbmg  tlie  Peace  of  Europe ; anb  that 
tlje  SJlblnc  ibromifes  anb  ibrcbictions  of  tljelSnitocrfal  anb  3>piritual  Ucign- of  cur  HorO  ana 
sDahiCfur  Jesus  Christ,  tljc  $nncc  of  peace,  map  bt  foccbilp  acromplilhrD. 

21  uD  all  ferbtlc  JLabont  anb  Bccrcations  arc  ftnrtnbbcii  on  tljc  faib  a ap. 

Givo:  at  the  Council  Chamber  in  Boflon,  the  Tenth  Day  cf  July  1756,  in  the 'Thirtieth  Tear  of  the  Reign  of  our  Sovereign  Lord. 
GEORGE  the  Second f by  the  Grace  of  GOD  of  Grcat-Bricain,  France  and  f Ireland,  King,  Defender  of  the  Faith,  See. 

By.Order  of  His  fjonour  the  Lieutenant  Govcrnoury 
with  the  Advice  of  the  Councilj 

3.  GUllUtb,  Sccr'y. 

GOD  fave  the  KING. 


S.  Phips. 


BOSTON:  Ptimcel  by  John  Draper,  Printer  to*  His  Honour  the  Lieutenant-Gotcrnonr  mid  Council. 

No.  1058. 


By  the  Honourable 

His  MAJESTT s COUNCIL, , 

For  the  Province  of  the  Maffachufetti-Bay  in  New- England. 

A PROCLAMATION 

HE  RE  AS  the  General  Affembly  have  in  their  prefent  Seflion  palled  an  AS  to  prohibit  the 
Departure  of  all  Sltips  and  Veffels  from  any  Port  or  Place  within  the  Province  ; and  of  all 
•d)  Filhing-Veflels,  fuch  only  excepted  as  are  not  ufually  abfent  more  than  four  Days  at  aTime, 
until  the  Twentieth  Day  of  April  Inftant,  without  fpecial  Permifllon  from  His  Majefty’a 
Council,  or  the  major  Part  of  them,  on  Penalty  of  forfeiting  One  Hundred  Pounds , to  be 
paid  by  the  Mafter  ; and  the  like  Penalty  of  One  Hundred  Pounds  to  be  paid  by  the  Owner  or  Owners  of 
every  fuch  Ship  or  Veffcl  departing  as  aforelaid  : 

AND  WHERE  AS  Provifion  is  made  in  Paid  Aft,  that  His  Majcfty’s  Council,  or  the  major  Part  of 
them,  fhall,  if  they  fee  fit,  lengthen  out  the  faid  Embatgo-et?  the  Firfi  Day  of  June  next  : 

"e  oabc  ttjetefojc  thought  fit,  fit  Connell,  to  fffue  this  proclamation  ? 
hereby  gibing  pubusu  Notice  of  tljje  afotefalD  an  oftBobcrnment ; ana 
flrlcily  fotbiDNng  all  bailees  02  SDtbners  of  any  Ships  otHUcfTcis  njrtflfn 
the  problntc  to  fuffer  any  fuch  3>l)ips  02  SUffels,  Without  fptdal  0tt= 
imfljoit  front  l?ts  spajdfy’s  Council  or  dje  major  part  of  them,  to  Depart  out  of  the 
fame,  02  to  prOCCCD  to  an?>  of  the  f tflirngvlBanltS  until  tlje  TwentiethDay  of  April  Inllant. 

J 3ttr?3D  lbe  Do  hereby  fojbiD  all  ‘JDfFicerS  conccrneD  (n  the  Clearing  of  ^JcCHrls  to  gibe 
Certificates  02  Clearances  fof  any  £>h<ps  02  SHcfrcls  Whatfocbet  within  thetr  refpectlbe 
HDfftrfcts  to  Depart  out  of  the  problntc,  During  the  Continuance  of  this  prohibition  02 
embargo,  Without  pcriniirion  as  afoiefaiD. 

allots  (©aiefty’s  gooD  Subjects  Who  than  02  may  Dlfcobcr  any  Ship  02  tUelTel 
’innately  02  clanDcftlnely  loabing  within  the  probtnte,  02  Departing  out  of  the  fame 
contrary  to  flaw,  arc  hereby  DcfiteD  to  gibe  immcDlatc  ^Information  thereof  to  $is 
bBajcfty's  Council,  02  to  any  of  the  Officers  aforcfatD,  tljat  all  perfons  offcnDIng  map 
be  profccutcD  accojDing  to  juw  fot  any  fud>  Offence. 

GWEN  at  the  Council-Chamber  in  Boston  the  Seventh  Day  oj  April  1757,  in  the  Thirtieth  Year 
of  the  Reign  of  our  Sovereign  Lord  GEORGE  the  Second,  by  the  Grace  of  GOD,  of  Great- 
Britain,  France  and  Ireland,  KING , Defender  of  the  Faith,  &c. 

By  Order  of  His  Majejly  s Council, 

21.  CUibcr,  Sec”’ 


A.  Oliver 

Wffl  Pepperrell 
J.  Osborne 

Jofeph  Pynchon 

Jacob  Wendell 

John  Ori9 

Benja.  Lynde 

Tho.  Hutchinfon 

S.  Dan  forth 

Benja.  Lincoln 

Sam1-  Watts 

John  Erving 

George  Leonard 

Richd-  Cutt 

John  Hill 

W“-  Brattle. 

James  Minot 

GOD  Save  the  KING. 


BOSTON:  Printed  by  John  Drapery  Printer  to  the  Honourable  His  Majelty’s  Council  1757. 


No.  1086. 


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Harvard  College. 

1079.  Theses. 

Evans,  7910. 

Massachusetts-Bay,  Province. 

1080.  In  the  House  of  Representatives,  January  27,  1757.  | 

Voted,  That  the  Arms  and  Accoutrements  belonging  to  this 
Pro-  | vince  ...  be  returned  into  the  Commissary  General’s 
Office.  bpl 

1081.  [Royal  arms.]  By  the  Honourable  | Spencer  Phips,  Esq; 

| . . . | A Proclamation.  (On  sending  provisions  to  the  French 
by  way  of  the  West  Indies.)  Dated  January  11,  1757.  Boston: 
Printed  by  John  Draper,  Printer  to  the  Honourable  the  Lieu- 
tenant-Governour  and  Council.  mhs 

1082.  [Royal  arms.]  By  the  Honourable  | Spencer  Phips,  Esq; 

| . . . | A Proclamation.  (Encouragement  to  inlist  in  expedi- 
tion under  the  Earl  of  Loudoun.)  Dated,  February  25,  1757. 
Boston:  Printed  by  John  Draper,  Printer  to  the  Honourable  the 
Lieut.  Governour  and  Council.  bpl.  mhs 

1083.  [Royal  arms.]  By  the  Honourable  | Spencer  Phips,  Esq; 

| . . . | A Proclamation,  (Embargo  on  vessels  until  April  10.) 
Dated,  March  9,  1757.  Boston:  Printed  by  John  Draper, 
Printer  to  the  Honourable  the  Lieut.  Governour  and  Council. 

MHS 

1084.  [Royal  arms.]  By  the  Honourable  | Spencer  Phips,  Esq; 

| ...  | A Proclamation  for  a publick  Fast.  [April  21.] 
Dated,  March  18,  1757.  Boston:  Printed  by  John  Draper, 
Printer  to  the  Honourable  the  Lieutenant-Governour  and 
Council.  1757.  BPL.  MHS 

Evans,  7950. 

1085.  Province  of  the  | Massachusetts-  | Bay,  [Royal  arms.] 

By  the  Honourable  | His  Majesty’s  Council,  | For  the  Province 
aforesaid.  | A Proclamation.  (Establishing  and  confirming  all 
military  commissions  not  heretofore  revoked  or  superceded.  | 
Dated,  April  5,  1757.  Boston:  Printed  by  John  Draper,  Printer 
to  the  Honourable  His  Majesty’s  Council.  1757.  mhs 

1086.  [Royal  arms.]  By  the  Honourable  j His  Majesty’s  Coun- 

cil, | For  the  Province  of  the  Massachusetts-Bay  in  New-Eng- 
land.  | A Proclamation.  (Embargo  on  ships  until  April  20.) 
Dated,  April  7,  1757.  Boston:  Printed  by  John  Draper,  Printer 
to  the  Honourable  His  Majesty’s  Council,  1757.  mhs 


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1 087.  [Royal  arms.]  By  the  Honourable  | His  Majesty’s  Coun- 
cil, | for  the  Province  of  Massachusetts-Bay  in  New-England.  | 
A Proclamation,  (embargo  on  fishing  vessels  until  May  10. 
Dated,  April  18,  1757.  Boston:  Printed  by  John  Draper, 
Printer  to  the  Honourable  His  Majesty’s  Council.  1757. 

2 Am.  Ant.  Soc.  Proceedings,  XI.  466.  BPL.  AAS.  MHS. 

1088.  [Royal  arms.]  By  the  Honourable  | His  Majesty’s  Coun- 

cil, | . . . | A Proclamation.  (Embargo  on  ships  until  May  20.) 
Dated,  May  9,  1757.  Boston:  Printed  by  John  Draper,  Printer 
to  the  Honourable  His  Majesty’s  Council,  1757.  mhs 

1089.  [Royal  arms.]  By  the  Honourable  | His  Majesty’s  Coun- 
cil, | . . . | A Proclamation  | For  a publick  Fast.  [June  30.] 
Dated,  June  17, 1757.  Boston:  Printed  by  John  Draper,  Printer 
to  the  Honourable  His  Majesty’s  Council,  1757.  bpl.  mhs 

Evans,  7951. 

1090.  [Royal  arms.]  By  the  Honourable  | His  Majesty’s  Coun- 

cil, | . . . | A Proclamation  | for  Proroguing  the  General  Court 
[to  July  21.]  Dated,  June  28,  1757.  Boston:  Printed  by  John 
Draper,  Printer  to  the  Honourable  His  Majesty’s  | Council, 
1757.  mhs 

1091.  [Royal  arms.]  By  the  Honourable  | His  Majesty’s  Coun- 

cil, | . . . | A Proclamation  | For  Proroguing  the  General  Court 
[to  August  4, 1757.]  Dated,  July  12, 1757.  Boston:  Printed  by 
John  Draper,  Printer  to  the  Honourable  His  Majesty’s  | Coun- 
cil, 1757.  bpl.  mhs 

1092.  [Royal  arms.]  By  the  Honourable  | His  Majesty’s  Coun- 

cil, | . . . | A Proclamation  | For  Proroguing  the  General  Court 
[to  August  16.]  Dated,  July  26,  1757.  Boston:  Printed  by 
John  Draper,  Printer  to  the  Honourable  His  Majesty’s  [ Coun- 
cil, 1757.  mhs 

1093.  [Royal  arms.]  By  His  Excellency  | Thomas Pownall, Esq; 

| . . . | A Proclamation.  (Continuing  officers  in  the  exercise  of 
their  trusts.)  Dated,  August  3, 1757.  Boston:  Printed  by  John 
Draper,  Printer  to  His  Excellency  the  Governour  and  the  Hon- 
ourable His  Majesty’s  | Council,  1757.  mhs 

1094.  [Royal  arms.]  By  His  Excellency  | Thomas  Pownall, 

Esq;  | ...  | A Proclamation  | For  Proroguing  the  General  Court 
[to  October  5.]  Dated,  September  10,  1757.  Boston:  Printed 
by  John  Draper,  Printer  to  His  Excellency  the  Governour  | 
and  the  Honourable  His  Majesty’s  Council,  1757.  mhs 


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1095.  [Royal  arms.]  By  the  Honourable  | His  Majesty’s  Coun- 

cil, | . . . | A Proclamation  | For  Proroguing  the  General  Court 
[to  October  19.]  Dated,  September  26,  1757.  Boston:  Printed 
by  John  Draper,  Printer  to  His  Excellency  the  Governour  | and 
the  Honourable  His  Majesty’s  Council,  1757.  mhs 

1096.  [Royal  arms.]  By  His  Excellency  | Thomas  Pownall,  Esq; 

| . . . | A Proclamation  | For  Proroguing  the  General  Court  [to 
November  2.]  Dated,  October  8,  1757.  Boston:  Printed  by 
John  Draper,  Printer  to  His  Excellency  the  Governour  | and 
the  Honourable  His  Majesty’s  Council,  1757.  mhs 

1097.  [Royalarms.]  By  His  Excellency  | Thomas  Pownall,  Esq; 

| . . . | A Proclamation  | For  Proroguing  the  General  Court  [to 
November  23.]  Dated,  October  20,  1757.  Boston:  Printed  by 
John  Draper,  Printer  to  His  Excellency  the  Governour  | and 
the  Honourable  His  Majesty’s  Council,  1757.  ms 

1098.  [Royal  arms.]  By  His  Excellency  | Thomas  Pownall,  Esq; 

| . . . | A Proclamation  | For  a Public  Thanksgiving.  [Novem- 
ber 17.]  Dated,  October  27,  1757.  Boston:  Printed  by  John 
Draper,  Printer  to  His  Excellency  the  Governor  and  the  Hon- 
orable His  Majesty’s  Council.  | 1757.  ba.  mhs 

Evans,  7952. 

1099.  [Royal  arms.]  By  the  Honourable  | Spencer  Phips,  Esq; 

| . . . | A Proclamation.  (Embargo  on  exportation  of  provisions 
or  warlike-stores.)  Dated,  November  19, 1757.  Boston:  Printed 
by  John  Draper,  Printer  to  His  Honour  the  Lieutenant-Gover- 
nour  and  Council.  mhs 

1 100.  [Royal  arms.]  By  His  Excellency  | Thomas  Pownall,  Esq ; 

| . . . | A Proclamation.  (Mutiny  on  the  ship  George.)  Dated, 
December  5,  1757.  Boston:  Printed  by  John  Draper,  Printer 
to  his  Excellency  the  | Governor,  and  the  Honorable  his  Maj- 
esty’s Council,  1757.  mhs 

1101.  By  the  Honourable  | Spencer  Phips,  Esq;  | . . . | Whereas 

by  a late  Act  of  Assembly,  now  in  Force,  Eighteen  Hun-  | 
dred  Men,  inclusive  of  officers,  are  to  be  raised  out  of  the  several 
| Regiments  in  this  Province  (to  serve  under  the  Earl  of  Lou- 
don). Dated  February  21,  1757.  mhs 

1102.  Province  of  the  | Massachusetts-Bay,  | By  His  Excellency 

the  Governour,  | To  . . . Having  received  certain  Intelligence, 
that  a | large  Body  of  the  French  and  Indian  Enemy  | have  in- 
vested Fort  William-Henry  near  Lake-George.  . . . Dated 
August  8,  1757.  BPL.  MHS 


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1103.  Province  of  the  | Massachusetts-Bay,  | By  His  Excellency 

the  Governour,  | To  . . . Having  received  certain  Intelligence, 
That  a | very  large  Body  of  the  French  and  Indian  Ene-  | my 
have  made  themselves  Masters  of  Fort  William-  | Henry  . . . 
Dated,  August  13,  1757.  mhs 

1104.  Military  commission  [Spencer  Phips,  Lieutenant-Gover- 

nour  and  Commander  in  Chief].  MeHS.  mhs 

Commission  to 
Province  of  the  Massa- 
of  the  Captain  — 

1105.  His  Majesty’s  Council,  | for  the  Province  of  the  Mas- 

sachusetts-Bay in  | New-England.  . . . Military  commission. 
Dated,  [April  19,]  1757.  MeHS 

1106.  Province  of  the  | Massachusetts-1  Bay,  ss.  [Royal 

arms.]  Harrison  Gray,  Esq;  | Treasurer  . . . (Tax  warrant.) 
Dated,  July  1,  1757.  aas.  ei 

1107.  Commission  of  Commissary  of  Musters.  mhs 

1 108.  A Return  of  Men  inlisted  for  His  Majesty’s  Service  in  the 

Regiment  of  | Militia  whereof  Esq;  is  Colonel,  on  the 

intended  Expedition  against  Canada.  mhs 

1109.  The  Muster-Roll  of  the  Company  in  His  Majesty’s 

Service  under  the  Command  | of  Captain,  Viz.  Dated,  [Feb- 
ruary 23,  1757.]  aas 

1110.  A Muster-Roll  of  the  Company  in  His  Maj- 
esty’s Service  under  the  | Command  of  Dated, 

[November,  1757.]  aas 

1111.  Pay  Warrant  (Council).  ma.  mhs 

Archives,  xxm.  384(2). 

1112.  Warrant  of  distress  under  an  Act  in  Addition  to  the 

several  Laws  already  in  Being  for  the  more  speedy  finishing  the 
Land  Bank  or  Manufactory  Scheme.  t MA 

Archives,  cm.  515. 

1113.  A List  of  the  Estate  Real  and  Personal  of  the  several 

Proprietors  and  Inhabitants  of  the  Town  of  in  the 

County  of  | taken  (pursuant  to  an  Act  of  the  General 

Court  of  the  Province  of  the  Massachusetts-Bay,  intitled,  An 
Act  for  enquiring  . . . passed  in  the  Thirtieth  Year  of  His  | 
present  Majesty’s  Reign.)  ...  ei 


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1114.  To  be  sold  by  the  Publisher  of  this  Paper.  . . . Bonds 
for  Money,  Counter-Bonds,  Sheriff’s  Bonds,  Powers  of  Attor- 
ney, Bills  of  Lading,  Deeds  of  Sale  for  Land,  Bills  of  Sale  for 
Vessels,  Shipping  Bills,  Policies,  &c.  also  all  Sorts  of  Court, 
Probate  and  Justices  Blanks,  by  Wholesale  or  Retail. 

Fleet’s  advertisement  in  the  Boston  Evening-Post,  September  26,  1757. 


1758 


Harvard  College. 

1115.  Catalogus. 

CHS.  HC.  MHS 

1116.  Quaestiones. 

AAS.  HC 

1117.  Theses. 

El.  AAS.  HC 

Evans,  8147,  8148. 

Massachusetts-Bay,  Province. 

1118.  [Royal  arms.]  An  Act  | Passed  by  the  Great  and  General 

Court  or  Assembly  . . . Colophon:  Boston:  Printed  by  Order 
of  the  Governour,  Council  and  j House  of  Representatives. 
And  Sold  by  S.  Kneeland  in  Queen-Street.  mhs 

pp.  2.  An  Act  for  the  speedy  Levying  of  Soldiers  for  an  intended 
Expedition. 

1119.  [Royal  arms.]  An  Act  | Passed  by  the  Great  and  Gen- 

eral Court  or  Assembly  of  His  Majesty’s  Province  of  the  Mas- 
sachusetts-Bay . . . Colophon:  Boston,  N.  E.  | Printed  by 
Samuel  Kneeland,  by  Order  of  His  Excellency  | the  Governour, 
Council,  and  House  of  Representa-  | tives.  1758.  mhs 

pp.  2.  An  Act  in  Addition  to  an  Act  made  and  passed  this  present  Year, 
Intitled  An  Act  for  the  speedy  Levying  of  Soldiers  for  an  intended 
Expedition. 

1120.  [Royal  arms.]  By  His  Excellency  | Thomas  Pownall, 
Esq;  | . . . | A Proclamation  | For  the  Encouragement  of  Piety 
and  Virtue,  and  for  | Punishing  and  suppressing  Vice,  Profane- 
ness and  Immorality.  Dated,  February  14,  1758.  Boston: 
Printed  by  John  Draper,  Printer  to  His  Excellency  the  Gover- 
nor and  the  Honorable  His  | Majesty’s  Council.  1758.  mhs 

1121.  [Royal  arms.]  By  His  Excellency  | Thomas  Pownall, 

Esq;  | . . . | A Proclamation  | For  a General  Fast.  [April  6.] 
Dated,  March  2,  1758.  Boston:  Printed  by  John  Draper, 
Printer  to  His  Excellency  the  Governor  and  the  Honorable  | 
His  Majesty’s  Council,  m,dcc,lviii.  aas.  mhs 

Evans,  8185. 


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1122.  [Royal  arms.]  By  His  Excellency  | Thomas  Pownall, 

Esq;  | . . . | A Proclamation  (declaring  King’s  granting  of  equal 
rank  to  officers  in  the  American  forces  to  that  of  the  British, 
seniority  excepted,  and  of  encouragements  to  inlist.)  Dated 
March  23,  1758.  Boston:  Printed  by  John  Draper,  Printer  to 
His  Excellency  the  Governor  and  the  Honorable  | His  Maj- 
esty’s Council,  m,dcc,lviii.  ei.  mhs 

1123.  [Royal  arms.]  By  His  Excellency  | Thomas  Pownall, 

Esq;  | . . . | A Proclamation.  (Encouragements  for  men  to 
inlist  for  a general  invasion  of  Canada.)  Dated,  April  22, 
1758.  Boston:  Printed  by  John  Draper,  Printer  to  His  Excel- 
lency the  Governor  and  the  Honorable  | His  Majesty’s  Council, 
M,DCC,LVIII.  MHS 

1124.  [Royal  arms.]  By  His  Excellency  | Thomas  Pownall, 

Esq;  | ...  | A Proclamation  | For  Proroguing  the  General 
Court  [to  August  16.]  Dated,  July  15,  1758.  Boston:  Printed 
by  John  Draper,  Printer  to  His  Excellency  the  Governor,  and  | 
the  Honorable  His  Majesty’s  Council.  1758.  mhs 

1125.  [Royal  arms.]  By  His  Excellency  | Thomas  Pownall, 

Esq;  | . . . | A Proclamation.  (On  deserters,  and  giving  “Ex- 
tracts of  an  Act  of  Parliament,  intituled,  An  Act  for  the  better 
Recruiting  His  Majesty’s  Forces  on  the  Continent  of  America; 
and  for  the  better  Regulation  of  the  Army,  and  preventing  of 
Desertion  therein.”)  Dated,  July  25,  1758.  Boston:  Printed 
by  John  Draper,  Printer  to  His  Excellency  the  Governor,  and 
the  Honorable  His  Majesty’s  Council.  1758.  mhs 

1126.  By  His  Excellency  Thomas  Pownall,  Esq;  . . . A Proc- 
lamation for  Proroguing  the  General  Court  (to  August  30.) 
Dated,  August  1,  1758. 

Printed  in  the  Boston  News-Letter , August  10,  1758. 

1127.  [Royal  arms.]  By  His  Excellency  | Thomas  Pownall, 
Esq;  | . . . | A Proclamation  | For  a Day  of  public  Prayer  and 
Thanksgiving.  [September  14.]  Dated,  August  29, 1758.  Bos- 
ton: Printed  by  John  Draper,  Printer  to  His  Excellency  the 
Governor,  and  the  Honorable  His  Majesty’s  | Council.  1758. 

Evans,  8186.  AAS.  BA.  MHS 

1128.  [Royal  arms.]  By  His  Excellency  | Thomas  Pownall, 
Esq;  | ...  | A Proclamation  | For  Proroguing  the  General 
Court  [to  September  20.]  Dated,  August  29,  1758.  Boston: 
Printed  by  John  Draper,  Printer  to  His  Excellency  the  Gover- 
nor, | and  the  Honorable  His  Majesty’s  Council.  1758.  mhs 


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1129.  By  His  Excellency  Thomas  Pownall,  Esq;  . . . A Proc- 
lamation For  Proroguing  the  General  Court  (to  October  4.) 
Dated,  September  7,  1758. 

Printed  in  the  Boston  News-Letter,  September  15,  1758. 

1130.  [Royal  arms.]  By  His  Excellency  | Thomas  Pownall, 
Esq;  | ...  | A Proclamation  | For  a Public  Thanksgiving. 
[November  23.]  Dated,  November  4,  1758.  Boston:  Printed 
by  John  Draper,  Printer  to  His  Excellency  the  Governor  and 
the  Honorable  His  Majesty’s  Council.  aas.  ba.  lc.  mhs 

Evans,  8187. 

1131.  [Royal  arms.]  By  His  Excellency  | Thomas  Pownall, 
Esq;  | ...  | A Proclamation  | For  Proroguing  the  General 
Court  [to  December  13.]  Dated,  November  18,  1758.  Boston: 
Printed  by  John  Draper,  Printer  to  His  Excellency  the  | Gover- 
nor and  the  Honorable  His  Majesty’s  Council.  1758.  mhs 

1132.  [Royal  arms.]  By  His  Excellency  | Thomas  Pownall, 
Esq;  | . . . | A Proclamation.  (On  quartering  the  King’s  troops 
in  the  towns  and  districts.)  Dated,  December  5, 1758.  Boston : 
Printed  by  John  Draper,  Printer  to  His  Excellency  the  Gover- 
nor, and  the  | Honorable  His  Majesty’s  Council.  1758.  mhs 

1133.  [Royal  arms.]  By  His  Excellency  | Thomas  Pownall, 
Esq;  | ...  | A Proclamation  | For  Proroguing  the  General 
Court  [to  December  29,]  Dated,  December  5,  1758.  Boston: 
Printed  by  John  Draper,  Printer  to  His  Excellency  the  | Gover- 
nor and  the  Honorable  His  Majesty’s  Council.  1758.  mhs 

1134.  Oaths  appointed  to  be  taken  instead  of  | the  Oaths  of 

Allegiance  and  Supremacy:  | And  Declaration.  [Dated  in  ms. 
June,  1758.]  f ma 

2 leaves.  Archives,  l.  81.  The  last  words  on  the  ninth  line  of  the 
Declaration  are  “ further  Limitation  of”  instead  of  “ Limitation  of  the 
Crown,”  as  in  1756. 

1135.  Province  of  the  Massachusetts-Bay.  | Establishment  of 

the  Forces  on  the  intended  Expedition  against  Canada.  Dated, 
March  17.  1758.  mhs 

1136.  Province  of  the  | Massachusetts-Bay.  | By  His  Excel- 
lency | Thomas  Pownall,  Esq;  | . . . | To  Colonel  . . . 

In  His  Majesty’s  Name,  You  are  hereby  Required,  to  do  | in 
said  Regiment  what  in  you  lies  for  the  speedy  In-  | listment  of 
able-bodied  effective  Men  for  His  Majesty’s  | Service  in  the  in- 
tended Expedition  for  the  Invasion  of  Canada.  March  25, 
1758.  mhs 


156  MASSACHUSETTS  HISTORICAL  SOCIETY.  [1758 

1137.  A Return  of  the  Men  inlisted  and  impressed  for  His 

Majesty’s  Service,  | in  the  intended  Expedition  against  Canada, 
April  1758.  mhs 

1 138.  Province  of  the  Massachusetts-Bay.  | By  His  Excellency 

the  Governor.  (Beating  orders.)  Dated  in  ms.,  April  10,  1758, 
and  signed  by  T.  Pownall.  aas.  lc.  mhs 

1139.  Province  of  the  | Massachusetts-Bay,  | By  His  Excel- 

lency | Thomas  Pownall,  Esq;  | . . . | In  His  Majesty’s  Name 
you  are  hereby  Required  without  Loss  of  Time  | to  use  your 
utmost  Endeavours  that  . . . (for  the  expedition  against  Can- 
ada.) Dated,  April  22,  1758.  mhs 

1140.  Province  of  the  | Massachusetts- 1 Bay,  ss.  [Royal 

arms.]  Harrison  Gray,  Esq;  | Treasurer.  . .[Tax  warrant.] 
Dated,  July  3,  1758.  ei 

1141.  Province  of  the  | Massachusetts-Bay,  ss.  [Royal  arms.] 

Harrison  Gray,  Esq;  | Treasurer  . . . (Tax  warrant.)  Dated, 
November  2,  1758.  ei 

1 142.  Military  commission  [Thomas  Pownall,  Captain-General 

and  Governor  in  Chief.]  mhs 

Royal  Commission  to 
Province  of  the  Massa- 
Confidence 

1143.  Military  commission.  [Thomas  Pownall,  Captain  Gen- 
eral and  Governor  in  Chief.]  Engraved.  ei.  mhs 

A second  copy,  printed  on  parchment. 

1144.  Commission  of  Justice  of  the  Peace.  [George  the 

Second.]  mhs 

and  con- 
these  Pre- 
Our  Trusty 

1145.  I do  acknowledge  to  have  | voluntarily  enlisted 

my  self  as  a private  Soldier  to  serve  His  Majesty  | King  George 
the  Second,  in  a Company  of  Foot  to  be  raised  for  | a general 
Invasion  of  Canada.  | With  a certificate.  ma.  mhs 

1146.  A Muster-Roll  of  a Company  of  Foot  in  His  Majesty’s 

Service,  | under  the  Command  of  Captain  in  a Regi- 

ment raised  by  the  Province  of  the  | Massachusetts-Bay,  for 
the  Reduction  of  Canada,  whereof  Esq;  is  Colonel, 

Viz.  MHS 


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157 


1147.  Camp  at  1758.  | Sir,  | Please  to  deliver  to 

of  my  Company,  in  Col.  Regiment  to  the  Value 

of  Lawful  Money,  which  I promise  to  stop  out  of 

his  Pay  on  the  Rolls  for  you:  for  which  this  shall  be  your 
Voucher.  mhs 

1148.  Bond  [that  the  vessel  shall  not  carry  away  “any  Person 

or  Persons  who  have  been  inlisted  or  impressed  into  His  Maj- 
esty’s Service  for  a general  Invasion  of  Canada.”]  f ma 

Archives,  lxv.  450.  Each  bond  has  endorsed  upon  it  the  names  of 
master  and  seamen  of  the  ship. 

1149.  George  the  Second,  by  the  Grace  of  God,  ...  To  our 
trusty  and  well-beloved  . . . [Commission  in  bankruptcy.]  ba 

1150.  Massachusetts-Lottery,  (No.  One.  | May  1758.  (Lot- 
tery ticket.)  ma 

Archives,  Lxxxvm.  61. 

1151.  On  the  Landing  of  the  Troops  in  Boston,  1758,  Septem- 

ber 13th.  Their  March  out  Sept.  16th.  And  the  Reduction  | 
of  Frontenac,  August  28.  To  which  is  added,  The  present 
| State  of  Europe.  Sold  at  the  Printing-office  in  Newbury- 
street.  f aas 

Printed  by  John  Draper. 

Petition  in  Bankruptcy. 

1152.  To  His  Excellency  | Thomas  Pownall,  Esq;  (Petition  of 

creditor  under  the  Bankrupt  Law.)  f hc.  ma 

Archives,  cxx.  220.  The  hc  copy  is  in  3 pp. 

[Pownall,  Thomas.] 

1153.  As  it  has  never  been  in  the  Power  of  the  Province  to  pay 

the  Soldiers  raised  | by  the  Province  their  current  Weekly  Pay 
. . . [On  verso:]  The  Benefit  and  Method  of  | a Current 
Weekly  Pay  for  | the  Province  Troops.  mhs 

pp.  2.  Endorsed  in  ms.:  “Governor  Pownall’s  concerning  [The  Benefit, 
etc.]  1758.  N.  B.  This  was  not  adopted.”  [James  Bowdoin.]  Evans, 
8185. 

Trainband  Notice. 

1 154.  Mr.  | You  being  a Training  Soldier  in  the  Com- 
pany of  Militia,  | under  the  Command  of  | are  hereby 

Required  in  His  Majesty’s  Name,  to  appear  at  | your  Colours 
upon  Tuesday  the  2d  of  May  next  . . . Dated  April  27,  1758. 

It  is  signed  in  ms.  by  William  Harris,  Corporal.  f AAS 


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1759 

1155.  Blazing-Stars  | Messengers  of  God’s  Wrath:  | In  a few 
serious  and  solemn  Meditations  upon  | the  wonderful  | Comet: 
| which  now  appears  in  our  Horizon,  April,  1759:  Together  with 
a solemn  | Call  to  Sinners,  and  Counsel  to  Saints;  how  to  be- 
have themselves  when  | God  is  in  this  wise  speaking  to  them 
from  Heaven.  [Cut.]  Boston.  Printed  and  Sold  by  R.  Draper 
in  Newbury-Street;  and  by  Fowle  & Draper  in  Marlborough- 


Street.  1759. 

| NYHS 

Evans,  8301.  See  No.  1479,  infra. 

1156.  The  Death  of  General  Wolf.  | A Song. 

In  a sad  mouldering  cave,  a wretched  retreat, 
Britannia  sat  wasted  with  care: 

AAS 

1157.  [Cut.]  The  Death  of  | Gen.  Wolfe.  | 

MHS 

Cut  is  the  second  in  1x60.  The  above  poem  stands  second  in  order, 
the  first  poem,  without  a caption,  beginning: 

Cheer  up  your  hearts  young  men  let  nothing  fright  you, 

Be  of  a gallant  mind,  let  that  delight  you; 

1158.  [Cut.]  The  Death  of  | the  brave  | General  Wolf,  bpl 

Come  all  you  young  men  all,  let  nothing 
fright  you, 

Nor  your  objection  make,  nor  let  it  de- 
light you,  . . . 

1159.  [Cut.]  The  Death  of  | Brave  Wolf.  ei 

Come  all  you  young  men  all,  let  nothing  fright  you, 

Nor  your  objection  make,  nor  let  it  delight  you 

1160.  [Cuts.]  The  Death  of  the  Brave  | General  Wolf  [And] 

The  Death  of  General  Wolf.  | A song.  t pc 

The  first  poem  is  that  of  1159,  and  the  second 

In  a mould’ring  cave,  a wretched  retreat, 

Britannia  sat  wasted  with  care; 

The  second  poem  is  by  Thomas  Paine  and  has  been  reprinted  many  times. 
Conway  states  that  it  was  written  in  1759  and  is  said  to  have  been  sung 
at  the  Headstrong  Club,  Lewes,  England,  but  its  first  appearance  in 
print  was  in  the  Pennsylvania  Magazine,  March,  1775,  with  music.  It  is 
noted  here  because  of  the  event  it  commemorates,  but  other  issues  will 
be  found  in  the  Ballad  list,  infra.  Adapted  to  the  death  of  General 
Warren,  it  was  printed  in  the  Independent  Chronicle,  October  9,  1777. 

Greenwood,  Isaac. 

1161.  Isaac  Greenwood,  | Dentist,  No.  49  Marlborough-Street, 

[Cut.]  Acquaints  the  publick  . . . bpl 

Harvard  College. 

1162.  Quaestiones. 


EI.  AAS.  HC 


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No.  1160  (first  cut).  A cut  frequently  used  and  probably 
of  a late  origin  — after  1775. 


No.  1160  (second  cut).  Also  of  late  origin  — after  1775. 


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1163.  Theses.  aas.  hc.  mhs 

Evans,  8365. 

1164.  Bond  given  to  Harvard  College  to  pay  Student  charges 

of  [Timothy  Pickering,  Jr.]  mhs 

Jones,  Daniel. 

1165.  To  all  who  intend  to  engage  in  this  | Year’s  Expedition 

against  Canada,  Notice  | is  hereby  given,  That  | Treasurer’s 
Bounty-Notes  | Will  be  taken  without  Discount,  ...  by 
Daniel  Jones,  | At  the  Hat  and  Helmet  in  Newbury-Street, 
South-End,  | Boston:  March,  1759.  [Cut.]  bpl 

It  is  endorsed  “To  Raynham  Tavern  Keeper.” 

Love,  Christopher. 

1166.  The  Strange  and  Wonderful  | Predictions  | of  | Mr. 

Christopher  Love,  | Minister  of  the  Gospel  at  Lawrence-Jury, 
London;  who  was  beheaded  on  Tower-  | Hill  in  the  Time 
of  Oliver  Cromwell’s  Government  of  England:  Giving  an 
Account  of  Babylon’s  | Fall  . . . Printed  and  Sold  by  Fowle 
and  Draper,  at  their  Printing  office  in  Marlborough-  | street. 
1759  t bpl.  AAS 

Evans,  8499.  A sketch  of  Love  is  in  the  Dictionary  of  National  Biog- 
raphy, xxxiv.  155. 

Massachusetts-Bay,  Province. 

1167.  [Royal  arms.]  An  Act  | Passed  by  the  Great  and  Gen- 

eral Court  or  Assembly  . . . Colophon:  Boston:  Printed  by 
S.  Kneeland,  by  Order  of  the  | Governour,  Council  and  House 
of  Representatives,  1759.  mhs 

pp.  4.  An  Act  for  the  Speedy  Levying  of  Soldiers,  for  an  intended 
Expedition  against  Canada. 

1168.  In  the  House  of  Representatives,  March  | 23d.  1759.  | 

Voted,  That  the  following  Establishment  be  made  for  the 
Officers  etc.  f aas 

1169.  A Resolve  | Of  the  Honorable  His  Majesty’s  Council  of 
the  Province  | of  the  Massachusetts-Bay,  relating  to  the  Dis- 
orders on  the  | Days  of  Ordination  of  Ministers;  — with  the 
Proceedings  | of  the  Convention  of  Ministers  thereupon.  Date 
of  Resolve,  January  18,  1759;  of  the  Ministers,  May  31,  1759. 

pp.  4.  Evans,  8414.  El.  MHS 

1170.  [Royal  arms.]  By  His  Excellency  | Thomas  Pownall, 
Esq;  | . . . | A Proclamation  | For  a Public  Fast.  [April  5.] 
Dated,  March  12,  1759.  Boston:  Printed  by  John  Draper, 


1759] 


MASSACHUSETTS  BROADSIDES. 


161 


Printer  to  His  Excellency  the  Governor  and  the  | Honorable 
His  Majesty’s  Council,  1759.  bpl.  mhs 

Evans,  8406. 

1171.  [Royal  arms.]  By  His  Excellency  | Thomas  Pownall, 

Esq;  | . . . | A Proclamation.  (On  rank  and  pay  of  American 
forces  to  be  raised  against  the  French.)  Dated,  March  17, 
1759.  Boston:  Printed  by  John  Draper,  Printer  to  His  Ex- 
cellency the  Governor  and  the  Honorable  | His  Majesty’s  Coun- 
cil, 1759.  EI.  MHS 

1172.  [Royal  arms.]  By  His  Excellency  | Thomas  Pownall, 

Esq;  | ...  | A Proclamation.  (Inducements  to  Enter  into 
the  sea  service.)  Dated,  March  29,  1759.  Boston:  Printed  by 
Green  & Russell,  by  Order  of  his  Excellency  the  Governor  j 
and  the  Honorable  His  Majesty’s  Council.  mhs 

pp.  2.  On  verso  is  the  form  for  signing  up. 


1173.  [Royal  arms.]  By  His  Excellency  | Thomas  Pownall, 
Esq;  | . . . | A Proclamation.  | For  a Public  Fast.  [June  28.] 
Dated  June  9,  1759.  Boston:  Printed  by  John  Draper,  Printer 
to  His  Excellency  the  Governor  and  the  Honorable  His  Maj- 
esty’s Council,  1759.  aas.  ba.  mhs 

Evans,  8407. 


Royal  arms,  George  II. 


1174.  [Royal  arms.]  By  His  Excellency  | Thomas  Pownall, 
Esq;  | . . . | A Proclamation  | For  Proroguing  the  General 
Court  [to  August  1.]  Dated,  July  6,  1759.  Boston:  Printed 


162  MASSACHUSETTS  HISTORICAL  SOCIETY.  [1759 

by  John  Draper,  Printer  to  His  Excellency  | the  Governor  and 
the  Honorable  His  Majesty’s  Council,  1759.  mhs 

1175.  [Royal  arms.]  By  His  Excellency  | Thomas  Pownall, 

Esq;  | . . . | A Proclamation  | For  Proroguing  the  General 
Court  [to  August  15.]  Dated,  July  20,  1759.  Boston:  Printed 
by  John  Draper,  Printer  to  His  Excellency  | the  Governor  and 
the  Honorable  His  Majesty’s  Council,  1759.  mhs 

1176.  [Royal  arms.]  By  His  Excellency  | Thomas  Pownall, 

Esq;  | . . . | A Proclamation  | For  Proroguing  the  General 
Court  [to  August  29.]  Dated,  August  4,  1759.  Boston:  Printed 
by  John  Draper,  Printer  to  His  Excellency  | the  Governor  and 
the  Honorable  His  Majesty’s  Council,  1759.  mhs 

1177.  [Royal  arms.]  By  His  Excellency  | Thomas  Pownall, 
Esq;  | . . . | A Proclamation  | For  Proroguing  the  General 
Court  [to  September  19.]  Dated,  August  18,  1759.  Boston: 
Printed  by  John  Draper,  Printer  to  His  Excellency  | the  Gov- 
ernor and  the  Honorable  His  Majesty’s  Council,  1759.  mhs 

1178.  [Royal  arms.]  By  His  Excellency  | Thomas  Pownall, 
Esq;  | . . . | A Proclamation  [ For  Proroguing  the  General 
Court  [to  October  3.]  Dated,  September  3,  1759.  Boston: 
Printed  by  John  Draper,  Printer  to  His  Excellency  | the  Gov- 
ernor and  the  Honorable  His  Majesty’s  Council,  1759.  mhs 

1179.  [Royal  arms.]  By  His  Excellency  | Thomas  Pownall, 
Esq;  | . . . | A Proclamation.  (Appointing  October  25  as  a 
day  of  Thanksgiving.)  Dated,  October  13,  1759.  Boston: 
Printed  by  John  Draper,  Printer  to  His  Excellency  the  Gov- 
ernor and  the  | Honorable  His  Majesty’s  Council,  1759. 

Evans,  8408.  BA.  MHS 

1180.  [Royal  arms.]  By  His  Excellency  | Thomas  Pownall, 
Esq;  | . . . | A Proclamation  [For  a general  Thanksgiving. 
[November  29.]  Dated,  November  10,  1759.  Boston:  Printed 
by  John  Draper,  Printer  to  His  Excellency  the  Governor  and 
the  Honorable  His  Majesty’s  Council,  | 1759.  MeHS.  ba.  mhs 

Evans,  8409. 

1181.  Province  of  the  Massachusetts-Bay,  | By  His  Excel- 
lency | Thomas  Pownall,  Esq;  | . . . | To  Colonel  . . . 

In  His  Majesty’s  Name  You  are  hereby  required,  without  Loss 
of  Time,  to  | use  your  utmost  Endeavours  that  able- 

bodied  | effective  Men  be  inlisted  out  of  said  Regiment,  for 
His  Majesty’s  Service  in  the  | intended  Expedition  against 
Canada.  Dated,  March  16,  1759.  mhs 


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1182.  Province  of  Massachusetts-Bay,  1759.  | By  His  Excel- 
lency the  Governor,  j This  doth  Certify,  That  the  Bearer 

| was  by  my  Order  Enlisted  | in  the  Province  to 
serve  as  a Seaman  on  board  | His  Majesty’s  Ships  of  War  in 
North-America,  until  | the  First  of  November  next,  . . . hhs 

1183.  Province  of  the  | Massachusetts-Bay,  | To 

Colonel  of  a Regiment  of  Militia,  | Greeting.  | The  Adjutant- 
General,  by  my  Orders,  has  sent  you  your  Proportion,  which  is  | 
the  Number  of  Men  to  be  raised  in  your  Regiment.  . . . 
Dated,  March  19,  1759.  mhs 

1184.  Province  of  the  [ Massachusets-  j Bay  ss.  | [Royal 

arms.]  Harrison  Gray,  Esq;  | Treasurer  . . . (Tax  warrant.) 
Dated,  July  3,  1759.  aas 

1185.  To  Captain  of  the  Military  Foot  Company 

in  . Greeting.  (Order  from  Governor  Pownall  to 

raise  men  for  the  expedition  against  Canada.)  Dated,  March 
19,  1759.  t lc 

1186.  To  Col.  | Sir,  | Inclosed  you  receive  the  Bounty 

Notes  to  the  Value  of  | | being  in  Proportion  to  your 

Quota  of  the  Levies.  Dated,  April  2,  1759.  mhs 

1187.  Received  of  Thomas  Hubbard,  | Esq;  | Commissary- 

General,  the  | several  Articles  mentioned  in  | the  several  Col- 
umns, . . . MHS 

1188.  Return  of  the  Men  inlisted  or  impressed  for  his  Maj- 
esty’s Service  within  the  | Province  of  the  Massachusetts-Bay,  in 

the  Regiment  whereof Esq;  is  Colonel,  | to  be  put  under 

the  immediate  Command  of  His  Excellency  Jefery  Amherst, 
Esq;  General  and  Commander  in  Chief  of  His  | Majesty’s 
Forces  in  North-America,  for  the  Invasion  of  Canada.  mhs 

1189.  (Form  printed  in  red  ink,  for  return  of  supernumer- 
aries on  his  Majesty’s  ships).  Dated, [September 30,  1759.]  aas 

May  be  an  English  imprint. 

1190.  [Wood  cut.]  The  | Memorable  Year  1759.  aas 

Come  my  brave  jolly  Britons,  no  longer  complain, 

Britannia,  Britannia,  once  more  rules  the  Main: 

Nova  Scotia. 

1191.  Province  of  [Royal  arms.]  Nova-Scotia  | By  His  Excel- 
lency, | Charles  Laurence,  Esq;  j . . . | A Proclamation.  (On 


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MASSACHUSETTS  HISTORICAL  SOCIETY. 


[1760 


granting  vacated  lands  in  the  Province.  | Dated,  January  11, 
1759.  Boston  in  New-England:  Printed  by  John  Draper,  1759. 

MHS 

1 192.  To  the  Publick.  | The  Booksellers  of  the  Town  of  Boston, 

| Unwilling  to  impose  on  the  Publick  . . . (on  Nathaniel  Ames’ 
Almanacs.)  Dated,  Boston,  Dec.  21st.  1759.  Boston:  Printed 
for  the  Booksellers,  of  whom  any  Person  may  have  it  gratis. 

Evans,  8288.  PHS.  MHS 

1760 

Amherst,  Jeffrey. 

1193.  Copy  of  a Letter  | From  His  Excellency  | General  Am- 

herst, | To  His  Excellency  | Governor  Wentworth.  | Camp  at 
Montreal,  September  9,  1760.  [Boston?]  bpl 

Draper,  John 

1194.  Receipt  for  Boston  News-Letter,  &c.  mhs 

F.,  A. 

1195.  A Poem  | on  the  Rebuke  of  God’s  Hand  | in  the  awful 
Desolation  made  by  | Fire  | in  the  Town  of  | Boston;  | on  the 
20th  Day  of  March,  1760,  . . . To  which  is  added,  some  brief 
hints,  | on  the  great  Conflagration  . . . Consummation  of  all 
Things.  [Boston:]  Printed  and  Sold  at  Fowle  & Draper’s  Print- 
ing | Office  in  Marlborough  Street.  1760. 

Evans,  8595. 

Harvard  College. 

1196.  Quaestiones.  aas.  hc 

1197.  Theses.  aas.  hc 

Evans,  8615. 

1198.  Insurance  Policy.  Insurance-Office  Kept  by  Ezekiel 

Price,  Notary-Public  in  Boston.  mhs 

Massachusetts-Bay,  Province. 

1199.  By  His  Excellency  Thomas  Pownall,  Esq;  . . . A Proc- 
lamation (for  discovering  the  author  of  a letter  found  in  the 
Pulpit  of  the  Meeting-House  of  the  South-Parish  in  Malden, 
directed  to  Mr.  Eliakim  Willis,  the  Minister  of  the  Town.) 
Dated,  February  12,  1760. 

Printed  in  the  Boston  News-Letter,  February  14,  1760. 

1200.  By  His  Excellency  Thomas  Pownall,  Esq;  . . . A Proc- 
lamation for  Proroguing  the  General  Court  (to  March  11.) 
Dated,  February  19,  1760. 

Printed  in  the  Boston  News-Letter,  February  21,  1760. 


By  His  EXCELLENCY 

T HO  MAS  PO  FFNAL  L,  Efq; 

Captain-General  and  Governor  in  Chief,  in  and  over  His  Majefty’s 
Province  of  the  Mafj achufet t s 'B aj  in  A England,  and  Vice-Admiral 
of  the  lame. 


A PROCLAMATION 


;T  having  pleated  Almighty  GOD  to  give  the  moft:  remarkable  Succefs  to  His  Majefly’s 
| Arms  this  Year  in  America,  more  particularly  in  the  Reduftion  of  S^uebeck  {die  Capital 
! of  Canada  ) and  the  adjacent  Cquntry  ; 


I HAVE  therefore  thoughtfir,  with  the  Advice  of  Histvfcjefty’s  Council,  to  iiTue  this  Proclama- 
tion, appointing  Thurfday  the  Twenty-fifth  Day  of  Oftober  Inflant,-  to  be  cbferved  as  a Day 
of  Public  Thankfgiving  throughout,  this  Province,  to  commemorate  thele  diftinguifhing 

Inftances  of  the  Divine  Goodnefs Hereby  recommending  it  to  Miniflers  and  People  to 

■unite  in  their  refpedtive  Churches  and  Congtegations,  in  .rendering  to  Almighty  GOD  their  grateful 
Praifes  for  thefe  undelerved  Favours ; and  in  prefenting  their  humble  Prayers  and  Supplications  for 
His  moft  gracious  Majefty  King  GEORGE,  the  Prince  of  IPales,  and  the  reft  of  the  Royal  Family  ; 
and  for  the  Continuance  of  the  Divine  Bleffing  upon  His  Majefty ’s  Government,  and  upon  His  Arms. 


GIVEN  at  the  Council-Chamber  in  Bolton  the  Thirteenth  Day  of  October,  1759*  in  the 
1 hirty-  third  Year  of  the  Reign  of  our  Sovereign  Lord  GEORGE  the  Second,  by  the  Grace 
of  GOD,  of  Great- Britain,  France  and  Ireland,  KING,  Defender  of  the  Faith,  &c. 


By  Hit  Excellency  s Command, 
A.  Oliver,  Secr'y. 


T Pownall. 


GOD  Save  the  KING, 


BOS  TON:  Printed  by  John  Draper,  Printer  to  His  Excellency  the  Governor  and  the 
Honorable  His  Majefty’s  Council,  1759. 


No.  1179. 


By  His  EXCELLENCY 


THOMAS  P O TV  'NALL,  Efq; 

Captain-General  and  Governor  in  Chief,  in  and  over  His  Majeflys  Province  of 
the  AUJfacbufctts-'BAj  in  New  England,  and  Vice  Admiral  of  the  lame. 

A BRIEF 

IT  having  plcafed  Almighty  GOD  to  permit  a Fin  to  break.  out  in  the  Town  of  Boflon,  on  the  20th 
.Infbnt,  .ini rage  in  luch  manner  as  to  elude  all  Means  (or  lupprcffmg  the  fame,  until  it  had  in  a few 
Hours  deflroye'd  (according  to  the  bcfl  Informution  that  can  be  obtained  In  the  prclcnt  Confufion  ) One 
Hundred  and  feventy-iour  Dwclling-Houfes,  and  ns  many  Warehoufes,  Shops  and  other  Buildings  ; the  Loft 
whereof,  with  the  Furniture  and  Goods  therein,  amount,  at  a moderate  Computation,  to  One  Hundred  Then  fund 
Bounds  Srcrling  ; and  Two  Hundred  and  Twenty  Families  arc  turned  out  of  Door*,  the  greateft  Part  of  whom 
nrc  by  this  MiiiwOrie  fo  reduct*!  at  to  be  reiwlercd  incapable  of  fubfiflingtlicmfclvcs,  and  fbnd  m nccU  of  im- 
mediate Relief : 

The  two  Hovifes  having,  upon  my  Recommendation,  taken  thclc  calamitous  Circumftances  into  Confidcration, 
and  judging  the  DiftTefs  to  be  fo  great  aod  extenGve  as  to  require  the  Charity  of  all  well  difpofed  Perfons  to  miti- 
. gate  and  relieve  the  fame,  have  defired  .me  to  fend  BRIEFS  throughout  the  Province,  fttongly  recommending 
the  \inliappy  Calc  of  thefc  poor  People  to  die  Inhabitants,  and  calling  upon  them  for  a general  Contribution  for 
their  Relief  : 

IDO  hereby  therefore  mod  enrncflly  recommend  it  to  all,  to  evprefi  their  ChtidlanBencvolencc  on  this  Occafion, 
by  contributing  in  Proportion  to  the  Means  with  which  GOD  has  bluffed  them,  and  to  the  Difircflcs  of  thefc 
worthy  Objects  ol  their  Charity  j and  do  further  delire,  That  what  may  be  collected  on  this  Occafion  may  be 
remitted  to  the  Scled-Men  and  Overfeers  ol  the  Poor  of  the  Tosva  of  Doji  on , to  be  by  them  difitibulcd  among  the 
Sufferers,  as  they  in  their  Diferction  fliall  judge  proper. 

And  I do  require  the  Miniflcrs  of  the  fevcral  Churches  and  Pariflics  within  this  Province  to  read  or  caufc  to  lac 
read  this  Brief  to  their  refpeftive  Congregation®,  on  the  Firft  Lord's- Day  after  they  receive  the  fame,  or  on  the 
Day  appointed  for  a General  Fast  the  Third  of  slpril  next,  as  they  fliall  judge  molt  convenient. 

C IP E IV  a!  the  Council-Chamber  in  Bnfton  the  twenty- fourth  Day  of  March,  1760,  in  tlx  Thirty-third 
Year  of  tlx  Reign  oj  cur  Sovereign  Lord  GFORGE  the  Second , by  the  Grace  of  GO  D,  of  Great-Brirnin,  , 
France' and  Ireland,  KING,  Defender  of  the  Baith,  See. 


By  Hit  Excellency  t Command, 
A.  Oliver,  Sccr'y. 


T.  PownalL 


BOSTON  : Printed  by  John  Draper , Printer  to  His  Excellency  the  Governor  and  the  Honorable  His 
Majefiy's  Council,  1760. 


No.  1212. 


1760]  MASSACHUSETTS  BROADSIDES.  165 

1201.  By  His  Excellency  Thomas  Pownall,  Esq;  . . . A Proc- 
lamation For  Proroguing  the  General  Court  (to  March  19.) 
Dated,  March  1,  1760. 

Printed  in  the  Boston  News-Letter,  March  6,  1760. 

1202.  [Royal  arms.]  By  His  Excellency  | Thomas  Pownall, 

Esq;  | . . . | A Proclamation  | For  a general  Fast.  [April  3.] 
Dated,  March  6,  1760.  Boston:  Printed  by  John  Draper, 
Printer  to  His  Excellency  the  Governor  and  the  Honorable 
His  | Majesty’s  Council,  1760.  bpl 

1203.  By  the  Honorable  Thomas  Hutchinson,  Esq;  ...  A 
Proclamation  (authorising  and  requiring  officers  with  expiring 
commissions  to  continue  in  their  powers  and  trusts.)  Dated, 
June  4,  1760. 

Printed  in  the  Boston  News-Letter,  June  5,  1760. 

1204.  By  the  Honourable  Thomas  Hutchinson,  Esq;  ...  A 
Proclamation  for  Proroguing  the  General  Court  (to  August  13.) 
Dated,  July  12,  1780. 

Printed  in  the  Boston  News-Letter,  July  17,  1760. 

1205.  By  His  Excellency  Francis  Bernard,  Esq;  ...  A Proc- 
lamation (continuing  officers  in  their  trusts  reposed  in  them 
by  their  respective  commissions.)  Dated,  August  2,  1760. 

Printed  in  the  Boston  News-Letter,  August  7,  1760. 

1206.  [Royal  arms.]  By  His  Excellency  | Francis  Bernard, 

Esq;  | . . . | A Proclamation.  (For  a day  of  Thanksgiving, 
October  9.)  Dated,  September  27,  1760.  Boston:  Printed  by 
John  Draper,  Printer  to  His  Excellency  the  Governor,  and  the 
Honorable  His  | Majesty’s  Council,  1760.  ba 

Evans,  8658. 

1207.  By  His  Excellency  Francis  Bernard,  Esq;  ...  A Proc- 
lamation for  Proroguing  the  General  Court  (to  November  12.) 
Dated,  October  2,  1760. 

Printed  in  the  Boston  News-Letter,  October  10,  1760. 

1208.  By  His  Excellency  Francis  Bernard,  Esq;  ...  A Proc- 
lamation for  Proroguing  the  General  Court  (to  November  26.) 
Dated,  October  31,  1760. 

Printed  in  the  Boston  News-Letter,  November  6,  1760. 

1209.  [Royal  arms.]  By  His  Excellency  | Francis  Bernard, 
Esq;  | . . . | A Proclamation  | For  a general  Thanksgiving. 
[November  27.]  Dated,  November  7,  1760.  Boston:  Printed 


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[1760 


by  John  Draper,  Printer  to  His  Excellency  the  Governor,  and 
the  Honorable  His  Majesty’s  Council.  nypl.  aas.  ba.  mhs 
Evans,  8659. 

1210.  By  His  Excellency  Francis  Bernard,  Esq;  . . . A Proc- 
lamation for  Proroguing  the  General  Court  (to  December  17). 
Dated,  November  15,  1760. 

Printed  in  the  Boston  News-Letter,  November  20,  1760. 

1211.  By  His  Excellency  Francis  Bernard,  Esq;  . . . A Proc- 
lamation (on  the  death  of  George  the  Second.)  Dated,  Decem- 
ber 30,  1760. 

Printed  in  the  Boston  News-Letter,  January  1,  1761. 

1212.  [Royal  arms.]  By  His  Excellency  | Thomas  Pownall, 

Esq;  | . . . | A Brief  (on  the  Boston  fire.)  Dated  March  24, 
1760.  Boston:  Printed  by  John  Draper,  Printer  to  His  Excel- 
lency the  governor  and  the  Honorable  His  | Majesty’s  Council, 
1760.  BPL.  MHS 

1213.  Province  of  the  | Massachusetts-Bay,  | By  His  | Excel- 
lency the  Governor,  To  (Beating  orders.)  lc.  mhs 

Dated  in  ms.  March  14,  1760,  and  signed  T.  Pownall. 

1214.  Sir,  | It  having  become  necessary  at  this  Time  to  have 

a large  Body  | of  Troops  in  these  Parts  of  His  Majesty’s  Do- 
minions . . . (Enjoining  performance  under  act  for  better  re- 
cruiting, etc.).  Signed,  [T.  Pownall.]  El 

The  year  is  conjectural. 

1215.  Thomas  Pownall,  Esq;  | Captain  General  . . . Military 

commission.  Dated  in  ms.  March  10,  1760.  MeHS 

Engraved  by  Thomas  Johnston. 

1216.  Province  of  the  Massachusetts-Bay,  . . . 1760.  | I 

Do  hereby  Inlist  | myself  a Soldier  in  His  Majesty’s  Provincial 
Service  the  ensuing  Campaign,  | (for  the  total  Reduction  of 
Canada)  . . . and  that  I have  received  of  Five  Dollars, 

part  of  the  Bounty-money.  (With  certificate  attached.) 
Archives,  lxxix.  644.  AAS.  MA 

1217.  [Pay  Warrant.]  Province  of  the  | Massachusetts-Bay,  | 

By  His  Excellency  the  Governor,  ...  ma 

Archives,  lxxx.  36. 

1218.  Commission  to  Justice  of  the  Peace.  mhs 

1219.  Precept  to  elect  representatives  to  the  General  Court. 

Archives,  l.  133.  On  134  is  a Return  of  a representative.  f MA 


1761] 


MASSACHUSETTS  BROADSIDES. 


167 


1220.  A List  of  the  Polls  and  of  the  Estates  Real  and  Personal 
of  the  several  Proprietors  and  Inhabitants  of  | the  Town  of 

in  the  County  of  taken  (pursuant  to  an  Act 

of  the  General  Court  of  the  Province  of  the  Massachusetts- 
Bay,  intitled,  An  Act  for  enquiring  into  the  Rateable  | Estates 
of  the  Province,  passed  in  the  First  Year  of  His  present  Maj- 
esty’s Reign,  . . . bpl.  aas.  ma 

Archives,  cxxx.  1. 

1221.  Warrant  to  Sheriff  to  levy  execution  for  violation  of  law 

concerning  duties  on  wine,  rum  and  distilled  spirits.  Dated, 
Boston,  17  . mhs 

1222.  Jurat  under  7 & 8 Will.  III.  (see  under  1750).  mhs 

1223.  Province  of  the  | Massachusetts-  | Bay.  | [Royal  arms.] 

Harrison  Gray,  Esq;  | Treasurer  . . . [Tax  warrant.]  Dated, 
July  2,  1760.  ei.  bpl 

1224.  To  the  Select-men  or  Assessors  of  the  Town  | of  . . . 

(Order  to  assess  Province  Charges.)  Dated,  [August  16, 
1760.]  ei 

1225.  [Cuts.]  A New  Th  [ ] Song  | Revised,  Enlarged 

and  Adapted  [to]  | The  Glorious  Conquest  of  Canada.  | Fitted 
to  a Live  Tune,  called  the  Grenadiers  March,  proper  for  the 
Fifes  and  Drums.  [Sold  at  the  New  Printing-Office,  near  the 
Town-House,  in  Boston.]  t AAS 

1761 

1226.  All  you  that  come  this  curious  Art  to  see, 

From  Handling  any  Thing  must  cautious  be: 

Lest  by  a slight  Touch  e’er  you  are  aware, 

That  Mischief  may  be  done  you  can’t  Repair, 

Lo!  this  Advice  we  give  to  every  Stranger, 

Look  on,  and  welcom,  but  to  touch  ther’s  Danger; 

And  if  this  Art  be  pleasing  to  your  eye, 

Then  let  the  Artists  find  your  Generosity. 

Boston,  June  5,  1761.  f phs 

1227.  Bill  of  sale.  Printed  and  Sold  at  the  Heart  and  Crown 

in  Cornhill.  Boston.  mhs 

Boston,  Town. 

1228.  Boston,  April  13.  1761.  Whereas  an  Act  was  pass’d 
by  the  Great  and  | General  Court  of  this  Province  in  January 


MASSACHUSETTS  HISTORICAL  SOCIETY. 


[1761 


168 

1761,  for  | enquiring  into  the  Rateable  Estate  of  the  said  Prov- 
ince; | The  Assessors  of  the  Town  of  Boston,  in  conformity  . . . 

MHS 

Gardiner,  Sylvester. 

1229.  To  the  Freeholders  and  other  | Inhabitants  of  the  Town 
of  Boston,  in  Town  Meeting  | assembled,  March  1761.  (On 
inoculating  for  the  small-pox  and  offer  to  build  a hospital.)  mhs 

Evans,  8862. 

Harvard  College. 

1230.  Catalogus.  nyhs.  hc 

1231.  Quaestiones.  ei.  aas.  hc 

1232.  Theses.  aas.  hc 

Evans,  8875,  8876. 

Kennebeck,  Proprietors. 

1233.  Advertisement.  | The  Proprietors  of  the  Kennebeck 

Purchase  from  the  late  | Colony  of  New-Plymouth,  hereby  in- 
form the  Publick,  That  | besides  the  twelve  Townships  . . . 
Dated,  Boston,  20th  February,  1761.  f aas 

Massachusetts-Bay,  Province. 

1234.  Anno  Regni  Regis  Georgii,  III.  Primo.  | Valuation.  | 

An  Act,  | Passed  by  the  Great  and  General  Court  or  Assembly 
. . . (An  Act  for  Enquiring  into  the  Rateable  Estates  of  this 
Province.)  f aas 

pp.  2. 

1235.  By  His  Excellency  Francis  Bernard,  Esq;  ...  A Proc- 
lamation For  the  Encouragement  of  Piety  and  Virtue,  and  the 
Preventing  of  Vice,  Prophaneness  and  Immorality.  Dated, 
January  26,  1761. 

Printed  in  the  Boston  News-Letter,  January  29,  1761. 

1236.  By  His  Excellency  Francis  Bernard,  Esq;  . . . A Proc- 
lamation For  Proroguing  the  General  Court  (to  March  4). 
Dated,  February  7,  1761. 

Printed  in  the  Boston  News-Letter,  February  12,  1761. 

1237.  By  His  Excellency  Francis  Bernard,  Esq;  ...  A Proc- 
lamation For  Proroguing  the  General  Court  (to  March  25). 
Dated,  March  7,  1761. 

Printed  in  the  Boston  News-Letter,  March  12,  1761. 

1238.  [Royal  arms.]  By  His  Excellency  Francis  Bernard,  Esq; 

| . . . | A Proclamation  (for  raising  3000  men  to  be  under  the 


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169 


command  of  General  Amherst.  Dated,  April  21, 1761.  Boston: 
Printed  by  John  Draper,  Printer  to  His  Excellency  the  Govern- 
our  and  the  Honourable  His  Majesty’s  Council,  1761.  f aas 

1239.  By  the  Honourable  Jonathan  Belcher,  Esq;  ...  A 
Proclamation  for  a General  Fast  (June  9).  Dated  May  16, 

1761. 

Printed  in  the  Boston  News-Letter,  June  18,  1761. 

1240.  By  His  Excellency  Francis  Bernard,  Esq;  . . . A Proc- 
lamation (on  discovering  rioters  in  several  Towns  of  the  Prov- 
ince.) Dated,  July  7,  1761. 

Printed  in  the  Boston  News-Letter,  July  9,  1761. 

1241.  By  His  Excellency  Francis  Bernard,  Esq;  ...  A Proc- 
lamation For  a Day  of  Publick  Prayer  (September  3).  Dated, 
August  20,  1761. 

Printed  in  the  Boston  News-Letter,  August  27,  1761. 

1242.  By  His  Excellency  Francis  Bernard,  Esq;  ...  A Proc- 
lamation For  Proroguing  the  General  Court  (to  October  14). 
Dated,  August  29,  1761. 

Printed  in  the  Boston  News-Letter,  September  4,  1761. 

1243.  By  His  Excellency  Francis  Bernard,  Esq;  ...  A Proc- 
lamation For  Proroguing  the  General  Court  (to  November  11). 
Dated,  September  25,  1761. 

Printed  in  the  Boston  News-Letter,  October  1,  1761. 

1244.  By  His  Excellency  Francis  Bernard,  Esq;  ...  A Proc- 
lamation (continuing  in  office  such  as  hold  commissions,  etc.) 
Dated,  October  16,  1761. 

Printed  in  the  Boston  News-Letter,  October  22,  1761. 

1245.  [Royal  Arms.]  By  His  Excellency  | Francis  Bernard, 

Esq;  | . . . | A Proclamation  | For  a general  Thanksgiving 
[December  3.]  Dated,  November  7,  1761.  Boston:  Printed  by 
John  Draper,  Printer  to  His  Excellency  the  Governor  and  the 
Honorable  | His  Majesty’s  Council,  1761.  ba.  bpl 

Evans,  8919. 

1246.  Precept  for  election  to  the  General  Court.  mhs 

1247.  Commission  of  Justice  of  the  Peace.  [George  the  Third.] 

MHS 
and  con- 
Presents 
and  well 


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[!76i 


170 


Royal  arms,  George  III. 


1248.  Commission  of  Justice  of  the  Peace  [George  the  Third.] 

EI.  MHS 
assigned  and  con- 
these  Pre- 
Our  Trusty  and 

1249.  Francis  Bernard,  Esq;  | . . . Military  commission.  En- 
graved. Dated,  [September  2,]  1762.  ei 

1250.  Province  of  the  Massachusetts-Bay.  [Royal  arms.] 

Harrison  Gray,  Esq;  Treasurer  . . . (Tax  warrant).  Dated, 
July  15,  1762.  aas.  July  20,  1761.  pc.  bpl 

1251.  ss.  To  the  Select-Men  or  Assessors  of  the  Town  of  | 

in  the  County  of . . . (Tax  warrant.)  Dated,  [No- 
vember 3,]  1 7 [62.]  aas 

1252.  Province  of  Massachusetts-Bay.  By  His  Excellency  the 

Governor.  (Beating  orders).  f aas 

Evans,  8920. 

1253.  Province  of  the  Massachusetts-Bay.  | I Do 

hereby  Inlist  | myself  to  serve  His  Majesty  as  a Soldier  in  one 
of  the  Regiments  raised  in  | this  Province,  to  provide  for  the 
full  and  entire  Security  of  His  Majesty’s  | Dominions  in  North- 
America.  With  certificate.  Dated,  1761,  and  in  ms.  May. 

aas.  mhs 

1254.  Province  of  Massachusetts-Bay.  | By  His  Excellency  the 
Captain-General.  (Returns  to  be  made  of  enlistments  within 


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171 

three  weeks  after  Beating  orders  are  received.)  Dated.  April  21, 
1761.  f AAS 

2 Am.  Ant.  Soc.  Proceedings,  xi.  468. 

1255.  I Do  hereby  Certify  that  has  paid  the  Province 

Bounty  to  . . . Soldiers  who  were  inlisted  in  his  Dis- 
trict . . . MA 

Archives,  cclxxiv.  45. 

1256.  Return  of  Men  inlisted  for  His  Majesty’s  Service  for  the 

Protection  and  | Security  of  His  Majesty’s  Dominions  and 
Conquests  in  North-America,  1761.  aas.  mhs 

1257.  Boston,  . . . Sir,  | This  Certifys,  That  . . . has  re- 
turn’d his  [Gun]  into  the  Commissary’s  Office.  ma 

Archives,  lxxix.  789. 

Newbury,  Mass.,  Fire  Society. 

1258.  These  Presents  Witness,  | That  we  the  Subscribers,  as 

Neighbours  and  Friends,  do  mutually  agree  to  the  following 
Articles,  viz.  (Fire  Society.)  Dated,  December  8,  1761,  at 
Newbury.  ei 

1259.  A New-Years  Present  from  the  Lad  that  | Carries  the 

Boston  News-Letter,  to  all  | Generous  Customers,  January  1, 
1761.  [Printed  by  John  Draper.]  f phs 

1260.  [Cut.]  A | New  Years  Wish,  | from  the  Lad,  who  car- 

ries | The  Post-Boy  & Advertiser.  Boston,  January  1,  1761. 
[Boston:  Printed  by  Green  & Russell,  1761.]  f phs 

The  year  was  printed  1760,  but  is  changed  by  pen  to  1761. 

1762 

Boston. 

1261.  Tax  notice.  mhs 

1262.  Rules  for  a Fire  Club. 

Evans,  9074. 

1263.  Charter  party.  mhs 

Draper,  Richard. 

1264.  To  His  Excellency  | Francis  Bernard,  Esq;  | . . . | The 

Petition  of  Richard  Draper,  Printer,  (to  be  appointed  Public 
Printer).  Dated,  December  1,  1762.  t MA 

Archives,  lviii,  475. 

1265.  An  Elegy.  | On  the  Death  of  that  worthy  Friend  Priscilla 
Coleman,  deceased,  Widow  of  j John  Coleman,  late  of  Sher- 


172 


MASSACHUSETTS  HISTORICAL  SOCIETY. 


[1762 


burne,  on  the  Island  of  Nantucket;  who  departed  | this  Life 
on  the  14th  Day  of  the  Third  Month.  1762.  Boston:  Printed 
by  Zechariah  Fowle&  Samuel  Draper,  at  their  Pri-  | nting-0[ffice 
in  Marlboro] ’-street.  1762.  f bpl 

Harvard  College. 

1266.  Quaestiones.  y.  bpl.  aas.  mhs 

1267.  Theses.  aas.  hc.  mhs 

Hudson,  Seth. 

1268.  [Engraved  plate  with  portrait  of  Hudson  in  centre.] 

H-ds-n’s  Speech  from  the  Pillory.  Sold  by  N.  Hurd,  near 
the  Exchange,  and  at  the  Heart  and  Crown  in  Cornhill, 
Boston.  pc.  bpl 

The  engraving  is  by  Nathaniel  Hurd  and  is  in  fine  detail,  suggesting  the 
use  of  an  English  design  or  plate,  with  the  profile  of  Hudson  and  motto  in- 
serted. The  plate  is  usually  colored.  It  is  reproduced  in  black  and  white 
in  Dunlap,  History  of  the  Arts  of  Design  (Bayley-Goodspeed),  1,  176. 
Evans,  9144. 

1269.  The  Humble  Confession  of  that  | notorious  Cheat,  | 

Doctor  Seth  Hudson.  | 1762.  | phs 

Massachusetts-Bay,  Province. 

1270.  Province  of  Massachusetts-Bay.  | An  Act  | for  rendering 

more  effectual  the  Laws  already  made  relating  to  Shingles,  and 
for  regulating  the  | Assize  of  Staves,  Hoops,  and  Clapboards. 
Passed  June,  1762.  t aas 

1271.  [Royal  arms.]  By  His  Excellency  Francis  Bernard,  Esq ; 
...  A Proclamation  (inviting  inlistments  in  the  service  under 
Sir  Jeffry  Amherst.)  Dated,  March  4,  1762. 

Printed  in  the  Boston  News  Letter,  March  11,  1762. 

1272.  [Royal  arms.]  By  His  Excellency  Francis  Bernard,  Esq; 
. . . A Proclamation  For  Proroguing  the  General  Court  (to 
April  14).  Dated,  March  20,  1762. 

Printed  in  the  Boston  News-Letter,  March  25,  1762. 

1273.  By  His  Excellency  Francis  Bernard,  Esq;  ...  A Proc- 
lamation for  a General  Fast  (April  22).  Dated,  March  24, 1762. 

Printed  in  the  Boston  News-Letter,  March  25,  1762.  A copy  was  sold 
by  auction  in  January,  1921. 

1274.  By  His  Excellency  Francis  Bernard,  Esq;  . . . A Proc- 
lamation (continuing  officers  in  authority  until  new  commissions 
or  further  orders  be  issued.)  Dated,  April  25,  1762. 

Printed  in  the  Boston  News-Letter,  May  5,  1762. 


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1275.  [Royal  arms.]  By  His  Excellency  Francis  Bernard,  Esq; 

. . . A Proclamation  (against  supplying  the  King’s  enemies 
with  provisions  or  ammunition.)  Dated,  April  26,  1762. 

Printed  in  the  Boston  News-Letter,  May  5,  1762. 

1276.  [Royal  arms.]  By  His  Excellency  | Francis  Bernard, 

Esq;  | . . . | A Proclamation  | For  a Day  of  Public  Prayer. 
[July  29.]  Dated,  July  9,  1762.  Boston:  Printed  by  John 
Draper,  Printer  to  His  Excellency  the  Governor  and  the  Hon- 
orable | His  Majesty’s  Council,  1762.  aas 

Evans,  9181. 

1277.  By  His  Excellency  Francis  Bernard,  Esq;  ...  A Proc- 
lamation For  Proroguing  the  General  Court  (to  August  25). 
Dated,  July  23,  1762. 

Printed  in  the  Boston  News-Letter,  July  29,  1762. 

1278.  By  His  Excellency  Francis  Bernard,  Esq;  ...  A Proc- 
lamation For  Proroguing  the  General  Court  (to  September  8). 
Dated,  August  14,  1762. 

Printed  in  the  Boston  News-Letter,  August  19,  1762. 

1279.  By  His  Excellency  Francis  Bernard,  Esq;  ...  A Proc- 
lamation For  Proroguing  the  General  Court  (to  November  17), 
Dated,  September  23,  1762. 

Printed  in  the  Boston  News  Letter,  October  8,  1762. 

1280.  [Royal  arms.]  By  His  Excellency  | Francis  Bernard, 
Esq;  | . . . | A Proclamation  | For  a Public  Thanksgiving. 
[October  7.]  Dated,  September  23,  1762.  Boston:  Printed  by 
John  Draper,  Printer  to  His  Excellency  the  Governor  and  the 
Honorable  His  Majesty’s  | Council,  1762.  bpl.  ba.  aas.  mhs 

Evans,  9182. 

1281.  By  His  Excellency  Francis  Bernard,  Esq;  ...  A Proc- 
lamation For  Proroguing  the  General  Court  (to  December  15). 
Dated,  October  30,  1762. 

Printed  in  the  Boston  News  Letter,  November  4,  1762. 

1282.  [Royal  arms.]  By  His  Excellency  | Francis  Bernard, 

Esq;  | . . . | A Proclamation  for  a General  Thanksgiving. 
[December  9.]  Dated,  November  11,  1762.  Boston:  | Printed 
by  John  Draper,  Printer  to  His  Excellency  the  Governor  and 
the  Honorable  His  Majesty’s  Council,  1762.  aas.  ba 

Evans,  9183. 

1283.  By  His  Excellency  Francis  Bernard,  Esq;  ...  A Proc- 


MASSACHUSETTS  HISTORICAL  SOCIETY. 


174 


^763 


lamation  For  Proroguing  the  General  Court  (to  January  12, 
1763).  Dated,  November  25,  1762. 

Printed  in  the  Boston  News-Letter,  December  2,  1762. 

1284.  By  His  Excellency  Francis  Bernard,  Esq;  ...  A Proc- 
lamation (on  the  forms  for  praying  for  the  Royal  family  to  be 
used  in  all  prayers,  Litanies  and  Collects.)  Dated,  December 
15,  1762. 

Printed  in  the  Boston  News-Letter,  December  23,  1762. 

1285.  Province  of  Massachusetts-Bay,  | I Aged 

| Years,  do  voluntarily  Inlist  myself,  to  serve  His  Majesty  as  a 
Soldier  in  one  | of  the  Regiments  raised  in  this  Province,  to 
provide  for  the  full  and  entire  | Security  of  His  Majesty’s 
Dominions  in  North-America.  Dated  1762,  and  in  ms.  April  1. 
With  certificate  and  receipt  for  bounty.  mhs 

1286.  Province  of  Massachusetts-Bay.  | By  His  Excellency  the 

Captain-General.  | It  is  Ordered  that  every  Captain  of  the 
Forces  now  to  be  raised,  shall  make  Return  . . . within  three 
weeks  from  his  receiving  j Beating  Orders.  With  appointment 
to  pay  the  bounty  and  to  be  Muster-Master.  mhs 

1287.  Return  of  Men  inlisted  for  His  Majesty’s  Service  for  the 

Protection  and  | Security  of  His  Majesty’s  Dominions  and  Con- 
quests in  North-America,  1762.  aas.  mhs 

1288.  [Cut.]  A | New  Year’s  Wish,  | from  the  Carrier  of  the 

Post-Boy  & Advertiser.  Boston,  January  1,  1762.  [Boston: 
Printed  by  Green  & Russell.  1762.]  f phs 

1763 

Boston,  Town. 

1289.  The  Freeholders  and  other  Inhabitants  of  the  Town  of 

Boston,  qualified  as  the  Law  directs,  are  hereby  notified  to 
meet  at  Faneuil-Hall,  on  Wednesday  the  Twenty-first  Instant 
(to  consider  a bill  on  rates  and  taxes).  Dated,  September  8, 
1763.  mhs 

Evans,  9350. 

1290.  This  is  to  Certify,  That  a of  Hay  weigh’d  this 

Day  . . . mhs 

Edes  & Gill. 

1291.  Receipt  for  Gazette,  &c.  mhs 

Harvard  College. 

1292.  Quaestiones.  Typis  Richardi  & Samuelis  Draper,  aas 


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175 


1293.  Theses.  [Same  Colophon.]  nyhs.  aas.  hc.  mhs 
Evans,  9402. 

Kennebeck,  Proprietors. 

1294.  Advertisement.  The  Proprietors  of  the  Kennebeck 
Purchase  from  the  late  Colony  of  New-Plymouth  (in  regard  to 
townships  and  land  on  Kennebeck  River).  Dated,  May  18, 
1763,  and  Signed,  David  Jeffries,  Proprietors  Clerk,  f phs.  aas 

Land  Bank. 

1295.  Order  to  levy  for  an  unpaid  assessment.  bpl.  mhs 

1296.  [Royal  arms.]  By  His  Excellency  | Francis  Bernard, 

Esq;  | . . . | A Proclamation  | for  a general  Fast.  [April  14.] 
Dated,  March  19,  1763.  Boston:  | Printed  by  Richard  Draper, 
Printer  to  His  Excellency  the  Governor  and  the  Honorable 
His  Majesty’s  Council.  1763.  bpl.  aas.  mhs 

Evans,  9434. 

1297.  By  His  Excellency  Francis  Bernard,  Esq;  . . . A Proc- 
lamation for  Dissolving  the  General  Court.  Dated  April  7, 
1763. 

Printed  in  the  Massachusetts  Gazette,  April  7,  1763.  By  a vote  of  the 
Council,  March  31,  it  was  “Advised  and  Ordered,  That  for  the  future  all 
Orders  which  shall  be  made  by  His  Excellency  the  Governor,  with  the 
Advice  of  the  Council,  and  which  it  shall  be  thought  fit  to  publish,  be 
publish’d  in  the  Thursday’s  News-Paper,  printed  by  Richard  Draper, 
Printer  to  the  Governor  and  Council.” 

1298.  By  His  Excellency  Francis  Bernard,  Esq;  ...  A Proc- 
lamation (on  preventing  the  Destruction  of  the  Woods  in  the 
Province.)  Dated,  July  9,  1763. 

Printed  in  the  Massachusetts  Gazette,  July  14,  1763. 

1299.  [Royal  arms.]  By  His  Excellency  | Francis  Bernard, 

Esq;  | . . . | A Proclamation  | For  a Thanksgiving.  [August 
11.]  Dated  July  27, 1763.  Boston:  Printed  by  Richard  Draper, 
Printer  to  his  Excellency  the  Governor  and  the  | Honorable 
his  Majesty’s  Council.  1763.  ba.  aas.  mhs 

Evans,  9435. 

1300.  By  His  Excellency  Francis  Bernard,  Esq;  . . . A Proc- 
lamation For  Proroguing  the  General  Court  (to  October  26). 
Dated,  August  20,  1763. 

Printed  in  the  Massachusetts  Gazette,  August  25,  1763. 

1301.  [Royal  arms.]  By  His  Excellency  | Francis  Bernard, 
Esq;  | . . . | A Proclamation  | For  Proroguing  the  General 
Court  (to  November  23).  Dated,  September  10,  1763.  Bos- 


176  MASSACHUSETTS  HISTORICAL  SOCIETY.  [1763 

ton:  Printed  by  Richard  Draper,  Printer  to  his  Excellency  | 
the  Governor  and  the  Honorable  his  Majesty’s  Council.  1763. 

EI 


Royal  arms,  George  III. 


1302.  [Royal  arms.]  By  His  Excellency  | Francis  Bernard, 

Esq;  | . . . | A Proclamation  for  a public  Thanksgiving.  [De- 
cember 8.]  Dated,  November  3,  1763.  Boston:  Printed  by 
Richard  Draper,  Printer  to  his  Excellency  the  Governor  and 
the  Honorable  his  | Majesty’s  Council.  1763.  aas 

Evans,  9436. 

1303.  Pay  warrant,  issued  by  the  Governor,  with  the  advice 

and  consent  of  the  Council.  mhs 

1304.  Province  of  the  Massachusetts-Bay.  [Royal  arms.] 

The  Honourable  Harrison  Gray,  Esq ; T reasurer . (T  ax  warrant) . 
Dated,  November  21,  1763.  ei 

1305.  Province  of  the  | Massachusetts-Bay.  | Francis  Bernard, 

Esq;  | . . . Military  commission,  engraved.  Dated,  [March 
3.]  176  [3.]  aas 

1306.  Omnibus  Christi  Fidelibus  ad  quos  Literae  Praesentes  | 

pervenerunt.  (Ship’s  papers.)  mhs 

1307.  (No.  5.)  To  | Your  Province  Tax.  | Lawful 

Money.  ||  Your  Town  and  County  Rate.  | Lawful  Money. 
Dated,  1763.  pc 


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Savage,  Samuel  Phillips. 

1308.  [I]  Promise  to  pay  unto  Samuel  Phillips  Savage,  or 
Bearer  ...  on  Demand,  being  for  Value  received  by  a Pre- 


mium of  Insurance  . . . mhs 

1309.  A Valedicion,  | For  New-Year’s  Day.  1763.  Signed 

“Philanthropes.”  f phs 

This  may  not  be  a Boston  issue,  though  the  typographical  ornaments 
would  show  it  to  be  more  than  probably  one. 

1764 

1310.  Buy  the  | Truth,  | and  | sell  it  not.  [Cut.]  mhs 


An  issue  of  the  poem  was  made  in  1764  in  Providence,  by  William 
Goddard,  “by  particular  Request  of  a worthy  honest  old  Gentleman,  who 
is  zealous  for  the  Cause  of  Truth,  and  anxious  for  the  Welfare  of  his 
Fellow-Creatures.”  A copy  is  in  the  John  Carter  Brown  Library. 

Dorchester. 

1311.  Tax  bill.  mhs 

Harvard  College. 

1312.  Catalogus.  hc 

1313.  Theses. 

Evans,  9689,  9690. 

Great  Britain. 

1314.  Two  | Acts  of  Parliament,  | One  passed  in  the  Sixth 
Year  of  the  Reign  of  | King  George  the  Second:  | For  Encour- 
aging the  Trade  of  the  British  Sugar  | Colonies.  | The  other, 
passed  in  the  Fourth  Year  of  the  Reign  | of  King  George  the 
Third:  | For  Granting  certain  Duties  in  the  British  Colonies. 
[Royal  arms.]  London:  Printed  by  the  King’s  Printer.  | Bos- 
ton, N.  E.  Re-printed  by  Richard  Draper,  Prin-  | ter  to  His  Ex- 
cellency the  Governor  and  the  Honorable  | His  Majesty’s  Coun- 
cil of  the  Province  of  Massachusetts  | Bay.  M.DCC.LXIV. 

|aas 

pp.  459-477.  Two  editions  of  these  pages  of  the  Acts  and  Laws  (1759 
and  additions)  were  issued,  one  without  a title  and  the  other  as  cited 
above.  They  also  differ  “ in  the  captions  on  pages  459,  464,  in  the  Royal 
arms  on  pages  459,  464,  and  in  the  arrangement  of  lines;  and  in  one  edi- 
tion the  W in  ‘ Whereas,’  the  first  word  of  the  Act  beginning  on  page  459, 
is  a plain  four-line  letter,  while  in  the  other  edition  it  is  an  ornamental 
initial  letter.”  There  are  also  variations  in  paging.  In  some  copies  pages 
460,  461,  and  462  are  correctly  given,  in  others  they  are  160,  161,  162, 
or  160,  161,  164;  also  pages  464-479  are  in  some  correctly  numbered,  in 
others,  they  are  misnumbered  469  to  477,  and  in  others  pages  470,  473, 
474  appear  as  670,  463,  674.  See  Ford-Matthews,  Bibliography  of  the 
Laws  of  Massachusetts-Bay,  454.  Evans,  9682. 


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1315.  An  Account  of  the  Fire  at  Harvard-College,  | in  Cam- 
bridge; with  the  Loss  sustained  thereby.  Dated,  January  25, 
1764.  Boston:  Printed  by  R.  and  S.  Draper.  | 1764.  bpl.  mhs 

Kennebeck  Proprietors. 

1316.  Deed.  mhs 

pp.  2. 

Massachusetts-Bay  Province. 

1317.  A Bill,  | Now  pending  in  the  House  of  Representatives, 

and  published  by  | their  Order,  for  the  Consideration  of  the 
several  Towns  in  | this  Province.  | A Bill  intituled,  An  Act  for 
regulating  the  Whale  Fishery.  mhs 

pp.  3.  See  Journal  of  the  House  of  Representatives , November  3,  1764. 

1318.  By  His  Excellency  Francis  Bernard,  Esq;  ...  A Proc- 
lamation For  Proroguing  the  General  Court  (to  April  18). 
Dated,  March  10,  1764. 

Printed  in  the  Massachusetts  Gazette,  March  15,  1764. 

1319.  [Royal  arms.]  By  His  Excellency  | Francis  Bernard, 

Esq;  | ...  | A Proclamation  for  a General  Fast,  (April  12.) 
Dated,  March  14,  1764.  Boston:  Printed  by  Richard  Draper, 
Printer  to  his  Excellency  the  Governor  and  the  Honorable  his  | 
Majesty’s  Council.  1764.  ba.  aas 

Evans,  9729. 

1320.  By  His  Excellency  Francis  Bernard,  Esq;  . . . A Proc- 
lamation For  proroguing  the  General  Court  (to  April  25). 
Dated,  March  31,  1764. 

Printed  in  the  Massachusetts  Gazette,  April  5,  1764. 

1321.  By  His  Excellency  Francis  Bernard,  Esq;  ...  A Proc- 
lamation For  Proroguing  the  General  Court  (to  September  5). 
Dated,  July  9,  1764. 

Printed  in  the  Massachusetts  Gazette,  July  12,  1764. 

1322.  By  His  Excellency  Francis  Bernard,  Esq;  ...  A Proc- 
lamation For  Proroguing  the  General  Court  (to  October  10). 
Dated,  August  15,  1764. 

Printed  in  the  Massachusetts  Gazette,  August  16,  1764. 

1323.  By  His  Excellency  Francis  Bernard,  Esq;  ...  A Proc- 
lamation (on  enforcing  law  on  trading  with  the  Indians.) 
Dated,  August  16,  1764. 

Printed  in  the  Massachusetts  Gazette,  August  23,  1764. 

1324.  By  His  Excellency  Francis  Bernard,  Esq;  ...  A Proc- 


An  Account  of  the  Fire  at  Harvard-College , 

in  Cambridge  ; with  the  Lofs  fuftained  thereby. 


CAMBRIDGE,  Jan.  25.  176+. 

AST  night  HARVARD  COLLEGE, 
buffered  the  moft  ruinous  lofs  it  ever  met 
, with  fince  its  foundation.  In  the  middle 
of  a vc  ry  tempeftuous  night,  a fevere  cold 
ftorm  of  fnow  attended  with  high  wind,  we  were 
awaked  by  the  alarm' erf  fit'e.  Harvard  Hall,  the’ 
only  one  of  our  ancient  buildings  which  ftill  re- 
mained,* and  the  repofitory  of  our  moft  valuable 
treafures,  the  public  Library  and  Philofophical 
Apparatus,  was  been  in  flames.  As  it  was  a 
time  of  vacation,  in  which  the  ftudents  were  all 
difperfed,  not  a Angle  perfon  was  left  in  any  of  the 
College^,  except  two  or  three  in  that  part  of 
Majfacbufclls  moft  diftaot  from  Harvard , where 
the  fire  could  not  be  perceived  till  the  whole  lur- 
rounding  air  began  to  be  illuminated  by  it : When 
it  was  difeovered  from  the  town,  it  had  rifen  to 
a degree  of  violence  that  defied  all  oppofltion.  It 
is  conjeflured  to  have  begun  in  a beam  under  the 
hearth  in  the  library,  where  a fire  had  been  kept 
for  the  ufe  of  the  General  Court,  now  redding 
and  fitting  here,  by  reafon  of  the  Small- Pox  at 
Bofton  : from  thence  it  burft  out  into  the  Libra- 
ry. The  books  enfily  fubmitted  to  the  fury  of 
the  flame,  which  with  a rapid  and  irrefiftable  pro- 
gress made  its  way  intc  the  Apparatus-Chamber, 
and  fpread  thro’  the  whole  building.  In  a very 
fhort  time,  this  venerable  Monument  of  the  Piety 
0/  our  Anceftors  was  turn’d  into  an  heap  of  ruins. 
The  other  Colleges,  St  flight  on- Hall  and  Majfa- 
cbufells- Hall,  were  in  the  utrnoft  hazard  of  fha- 
ring  the  fame  fate.  The  wind  driving  the  flaming! 
cinders  dircftly  upon  their  roofs,  they  blazed  oucl- 
■fever;*’!  units  11T  diffi}rcnt'’pi3ces'  f nor'could  they] 
have  been  faved  by  all  the  help  the  Town  could* 
.ifFurd,  had  it  not  been  for  the  alTiftaoce  of  the 
Gentlemen  of  the  General  Court,  among  whom 
his  Excellency  the  Governor  was  very  a^live  ; 
who,  notwithftanding  the  extreme  rigor -of  the 
feafon,  exerted  thcmfelves  in  fupplying  the  town 
Engine  with  water,  which  they  were  obliged  to 
fetch  at  laft  from  a diftance,  two  of  the  College 
pumps  being  then  rendered  ufclefs.  Even  the 
new  and  beautiful  Hollis- Hall,  chough  it  was  on 
the  windward  fide,  hardly  cfcaped.  It  flood  fo* 
near  to  Harvard,  that  the  flames  actually  feized 
ir, and ,if  they  had  not  been  immediately  fupprefled, 
mu  ft  have  carried  it. 

But  by  the  Blefling  of  GotVon  the  vigorous 
efforts  of  the  aftiftants,  the  ruin  was  confined  to 
Harvard-V\z\\ ; ar.d  there,  befidcs  the  deftruclion 
of  the  private  property  of  chofe  who  had  chambers 
in  ir,  the  public  lofs  is  very  great  ; perhaps,  irre- 
parable. Tlie  Library  and  the  Apparatus,  which 
for  many  years  had  been  growing,  and  were  now 
judged  to  be  the  beft  fuiniflied  in  America,  are 
annihilated.  But  to  give  the  public  a more  dif- 
tinft  idea  of  the  lofs,  we  (hall  exhibit  a fummary 
view  of  the  general  contents  of  each,  as  far  as  we 
can,  on  a Hidden,  recolledl  them. 

Of  tin  L IBRARY. 

IT  contained — The  Holy  Scriptures  in  almoft 
all  languages,  with  the  moft  valuable  ExpoGtors 
and  Commentators,  ancient  and  modern  : — The 
whole  Library  of  the  late  learned  Dr.  Light  foot, 
which  at  his  death  he  bequeathed  to  this  College! 
and  contained  the  Targums,  Talmuds,  Rabbins, 
Polygot,  and  other  valuable  trafts  relative  to  ori- 
ental literature,  -which  is  taught  here  : The  libra- 
ry of  the  late  eminent  Dr.  Thcophilus  Gale  : — 


* Harvard- Hall,  42  feet  Lroid,  97  long,  and  four  Ho- 
lies bigb,  was  founded  A.  D.  1673. 


— All  the  Fathers,  Greek  and  Latin,  in  their 
beft  editions.  — A great  number  of  trafts  in 
defence  of  revealed  religion,  wrote  by  the  moft 
mafterly  hands,  in  the  laft  and  prefent  century  — 
Sermons  of  the  moft  celebrated  Englifh  divines, 
■both  of  the  eftabliflicrj  national  church  and  pro- 
teftant  diflenters  : — T rafts  upon  all  the  branches 
of  polemic  divinity  fJ^The "donation  of  the  vene- 
rable Society  fur  propagating  the  Gofpel  in  foreign 
parts,  confiding  of  a great  many  volumes  of  trafts 
againft  Popery,  publifned  in  the  Reigns  of  Charles 
II.  and  James  If.  thejBoylean  lefturcs,  and  other 
the  moft  efteemed  Engliftr  ferrhons  A valua- 
b’e  collection  of  modern  theological  treatifes,  pre- 
ferred by  che  Right  Rev.  Dr.  Sherlock,  late  Lord 
Bifhop  of  London,  the  Rev.  Dr.  Hales,  F.  R.  S. 
and  Dr.  Wilfo.n  of  Lpndon  : — A vaft  number  of 
philological  trafts,  containing  the  rudiments  of  al- 
moft all  languages,  ancient  and  modern  : — The 
Hebrew,  Greek  and  .Roman  antiquities. — The 
Greek  and  Roman  ClafTics,  prefenred  by  the  late 
excellent  and  catholic-fpirited  Bifhop  Berkeley  •, 
moft  of  them  the  beft  editions  : — A large  Collec- 
tion ofHiftory  and  biographical  trafts,  ancient  and 
modern.. — Diflertation^on  variousPolitical lubjefts 
— The  Tranfiftions  or  the  Royal  Society,  Aca- 
demy of  Sciences  in  France,  Acta  Erudicorum, 
Mifcellanea  curiofa,  the  works  of  Boyle  and  New- 
ton, with  a great  variety  of  other  mathematical 
and  philofophical  treatifes. — A collcftion  of  the 
moft  approved  Medical  Authors,  chiefly  prefented. 
by  Mr.  James,  of  che  ifjarid  of  Jamaica  ; to  which 
Dr.  Mead  and  other!  Gentlemen  made  very 
confiderable  additions)  : Alfc  Anatomical  cuts 

and  two  compjeac  SkfJ^tons  .of  xfifferent-fexes. 
1 his  colleftion  wouldjhave  begjn  Very’ Serviceable 
to  a Proftflur  of  Phyflc  and  Anatomy,  when  the 
revenues  of  the  Collegf  fhould  have  been  fufrici- 
ent  to  fubfift  a gentleman  in  tftfs  charafter. — A 
few  ancient  and  valuable  Manufcripts  in  different 
languages. — A pair  of  excellent  new  Globes  of  the 
largeft  fize,  prefented  by  Andrew  Oliver,  jun. 
Elq; — A variety  of  Curiofities  natural  and  ariifi- 
cial,  both  of  American  and  foreign  produce. — A 
font  of  Greek  types  (which,  as  we  had  not  yet 
a printing-office,  was  repofited  in  the  library)  pre- 
fented by  our  great  benefaftor  the  late  worthy 
Thomas  Hollis  Efq;  of  London  •,  whofe  pifture, 
as  large  as  the  tile,  and  inftituiions  for  two  Pro- 
feflorfhips  and  ten  Scholarfhips,  perifhed  in  the 
flames. Some  of  the  moft  confiderable  addi- 

tions that  had  been  made  of  late  years  to  the  libra- 
ry, came  from  other  branches  of  this  generous 
Family. 

1 he  library  contained  above  five  thoufand  vo- 
lumes, all  which  were  coofumed,  except  a lew 
books  in  the  hands  of  the  members  of  the  houfe  ; 
and  two  donations,  one  made  by  our  late  honora- 
ble Lieutenant  Governor  Dummer,  to  the  value 
of  50 1.  fterling  ; the  other  of  56  volumes,  by  the 
prefent  worthy  Thomas  Hollis,  Efq-,  F.  R.S.  of 
I .ondun,  to  whom  ay<jJiave  been  annually  obli- 
ged for  valuable  additions  to  our  late  library  : 
Which  donations,  being  but  lately  received,  had 
not  the  proper  boxes  prepared  for  them  ; and  fo 
efcaped  the  general  ruin. 

As  the  library  records  are  burnt,  no  doubt  fume 
valuable  benefaftions  have  been  omitted  in  this  ac- 
counr,  which  was  drawn  up  only  by  memory. 

Of  the  APPARATUS. 

WHEN  the  late  worthy  Thomas  Hollis, 
Efq;  of  London  founded  a Proftfibrfhip  of  Ma- 
thematics and  Philofophy  in  Harvard-College,  he 
fen:  a fine  Apparatus  for  Experimental  Philofo- 
phy  in  its  fevcral  Branches. 


Under  the  head  of  Mechanics,  there  were  ma- 
chines for  experiments  of  falling  bodies, , of  the 
centre  of  gravity,  and  of  centrifugal  forces  ; — the 
feveral  mechanical  powers,  balances  of  different 
forts,  levers,  pullies,  axes  in  peritrochio,  wedges, 
compound  engines  ; with  curious  models  of  each, 
jn  brafs. 

In  Hydrojlatics,  very  nice  balances,  j.ifs  and 
bottles  of  various  fizes  fitted  with  brafs  caps,  vef- 
fels  for  proving  the  grarfd  hydroftatic  Paradox, 
fiphons,  g'afs  models  of  pumps,  hydroftatic  ba- 
lance, &c. 

In  Pneumatics,  there  was  a number  pf  different 
tubes  for  the  Torricellian  experimenr,  a large  dou- 
ble-barrell’d  Air-pump,  with  a great  variety  of 
receivers  of  different  fizes  and  fhapes  ; fyrir.ges, 
exhaufting  and  .condenfing  •,  Barometer,  Ther- 
mometer .—with  many  other  articles. 

In  Optics,  there  were  feveral  forts  of  mirrors, 
concave,  convex,  cylindric  •,  Lenfes  of  different 
foci  ; inftruments  for  proving  the  fundamental 
law  of  refraftion  ; Prifms,  with  tlie  whole  appa- 
ratus for  the  Newtonian  theory  of  light  and  colors; 
the  camera  obfeura,  &c. 

And  a variety  of  inftruments  for  mifcellaneous 
purpofes. 

THE  following  articles  were  afterwards  fent 
us  by  Mr.  Thomas  Hollis,  Nephew  to  that  ge- 
nerous Gentleman,  viz.  an  Orrery,  an  armillary 
Sphere,  and  a box  of  Microfcopts  ; all  of  exqui- 
fice  workmanlhip. 

For  Agronomy,  we  had  before  been  fupplled  with. 
Telefcopes  of  different  lengths  ; one  of  24  feet  ; 

1 and  a brafs  Qjaadrark-.pL  2.  ket^idiuSo-^rrying.a 
Telcfcope  oLa  greater  length  ; which  formerly 
belonged  to  tlie  celebrated  Dr.  Halley.  We  had 
alfo  tlie  1110ft  ofi-ful  inftruments  for  Dialling  ; — 
and  for  Surveying,  a brals  femiciicle,  with  plain 
fights  and  magnetic  needle.  A!f  >,  a curious  Tc- 
lefcope,  with  a complete  apparatus  for  taking  che 
difference  of  Level  ; lately  prefented  by  Chrilto- 
pher  Kilby,  Efq; 

Many  very  valuable  additions  have  of  late  years 
been  made  to  this  apparatus  by  feveral  generous 
benefaftors,  whom  it  would  be  ingratitude  n it  to 
commemorate  here,  as  no  veftiges  of  their  dona- 
tions lemain.  We  are  under  obligation  to  men- 
tion particularly,  the  late  Sir  Peter  Warren,  Knt. 
Sir  Henry  Frankland,  Bart.  Hon.  Jonathan  Bel- 
cher, Efq,  Lr.  Governor  of  Nova- Scotia  Tho- 
mas Hancock,  Efq;  James  Bowdoin,  Efq-,  Eze- 
kiel Goldchwriit,  Efq-,  John  Hancock,  A.  M.  of 
Bofton,  and  Mr.  Gilbert  Harrifon  of  London, 
Merchant.  From  thefe  Gentlemen  we  received 
fine  reflecting  Telefcopes  of  different  magnifying 
powers  ; and  adapted  to  different  obfervations  ; 
Microfcopes  of  che  feveral  forts  now  in  ufe  ; Had- 
ley’s Quadrant  fitted  in  a new  mariner  ; a nice 
Variation  Com  pais,  and  Dipping  needle  ; with 
inftruments  for  the  feveral  magnetical  and  eleftri- 
cal  experiments — all  ja?\v,  and  of  excellent  work- 
manfhip. All  destroyed  I 

Cambridge , 'Jan.  2 6.  1764.  As  the  General 
Affcmbly  have  cliis  day  chcarfully  and  unanimouf- 
ly  voted  to  rebuild  Harvard-  Hall,  it  encourages  us 
to  hope,  that  theLiBRARY  and  Apparatus  will 
alfo  be  repaired  by  the  private  munificence  of  thole 
who  will*  well  to  America,  have  a regard  forNcw- 
F.ngland,  and  know  tlie  importance  of  literature 
to  the  Church  and  Star" 

!x  ; s'  ;>c<xxxxxkxkx'<xxxx>o<xx'  nooooo* 

BOSTON  : Printed  by  R.  and  S,  Draper; 

1764. 


No.  1315. 


M-  Liberty,  Property , and  no  Excife. 

A Poem, 

Compos’d  on  cccafion  of  the  SIGHT  fetn  on  the  GREAT  TREES,  (fo  tailed)  in 
BOSTON,  NEW-ENGJ.AND,  on  the  14th  of  August,'  1765. 


LE  T /Chen's  lonj  in  praifc  their  tongues  employ  , 
AVu- Eagles d fmik,  and  Bcftto  Ihout  for  joy : 

1 I piie  of  knaves,  their  politics  and  wit. 

She  (fill  enjoys  her  L I B £ RT  T and  PITT. 

Site  refb  fccure  from  cv'ry  foreign  foe. 

Derides  their  plots,  and  lees  their  overthrow  i 
And  foon  (hall  fee  the  wretch  completely  curs’d 
Who  (trove  to  STAMP  her  glory  in  the  dujjf’ 

“ Freedom,  (fhc  cries)  1 cannot  cringe  to  knaves, 

" My  fba*  are  free,  and  never  will  be  Oaves 
Let  tyrants  rule  with  arbitrary  fway,  • & 

Villiins  command,  and  whining  fools  obey  : 

1-el  dafhrds  live  in  infamy  and  (hame, 

Wliilc  Bntess  fight  for  liberty  and  fame  : 

.Let  all  her  foes  like  beet  prepare  to  fwarm  -, 

Old  Pluto  rage,  and  Purgatory  florm  : 

.Let  Charm  raife  his  oars  and  long-boat  take. 

And  force  with  ftuy  down  the  torrid  lake. 

Speak  Prefafint,  thy  will  Dull  be  obey’d, 

Bid  cv’ry  fiend  for&ki  the  gloomy  (hide  : 

Give  thelc  commands  to  each  infernal  gliofl, 

“ Go  fpic  your  venom  on  the  Briti/b  coaft , 

*•  Hafic  there  and  fpreid  contention  wide  and  far, 

•*  Perplex  her  ilk,  and  fet  her  font  at  war : 

“ Then  to  Amiri,  j with  vengeance  go, 

••  Let  them  in  fUvery  owo  the  powers  below.” 

Suppole  this  done,  and  all  the  winged  bands 
At  tliu  new  world  with  thunder  in  their  hands : 

Our  hardy  youth  would  Ibll  their  force  repel. 

Defeat  their  wiles  and  drive  them  back  to  hell  > 

Thcfe  fens  of  Mari  their  courage  would  confound, 

A conqueft  gain  and  Ibll  maintain  their  ground. 

netf  ♦ftohP  e’er  dtvib  b*  compel) ’d  »o  own  t_>  .» 
Oar  Gavercign  fives  and  God  fupports  his  threw  : 

Thus  blaft  ms  foes  in  cv’ry  bale  defign 
All-gracious  heaven,  and  blefs  the  royal  line. 

O give  us  favor  in  our  monarch’s  eyes 
Defend  our  rights  remove  the  late  EXCISE  i 
Lee  truth  prevail  and  fierce  oppreflion  ceafe. 

And  bid  oof  Prophet  fpcak  the  words  of  peace. 

Lo  ! here  he  comes,  foftly  he  feems  to  tread. 

Mow  rolh  his  eyes,  now  bows  his  rev’tend  head  : 

He  like  a God  appears  in  form  divine,  ■ 

Whole  very  afpcCt  fpeaks  feme  deep  defign  i 
Hither  lie  comes,  on  porpofc  to  relate 
Each  facred  truth  and  tell  fomt  hidden  fate,  . 

“ Bcfitn,  (he  cries)  your  woes  are  at  an  end,  . 

«■  your  foe  fhaj)  fall  and  times  (ball  quickly  mend  t 
“ With  fhanie  ofcrwhclm’d  he  foon  Dull  hide  his  face, 
«*  Then  hark  wliilc  1 precfi&thc  time  and  place. 

« The  day  now  dawns,  the  gloomy  night  is  fpeot,  - 
««  And  focn  your  eyes  lhall  lee  tire  grand  cvcnp 
«i  Sec  fair  Aurcr^fjlb  her  couch  anfc, 

« Whole  cbcurfuTOdhcv  paints  the  meaning  (Vies  t 
“ The  lhades  arc  dik'd,  the  ling 'ring  liars  are  tied, 

'•  And  yonder  TArto  lifts  his  golden  bead  : 

•>  (TMn  cries  the  Prophet  j I mull  haftc  away, 

“ The  Gods  command  and  mortals  mutt  obey.” 

No  more  I heard  from  out  his  (acred  mouth, 

He  took  his  leave  and  went  towards  the  Satlh  i 
Then  I beheld  amazing  wonders  there, 

.Saw. human  ifcapes  and  roocfkrs  in  the  tur. 

A (lately  elm  appeaPiTbeTSft  tny  eyB,--— — - 
Wholc  lofty  branches  kern’d  to  touch  the  tkstt  \ . 

It’s  limbs  were  bent  whh  more  than  pomroen  fruit. 

It  bore  the  Devil,  0~ — v,  and  B~Jt. 

Well  then,  faid  1,  my  doubts  are  wholly  fled, 

I find  ibe  truth  of  what  the  father  faki  ; 

But  while  I t lucid  to  gaza  upon  the  tree. 

Another  and  another  come  to  key 
\ Each  moment  1 beheld  a din  rent  face. 

For  on  they  {tfdl  ’till  thou  lands  fill’d  nve  place, 
vi.  V ^Here  fends  • child  and  looks  with  wond’ring  eyes, 

/ And  there  a champion  of  gigantic  fee  j 

r Yonder  a maid  at  bumbler  ddtonce  Hands, 

, [nrva.jih  with  lifted  eyes  and  hands. 

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r This  plrafmg  profpeft  entertains  die  throng, 

Allium  as  ooe,  and  thus  begin  their  long, 
v"'l>  fateful  joy,  Q Befit,  n,  rip*  behold 
BR  “ Utoiie  trutlis  fulfill'd,  which  lately  wri^  ftadtolrf  | 

V,'"  “ Wuh  tiiankful  beans  now  fee  the  villains  fr'ing, 

’•  Who  bate  their  country,  and  would  fell  ticking  . 
4 “ Behold  the  man,  wbf/c  hear / was  fet  on  gai;  jD 
1 ” And  vn-w  the  v.rctch,  who  wilh’d  fomc  tyrant » rejrn. 
£ Thus  1 oblerv’d  they  entertain'd  the  day,  j 

X In  lungs  and  < hat  they  paft  the  hourt  away  j ' *f 
4 Now  Sal  retitet,  atuljauroies  down  the  Well,  , 

£ And  weary  nature  terns  in  fable  dreft.  s\  , 

I And  now  a hero  lifts  his  voice  aloud,  ’ 

J Stretches  hu  Jiand,  and  fpeaks  to  ’ll  the  crbwtL  . 
v “ htear  me,  (be  cries;  and  be  not  too  levcre, 

“ Ltitd  be  the  man  that  leaves  the  bodies  here 
-Lsijais'd  to  aH  the  dangers  of  the  night, 
i h-ii  bear  them  hence  with  every  fun'ral  right.” 
lhus  having  (puke,  they  all  with  willing  hands 
lkgan  to  execute  their  clncFs  commands  : 

Wuh  rapid  haftc  lotnc  to  tlte  tree  repair, 

/laid  on  ilieir  Ihoulders  bear  a ladder  there.  P 
One  uraws  his  knlk,  and  running  to  their  aid,  " 

Auends  die  limbs,  thaz  bear  each  lifelefs  Ihade^ 
i run  cuu  the  nspts  in  prefcnee  of  them  all. 

And  m be  cuts  the  glialUy  cljefli  fall. 

Down  on  tl«r  cartli  in  horrid  form  they  lie  j 
A lnghtful  fight  to  each  beholding  eye  : 

What  now,  (laid  1)  b all  compalTion  fled  f 
•Con  none  be  found,  that  will  relieve  the  dead  } 

1 heir  chief  ftp!y’dfc  “ Go  place  them  on  the  bier; 

**  Prepare  yourtclves  and  quickly  bnng  them  here.” 

•p  ” L5:  «*ry  mat  refort 

• In  (utfriah  ortfer''itTh  r‘,r  carpi  \r,^nn.‘  ‘ ) 

’ " March  then,  (Csid  he)  ijx  One  united  throng, 

“ And  as  you  march,  be  1 his  the  fun’ral  Lug. 

“ 0 rial  -Jove  Strut , ft  tbtft  minds  nuj!  ; 

" ••  o-trii  ,0  tank,  ami  «T  A M P 'rm  m tU 

Then  th-  -,  the  words  arc  fuijg  by  all, 

Down-fcsjtftc  ,.irl  and  thro'  the  pompoms  hull . 

dfer  this  atulc  a'gnuid  debate, 

(Such  oft*  . attend  the  fun’rals  of  the  great)  7 

And  Orihl  tliloi'der  feizes  all  the  band  ; 

Forth  tome  advance,  while  others  make  a fend, 

■One  bids  them  halt,  another  “ ft  ill  march  forth' 

” And  vdit  all  the  regirn  of  die  X.-.k  “ 

A third  pcoclaims,  *•  Let  theft  be  firfl  convc/d 
“ In  peaceful  fftencc  to  the  dreary  fhade.” 
'Tben-fp||^  siu-ir  head,  (the  regent  of  die  nighti) 

“ Alas  I «r(!r  hoft  is  in  a fhamctul  plight  : 

" I*  this  the  way  to  get  a hero’-,  name  ' 

- “ div:  road  to  hontfr  and  immortal  fame  ? 

u C«alca<flingling  then,  let  each  in  order  (land, 

■" jtsin  arm  to  ann,  like  one  c«nal  band  ; 

“ Then  here  (he  cries)  be  all  contention  fled, 

“ Come  fallow  on,  your  chid  nat  the  head.” 

Thus  liivjjju  fpake. -all  heat  the  wund’ rows 
And  forOtfhey  move  •,  (the  champion  leads  the  van) 
-wAll  fccih  impaucht  to  obey  tus  will, 

And  bend  their  courk  for  the  appointed  bill, 

| Whisk  lofty  fummii  once  contain’d  a /.re, 

1 To  this  they  haftc  zod  quickly  leave  the  court. 

• Erccdten  cbd  friemlfhip  centers  to  each  foul, 

■ 'I  hey  lWi;  end  fingivrtttiqW  the  lead  coiu:  nil 
) Mere  (hen  rre  Sin. ! no  obftfKlcs  arefe, 

| Noifc  could  o8Md,  noftiing  dare  oppofe, 

> (NothinJT -except  a llntcly  EDIFICE ”, 

' This  flobfTlirir  courfc,  but  loon  they  tiown  with  . 

’ Low  in  Srduft.  they  made  the  llru&urc  tM, 

1 hen  ST  A MPT  use  bricks,  and  Ipsre  the  wood  i*ay, 
r Mow  frwn  the  ruins  cv’ry  one  reiitj^  . 

• Uo  to  the  gaunt  and  rule  the  ftinval  fire. 


• Saypofid  to 


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No.  1348. 


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MASSACHUSETTS  BROADSIDES. 


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lamation  For  Proroguing  the  General  Court  (to  October  18). 
Dated,  September  29,  1764. 

Printed  in  the  Massachusetts  Gazette,  October  4,  1764. 

1325.  [Royal  arms.]  By  His  Excellency  | Francis  Bernard, 
Esq;  | . . . | A Proclamation  | For  a general  Thanksgiving. 
[November  29.]  Dated,  November  7,  1764.  Boston:  Printed 
by  Richard  Draper,  Printer  to  the  Governor  and  Council.  1764. 

Evans,  9730.  AAS.  BA 

1326.  By  His  Excellency  Francis  Bernard,  Esq;  . . . A Proc- 
lamation For  Proroguing  the  General  Court  (to  January  9). 
Dated,  November  24,  1764. 

Printed  in  the  Massachusetts  Gazette,  November  30,  1764. 

1327.  By  His  Excellency  Francis  Bernard,  Esq;  ...  A Proc- 
lamation (prohibiting  the  carriage  of  any  of  the  late  inhabitants 
of  Acadie  or  Nova  Scotia  to  the  French  West  Indies.)  Dated, 
November  28,  1764. 

Printed  in  the  Massachusetts  Gazette,  November  30,  1764. 

1328.  By  His  Excellency  Francis  Bernard,  Esq;  . . . A Proc- 
lamation (on  cessation  of  hostilities  with  Indian  nations.) 
Dated,  December  19,  1764. 

Printed  in  the  Massachusetts  Gazette,  December  27,  1764. 

1329.  Oaths  appointed  to  be  taken  instead  of  | the  Oaths  of 

Allegiance  & Supremacy:  | And  Declaration.  (Endorsed,  May, 
1764.)  ma 

2 leaves.  Archives,  l.  195.  The  last  words  in  the  second  line  from  the 
foot  of  the  first  leaf  are  “with  or  annul  the” 

1330.  Commission  as  Justice  of  Inferior  Court  of  Common 

Pleas.  bpl 

1331.  Collector’s  receipts  for  Excise.  mhs 

1332.  [Cut.]  The  | News-Boy’s  | Christmas  and  New-Year’s 

Verses.  | Humbly  Address’d  | To  the  Gentlemen  and  Ladies  to 
whom  he  carries  the  Boston  Evening-  | Post,  published  by  T. 
& J.  Fleet.  December  31.  1764.  f phs 

1333.  A New  Year’s  Wish,  | A Happy  Year  to  my  generous 

Customers.  Boston,  January  1,  1764.  f phs 

Savage,  Samuel  Phillips. 

1334.  In  the  Name  of  God,  Amen.  Policy  of  marine  insurance. 

Insurance-Office  kept  in  King-Street,  Boston,  by  Samuel  Phil- 
lips Savage.  mhs 


l8o  MASSACHUSETTS  HISTORICAL  SOCIETY.  [1765 

Sherman,  John. 

1335.  [Cut.]  The  last  Words  and  Dying  Speech  of  | John 
Sherman,  | Executed  at  Newport,  Rhode-Island,  on  Friday  the 
Sixteenth  Day  of  | November,  1764,  for  Burglary.  Boston: 
Printed  and  Sold  at  R.  and  S.  Draper’s  Printing-office  in  New- 
bury-street,  and  at  Green  and  Russell’s  in  Queen-  | street. 
1764.  f phs 


Suffolk  County. 

1336.  Suffolk,  ss.  Anno  Regni  Regis  Georgii  Tertii,  Magnae 

Britanniae,  | ...  | At  an  Inferiour  Court  of  Common  Pleas  . . . 
(Form  for  copy  of  record.)  mhs 

Wolves,  Bounty  on. 

1337.  [Warrant  on  Treasurer  from  Select  Men  of  Towns  for 

payment  of  bounty  on  Wolves.]  t ma 

Archives,  I.  401.  The  same  form  was  used  in  1765  together  with  a new 
impression,  the  differences  being  shown  in  the  termination  of  the  first 
line: 

1764  1765 

paid  out  | out  of  the  | 

1765 

1338.  An  Address  to  the  True-born  Sons  of  Liberty  in  the 
Government  of  the  Massachusetts-Bay.  Signed  a Country- 
man. 

Printed  in  three  columns.  From  an  auction  catalogue.  See  No.  1605. 
Amory,  Jonathan  and  John. 

1339.  Jonathan  & John  Amory,  | In  King-Street,  Boston, 
and  | At  Salem,  | in  the  House  where  the  Hon.  Timothy  Lin- 


MASSACHUSETTS  BROADSIDES. 


181 


1765] 

dall,  | Esq;  deceas’d,  lately  dwelt,  near  the  Friends-Meeting; 

...  EI 

Timothy  Lindall  died  in  1765. 

Barclay,  Andrew. 

1340.  A Catalogue  of  Books,  | Lately  imported  from  Britain;  | 
And  to  be  Sold  by  A.  Barclay.  | Second  Door  North  of  the  three 
King’s  | Corn-hill  Boston. 

Andrew  Barclay  was  in  this  location  1765-1773. 

1341.  Bond.  mhs 

Boston. 

1342.  Faneuil-Hall  Lottery,  No.  Five.  Dated,  June,  1765. 

BPL 

1343.  Articles  | agreed  upon  | by  the  | Charitable  Irish  So- 

ciety, in  Boston  New-England,  | for  the  Better  Management 
of  their  Charity.  Boston:  printed  by  W.  M’alpine  and  J. 
Fleeming.  M,DD,LXV.  mhs 

1344.  A Caricatura,  being  a Representation  of  the  Tree  of 
Liberty,  and  the  Distresses  of  the  present  Day.  Sold  by  N. 
Hurd  near  the  Exchange. 

From  the  Massachusetts  Gazette,  October  31,  1765. 

1345.  The  Conversation  of  two  Persons  under  a Window  on 

Monday  [ Evening  the  23d  of  March.  mhs 

Endorsed  in  ms.  “R.  Tyler  who  was  a Councillor.  A conversation  about 
him.” 

Harvard  College. 

1346.  Quaestiones.  bpl.  ei.  aas.  hc.  mhs 

1347.  Theses.  ei.  aas.  hc 

Evans,  9999. 

1348.  [Cut.]  Liberty,  Property,  and  no  Excise.  | A Poem,  | 

Compos’d  on  occasion  of  the  Sight  seen  on  the  Great  Trees 
(so  called)  in  | Boston,  New-England,  on  the  14th  of  August, 
1765.  bpl 

Evans,  10040,  describes  an  issue  in  8 pages,  8vo. 

Lightly,  Joseph. 

1349.  The  Last  Words  and  Dying  | Speech  ( Of  Joseph  Lightly, 

| Who  was  executed  at  Cambridge,  November  21,  1765.  [ For 
the  Murder  of  Elizabeth  Post,  at  a Place  called  Ware.  mhs 

1350.  Maker  or  Shippers  Affidavit  for  Rum,  Spirits,  Sugars 
and  Molasses  agreeable  to  the  4th  of  Geo.  III.  cap.  15.  f ma 

Archives,  ccxci.  103. 


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[x7<5  S 


Massachusetts-Bay,  Province. 

1351.  [Royal  arms.]  By  His  Excellency  | Francis  Bernard, 

Esq;  | . . . | A Proclamation  | For  a general  Fast.  [April  18.] 
Dated,  March  13,  1765.  Boston:  Printed  by  Richard  Draper, 
Printer  to  His  Excellency  the  Governor  and  the  Honorable  j 
His  Majesty’s  Council.  1765.  aas.  mhs 

Evans,  10060. 

1352.  By  His  Excellency  Francis  Bernard,  Esq;  ...  A Proc- 
lamation For  Dissolving  the  General  Court.  Dated,  April  6, 
1765. 

Printed  in  the  Massachusetts  Gazette,  April  11,  1765. 

1353.  [Royal  arms.]  By  His  Excellency  Francis  Bernard,  Esq; 
...  A Proclamation  (for  discovering  those  concerned  in  tak- 
ing the  sloop  Polly  from  the  Collector  of  Customs  at  Newport.) 
Dated,  April  13,  1765. 

Printed  in  the  Massachusetts  Gazette,  April  19,  1765. 

1354.  By  His  Excellency  Francis  Bernard,  Esq;  ...  A Proc- 
lamation For  Proroguing  the  General  Court  (to  August  14). 
Dated,  July  25,  1765. 

Printed  in  the  Massachusetts  Gazette,  August  1,  1765. 

1355.  [Royal  arms.]  By  His  Excellency  Francis  Bernard,  Esq; 
...  A Proclamation  (on  discovering  those  engaged  in  the 
riotous  attack  on  the  house  of  the  Secretary  of  the  Province 
on  August  14.)  Dated,  August  15,  1765. 

Printed  in  the  Massachusetts  Gazette,  August  15,  1765. 

1356.  By  His  Excellency  Francis  Bernard,  Esq;  ...  A Proc- 
lamation (for  discovering  those  concerned  in  the  attack  on  the 
house  of  William  Story,  Deputy-Register  of  the  Court  of  Ad- 
miralty.) Dated,  August  28,  1765. 

Printed  in  the  Massachusetts  Gazette,  August  29,  1765. 

1357.  By  His  Excellency  Francis  Bernard,  Esq;  . . . A Proc- 
lamation (for  the  meeting  of  the  General  Court  on  September 
25.)  Dated,  September  6,  1765. 

Printed  in  the  Massachusetts  Gazette,  September  12,  1765. 

1358.  [Royal  arms.]  By  His  Excellency  | Francis  Bernard, 
Esq;  j . . . | A Proclamation  | For  a general  Thanksgiving. 
[December  5.]  Dated,  November  13,  1765.  Boston:  Printed 
by  Richard  Draper,  Printer  to  His  Excellency  the  | Governor, 
and  the  Honorable  His  Majesty’s  Council.  1765.  ba.  aas 

Evans,  10061. 


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183 


1359.  By  His  Excellency  Francis  Bernard,  Esq;  ...  A Proc- 
lamation (for  discovering  John  alias  Jones  and  Young  charged 
with  the  murder  of  Anthony  Denoyer  of  Louisiana.)  Dated, 
December  18,  1765. 

Substance  printed  in  the  Massachusetts  Gazette,  December  19,  1765. 

1360.  Francis  Bernard,  Esq;  | Captain  General  . . . Military 
commission.  Dated  in  ms.  April  27,  1765. 

Engraved  on  the  same  plan  as  Johnston’s  plate  of  1760,  but  unsigned. 

1361.  Advertisement.  | In  the  House  of  Representatives,  Feb. 

21,  1765.  (Appointing  a Committee  to  prepare  an  alphabeti- 
cal list  of  all  military  officers  and  soldiers  who  had  served  in 
the  several  expeditions  since  the  first  expedition  to  Louisburg 
in  1745.)  Dated,  March  1,  1765.  bpl 

1362.  Martis,  29  Die  Octobris,  A.  D.  1765.  | In  the  House  of 

Representatives.  | According  to  the  Order  of  the  Day  (resolu- 
tions on  taxation  and  inalienable  rights  under  the  British  con- 
stitution.) AAS.  MHS 

pp.  2.  Endorsed:  “Resolves  of  the  Boston  Assemblies.”  Evans,  10065 

1363.  [Royal  arms.]  Province  of  | Massachusetts-Bay.  | The 

Honourable  | Harrison  Gray,  Esq;  [ Treasurer.  (Tax  warrant.) 
Dated,  July  8,  1765.  ei 

1364.  [Royal  arms.]  Province  of  | Massachusetts-Bay.  | The 

Honourable  | Harrison  Gray,  Esq;  | Treasurer  (Tax  warrant). 
Dated  October  28,  1765.  aas 

1365.  A New-Year’s  | Address,  | To  the  Customers,  of  the 

Boston  Gazette,  &c.  [ For  January  1765.  t phs 

Signed  “J.  T.” 

1366.  [Royal  arms.]  A New-Year’s  | Address,  | Which  the  Car- 

rier of  the  | Boston  News-Letter,  &c.  | humbly  Presents  to  all 
his  | Generous  Customer’s.  | January,  1765.  f phs 

1367.  A New  Year’s  Wish.  1765.  f phs 

Europa  still  partakes  the  joys  of  Peace: 

How  long  (God  knows)  while  Gallia’s  envious  Race  . . . 

1368.  The  True  Sons  of  Liberty.  Boston,  Dec.  18.  1765. 

(Letter  of  the  Sons  of  Liberty  to  Andrew  Oliver,  demanding  his 
resignation,  with  the  subsequent  proceedings  of  December  17 
and  a note  to  Messrs.  Draper  requesting  the  printing  of  the 
same.)  t nypl 

pp.  2. 


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[1766 


Wolves,  Bounty  on. 

1369.  [Warrant  on  Treasurer  from  Select  Men  of  Towns  for 

payment  of  bounty  on  wolves.]  t MA 

See  note  to  No.  1337,  supra. 

1766 

Boston. 

1370.  At  a Meeting  of  the  Freeholders  and  other  Inhabitants 

of  the  Town  | of  Boston  ...  in  Publick  Town-Meeting,  |.  . . 
on  Monday  the  21st  Day  of  April  . . . 1766.  Dated,  May  16, 
1766.  mhs 

Celebration  of  repeal  of  Stamp  Act.  Evans,  10245. 

1371.  Glorious  News.  | Boston,  Friday  11  o’clock,  16th  May 

1766.  | This  Instant  arrived  here  the  Brig  Harrison,  belong- 
ing | to  John  Hancock,  Esq;  Captain  Shubael  Coffin  . . . 
Printed  for  the  Benefit  of  the  Public,  by  | Drapers,  Edes  & 
Gill,  Green  & Russell,  and  Fleets.  | The  Customers  to  the 
Boston-Papers  may  have  the  above  gratis  at  the  respective 
| Offices.  BPL.  AAS.  MHS 

Announcing  the  repeal  of  the  Stamp  Act.  Evans,  10317. 

1372.  The  following  Thoughts  came  from  a Youth  | scarce 

15.  [And]  The  following  Lines  (wrote  by  a Youth  2Et.  16.)  | 
were  designed  for  the  Consolation  of  the  | late  Rev.  Dr.  May- 
hew’s  Spouse.  [Boston:  Draper.]  f lc 

The  first  poem,  on  Jonathan  Mayhew,  is  dated  July  11,  1766. 

Great  Britain. 

1373.  [Royal  arms.]  An  Act  of  Parliament  | Passed  in  the 

Sixth  year  of  the  Reign  of  His  Majesty  | King  George  the  Third. 
1766.  Colophon:  Boston:  | Printed  by  Richard  and  Samuel 
Draper,  and  Green  and  Russell,  | Printers  to  the  government. 
1766.  MA.  BPL.  HC.  PHS.  LC.  AAS 

pp.  507-518.  Repealing  the  Stamp  Act. 

Harvard  College. 

1374.  Quaestiones.  Typis  Richardi  et  Samuelis  Draper. 

HC.  MHS 

1375.  Theses.  ei.  aas.  hc 

Evans,  10329. 

Massachusetts-Bay,  Province. 

1376.  By  His  Excellency  Francis  Bernard,  Esq;  ...  A Proc- 
lamation (on  the  rescue  of  a schooner  from  the  customs  officer 
at  Newburyport.)  Dated,  March  15,  1766. 

Printed  in  the  Massachusetts  Gazette,  March  20,  1766. 


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185 

1377.  [Royal  arms.]  By  His  Excellency  | Francis  Bernard, 

Esq;  | . . . | A Proclamation  for  a general  Fast.  [April  24.] 
Dated,  April  5,  1766.  Boston:  Printed  by  Richard  Draper, 
Printer  to  His  Excellency  the  Governour,  and  | the  Honourable 
His  Majesty’s  Council,  1766.  aas.  hc.  bpl 

Evans,  10379. 

1378.  By  His  Excellency  Francis  Bernard,  Esq;  ...  A Proc- 
lamation For  Dissolving  the  General  Court.  Dated,  April  5, 
1766. 

Printed  in  the  Massachusetts  Gazette,  April  10,  1766. 

1379.  [Royal  arms.]  By  His  Excellency  | Francis  Bernard, 

Esq;  | . . . | A Proclamation  (for  the  discovery  of  the  mur- 
derers of  Noodogawwerret  and  his  wife  of  the  Norridgewock 
Tribe.)  Dated,  April  30,  1766.  Boston:  Printed  by  Richard 
Draper,  Printer  to  His  Excellency  the  Governour,  and  | the 
Honourable  His  Majesty’s  Council,  1766.  | ma 

Archives,  xxxm.  379. 

1380.  [Royal  arms.]  By  His  Excellency  | Francis  Bernard, 
Esq;  | . . . | A Proclamation  j For  a Day  of  public  Thanksgiv- 
ing. [July  24.]  Dated,  July  4,  1766.  Boston:  Printed  by 
Richard  Draper,  Printer  to  His  Excellency  the  Governour,  and 
| the  Honourable  His  Majesty’s  Council,  1766. 

Evans,  10380.  BPL.  BA.  AAS.  MHS 

1381.  By  His  Excellency  Francis  Bernard,  Esq;  ...  A Proc- 
lamation for  proroguing  the  General  Court  (to  September  3.) 
Dated,  July  26,  1766. 

Printed  in  the  Massachusetts  Gazette,  July  31,  1766. 

1382.  By  His  Excellency  Francis  Bernard,  Esq;  ...  A Proc- 
lamation (for  discovering  those  concerned  in  the  rescue  of 
seized  sugar  and  rum  at  Falmouth.)  Dated,  August  18,  1766. 

Printed  in  the  Massachusetts  Gazette,  August  21,  1766. 

1383.  By  His  Excellency  Francis  Bernard,  Esq;  ...  A Proc- 
lamation for  proroguing  the  General  Court  (to  September  24.) 
Dated,  August  20,  1766. 

Printed  in  the  Massachusetts  Gazette,  August  21,  1766. 

1384.  By  His  Excellency  Francis  Bernard,  Esq;  ...  A Proc- 
lamation for  proroguing  the  General  Court  (to  October  29). 
Dated  September  11,  1766. 

Printed  in  the  Massachusetts  Gazette,  September  11,  1766. 


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1385.  [Royal  arms.]  By  His  Excellency  | Francis  Bernard, 
Esq;  | . . . | A Proclamation  | For  a General  Thanksgiving 
[November  27.]  Dated,  November  6,  1766.  Boston:  Printed 
by  Richard  Draper,  Printer  to  His  Excellency  the  Governour, 
and  the  | Honourable  His  Majesty’s  Council,  1766. 

Evans,  10381.  f NYHS.  BPL.  BA.  AAS 

1386.  By  His  Excellency  Francis  Bernard,  Esq;  ...  A Proc- 
lamation (for  the  apprehension  of  Joseph  Andrews  alias  Saun- 
ders, charged  with  being  concerned  in  the  murder  of  Captain 
Dorria,  of  the  sloop  Polly.)  Dated,  December  2,  1766. 

Printed  in  the  Massachusetts  Gazette,  December,  11,  1766. 

1387.  Extract  | from  the  | Votes  | of  the  | Hon.  House  of  Rep- 

resentatives | of  the  | Province  of  the  Massachusetts-Bay.  | 
Veneris,  17  Die  Januarii,  A.  D.  1766.  mhs 

pp.  3.  Answer  to  the  Governor’s  speech. 

1388.  Boston,  January  23,  1766.  | Tuesday  last  a Committee 

of  the  Honorable  House  of  Repre-  | sentatives  waited  on  His 
Excellency  the  Governour,  with  | the  following  Message,  in 
answer  to  his  Excellency’s  Speech  | at  the  opening  of  the 
present  Session.  mhs 

1389.  The  Proceedings  of  the  Governor,  Council,  and  House 
of  Representatives  of  the  Province  of  Massachusetts-Bay,  con- 
cerning an  Indemnification  for  the  Sufferers  by  the  Rioters  in 
Boston,  from  August  27,  1765  to  June  28.  1766. 

pp.  4.  From  an  auction  catalogue.  It  may  be  the  next  item. 

1390.  The  following  Bill  now  pending  in  the  House  of  Repre- 

senta-  | fives,  is  published  by  their  Order,  for  the  Considera- 
tion of  | the  Several  Towns  in  this  Province.  | A Bill  inti- 
tuled, An  Act  for  granting  Compensation  to  the  | Sufferers, 
and  of  free  and  general  Pardon,  Indemnity  and  | Oblivion  to 
the  Offenders  in  the  late  Times.  Boston:  Printed  by  Green 
and  Russell,  Printers  to  the  | Honorable  House  of  Represent- 
atives. 1766.  AAS.  NYPL.  BPL.  MHS 

pp.  4.  With  letters  from  H.  S.  Conway  and  Dennys  De  Berdt.  Evans, 
10382. 

1391.  Province  of  | Massachusetts-Bay.  [Royal  arms.]  The 

Honorable  Harrison  Gray,  Esq;  | Treasurer  . . . (Tax  warrant.) 
Dated,  November  4,  1766.  pc 

1392.  A New  and  | True  Relation,  | of  a little  Girl  in  the 
County  of  Hartford,  at  Salmon-Brook  in  | Simsbury  who  acted 
in  a Strange  Manner,  supposed  to  be  be-  | witch’d,  in  March 


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187 


1763.  Boston,  Printed  and  Sold  at  the  Head  of  Milk-Street, 
1766.  f phs 

Printed  by  John  Kneeland. 


No.  1393.  A modification  of  the  ornament  in  title  of  the  “Independent 
Advertiser,”  Rogers  & Fowled 


1393.  January  1766.  [Cut.]  The  Carrier  of  the  Boston-  | 
Gazette,  to  his  Customers.  | A New-Year’s  Wish.  [Boston: 
Printed  by  Edes  & Gill,  1766.]  t phs 


1394.  New-Year’s  Wish  | From  the  Carrier  of  the  Boston 
Post-Boy,  &c.  [Boston:  Printed  by  Green  & Russell.  1766.] 

"fPHS 


Liberty, 

And 


Property, 
No  Stamps. 


No.  1395.  Printer’s  device  of  T.  & J.  Fleet  — the  Heart  and  Crown. 

1395.  Vox  Populi.  | Liberty,  Property,  | And  No  Stamps. 
[Cut.]  The  News-Boy  | Who  carries  the  Boston  Evening- 
Post,  with  the  | greatest  Submission  begs  Leave  to  present 
the  | following  Lines  to  the  Gentlemen  and  Ladies  to  | whom 


1 Thomas  thus  explains  it:  “Britannia  liberating  a bird,  confined  by  a cord 
to  the  arms  of  France.  Britannia  is  represented  sitting;  the  arms  of  France 
lying  on  the  ground  before  her;  the  bird  is  on  the  wing,  but  being  impeded  by  the 
cord,  one  end  of  which  is  fastened  to  the  arms  of  France  and  the  other  to  the 
bird,  Britannia  is  in  the  act  of  cutting  the  cord  with  a pair  of  shears,  that  the 
bird  may  escape.” 


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[1767 


he  carries  the  News.  [Boston:  Printed  by  T.  & J.  Fleet. 
1766?]  f phs 

1396.  A New-Years  Wish. 

Once  more  my  Friends  I do  appear, 

With  Liberty  from  the  Press, 

And  all  my  grateful  Wishes  now 

To  you  I shall  address.  f phs 

1397.  [Two  cuts.] 

This  is  unto  all  GENTLEMEN  who  shoes  here, 

I wish  you  a merry  Christmas,  a happy  New-Year: 

For  shoeing  your  Horses,  and  trimming  their  Locks, 

Please  to  remember  my  New-Years  BOX.  f phs 

With  leaflets  chiefly  of  Massachusetts  origin. 

1398.  Table  of  the  Kings  and  Queens,  | from  | The  Conquest 

of  the  Heptarchy,  A.  D.  821.  (which  was  United  in  828)  by 
Egbert,  | King  of  the  West-Saxons,  and  first  Monarch  of  all 
England.  Boston:  Printed  by  Mein  and  Fleeming;  and  sold 
by  J.  Mein,  at  the  London  Book-Store,  North-side  of  King- 
street.  f LC.  AAS 

Winthrop,  John  (1714-1779). 

1399.  From  the  public  News-Papers.  | Boston,  July  14.  & 17. 

1766.  (Account  of  Rev.  Jonathan  Mayhew.)  mhs 

pp.  3. 

A T 1767 

Allen,  Jolley. 

1400.  Just  imported  from  London,  by  | Jolley  Allen,  | At  his 

Shop  about  Midway  between  the  | Governor’s  and  the  Town- 
House,  and  almost  | Opposite  the  Heart  and  Crown  in  Corn- 
hill,  Boston.  bpl 

It  bears  an  endorsement  of  a transaction  in  tea  dated  January  3,  1767. 

Boston. 

1401.  At  a Meeting  of  the  Freeholders  and  other  Inhabitants 

of  the  | Town  of  Boston,  ...  at  Faneuil-Hall,  on  Tuesday  | 
the  31st  Day  of  March,  A.  D.  1767  (on  Shutting  up  a part  of 
the  Town’s  land  adjoining  Faneuil-Hall  Market.)  bpl 

1402.  Notification.  The  Freeholders  and  other  Inhabitants  of 
the  Tovvm  of  Boston,  [to  meet  May  2,  to  elect  representatives  to 
the  General  Court.] 

Evans,  10563. 

1403.  A a Meeting  of  the  Freeholders  and  other  | Inhabitants 
of  the  Town  of  Boston,  le-  | gaily  assembled  at  Faneuil-Hall, 


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on  Wed-  | nesday  the  28th  of  October,  1767.  (On  measures 
to  promote  Industry,  Economy  and  Manufactures.) 

Evans,  10564.  BPL.  AAS.  MHS 


1404.  Boston,  October  31,  1767.  | Gentlemen.  [ In  Compliance 
with  the  Orders  of  the  Town  it  is  our  Honour  to  serve,  We 
inclose  you  their  Votes  past  the  28th  Instant:  . . . aas.  bpl 

1405.  Faneuil-Hall  Lottery,  Number  Eight.  Dated,  April, 

1767.  bpl 

1406.  Faneuil-Hall  Lottery,  Number  Nine.  Dated,  May, 

1767.  bpl 

1407.  [Cut.]  A few  Lines  on  | Magnus  Mode,  Richard  Hodges 

& J.  Newington  Clark.  [ Who  are  Sentenc’d  to  stand  one  Hour 
in  the  | Pillory  at  Charlestown;  | To  have  one  of  their  Ears 
cut  off,  and  to  be  Whipped  20  Stripes  at  the  public  whipping- 
post, for  making  | and  passing  Counterfeit  Dollars,  &c.  [Bos- 
ton: Printed  by  Zachariah  Fowle.  1767.]  t PHS 

See  Boston  Gazette,  May  4,  1767.  The  same  cut  is  used  in  Cooke’s 
“Speech  from  the  Pillory,”  No.  1514,  infra.  The  cut  appears  to  be 
signed. 

1408.  Rules  and  Orders,  | Agreed  to  be  observed,  by  the 

Friendship-Society,  instituted  at  Boston,  the  twenty-fifth  Day 
| of  May,  a.d.  1767.  | We  the  Subscribers  for  the  more  speedy 
and  effectual  Assistance  of  each  other  in  securing  our  Substance 
when  in  Danger  | of  Fire.  bpl 

Great  Britain. 

1409.  George  the  Third,  by  the  Grace  | of  God,  ...  To  our 

trusty  and  well-beloved  Henry  Hulton,  j John  Temple,  William 
Burch,  Charles  | Paxton  and  John  Robinson,  Esqs.  Greeting. 
(Instructions  as  Commissioners  of  the  Treasury.)  Dated, 
September  14,  1767.  aas.  mhs 

pp.  7. 

Harvard  College. 

1410.  Catalogus.  nyhs.  hc 

1411.  Quaestiones.  ei.  hc 

1412.  Theses.  Typis  Richardi  Draper,  ei.  aas.  hc.  mhs 
Evans,  10638,  10639. 

Massachusetts-Bay,  Province. 

1413.  Anno  Regni  Regis  Georgii  Tertii,  Septimo.  | Province 
of  Massachusetts-Bay.  | June  23.  1767.  The  following  Bill  is 


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I90 


No.  1407 


MASSACHUSETTS  BROADSIDES. 


1767J 


IQI 


printed  by  Order  of  the  two  Houses,  | and  the  Consideration 
of  it  referred  to  the  next  Winter  | Session.  | An  Act  incorporat- 
ing a Society  for  relieving  the  Widows  | and  Orphans  of  the 
Ministers  of  the  Congregational  Chur-  | ches  in  this  Province. 
Boston:  Printed  by  Richard  Draper,  Printer  to  the  | Governor 
and  Council.  mhs 

pp.  3. 

1414.  [Royal  arms.]  By  His  Excellency  | Francis  Bernard, 

Esq;  | . . . | A Brief  (aid  for  sufferers  at  Nobletown.)  Dated, 
March  18,  1767.  Boston:  Printed  by  Richard  Draper,  Printer 
to  His  Excellency  the  Governour,  and  j the  Honourable  His 
Majesty’s  Council,  1767.  | aas.  MA 

Archives,  cxvm.  258. 

1415.  [Royal  arms.]  By  His  Excellency  | Francis  Bernard, 

Esq;  | . . . | A Proclamation  for  a general  Fast.  [April  9.] 
Dated,  March  17,  1767.  Boston:  Printed  by  Richard  Draper, 
Printer  to  His  Excellency  the  Governour,  and  | the  Honourable 
His  Majesty’s  Council,  1767.  aas.  bpl 

Evans,  10681. 

1416.  [Royal  arms.]  By  His  Excellency  Francis  Bernard,  Esq; 

| . . . | A Proclamation  (for  discovering  the  murderers  offour 
Indians  of  the  tribe  of  Arasigunticook,  at  Sabago  Pond.) 
Dated,  September  10,  1767.  Boston:  Printed  by  Richard 
Draper,  Printer  to  His  Excellency  the  [ Governor  and,  the 
Honorable  His  Majesty’s  Council,  1767.  f ma 

Archives,  xxxm.  441. 

1417.  [Royal  arms.]  By  His  Excellency  | Francis  Bernard, 
Esq;  | . . . | A Proclamation  | For  a Public  Thanksgiving. 
[December  3.]  Dated,  November  4,  1767.  Boston:  Printed 
by  Richard  Draper,  Printer  to  His  Excellency  the  Governor, 
and  the  Honorable  | His  Majesty’s  Council,  1767.  aas.  mhs 

Evans,  10682. 

Mein,  John  and  John  Fleeming. 

1418.  Boston,  October  22d,  1767.  | Proposals  | for  | Printing 

a New  Weekly  Paper,  called  | The  Boston  Chronicle.  | Con- 
ditions. | ...  | Subscriptions  are  taken  in  by  John  Mein  at  the 
London  Book-Store,  North  Side  of  King-street.  | Printed  by 
Mein  and  Fleeming.  aas.  mhs 

pp.  2. 

Newburyport,  Mass. 

1419.  These  Presents  witnesseth;  That  we  the  Subscribers, 


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as  Neighbours  and  Friends,  do  mutually  agree  to  the  following  | 
Articles.  Dated,  Newburyport,  February  23,  1767.  f aas 

1420.  [Cut.]  The  Boy  who  carries  the  Boston  Evening-Post,  | 
Presents  his  Compliments  of  Joy  \ On  the  Commencement  of 
the  Year  1767.  [Boston:  Printed  by  T.  & J.  Fleet.  1767.]  f phs 

1421.  A New-Years  | Address,  which  your  obedient  | servant 

the  young  Shaver  | humbly  presents  to  all  his  Ge-  | nerous 
Customers.  f phs 

1422.  A | New  Year’s  Wish  | from  the  Carrier  of  the  | Post- 
Boy  & Advertiser. 

Suffer  my  Muse  with  soft  address, 

In  humble  Rhime, 

To  point  the  Time 
Which  crown’d  America’s  happiness: 

[Boston:  Printed  by  Green  & Russell.  1767.]  f phs 

Rome,  George. 

1423.  Copy  of  a Letter  returned  with  those  sign’d  Tho. 

Hutchinson,  And  Oliver,  &c  from  England.  mhs 

Dated,  Narraganset,  22d  December,  1767. 

Tisdale,  Joseph. 

1424.  The  | Speech  | Of  Joseph  T-sd-le,  Esq;  | In  the  House 

of  Representatives,  June  1767,  against  the  Bill  then  before  the 
House,  | for  preventing  Stage  Plays,  and  other  Theatrical  En- 
tertainments. MHS 

Joseph  Tisdale  was  the  representative  of  Taunton. 

1425.  Whereas  this  Province  labours  under  a heavy  Debt, 

incurred  in  the  Course  of  the  late  War;  | and  the  Inhabitants 
by  this  Means  must  be  for  some  Time  subject  to  my  burthen- 
some  Taxes  . . . We  the  Subscribers  . . . Do  promise  and  en- 
gage . . . that  we  will  encourage  the  Use  and  Consumption  of 
all  Articles  manufactured  in  any  of  the  British  American 
Colonies,  and  more  especially  in  this  Province  . . . that  we 
will  not  from  and  after  the  31st  of  December  next  ensuing, 
purchase  any  of  the  following  articles  imported  from  abroad. 
Dated,  Boston,  28  October,  1767.  t aas 


1768 

Arthur. 

1426.  The  Life,  and  dying  Speech  of  Arthur,  a Negro  Man;  | 
who  was  Executed  at  Worcester,  October  20th  1768.  For  a 


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MASSACHUSETTS  BROADSIDES. 


193 


Rape  committed  on  the  Body  of  one  Deborah  Metcalfe.  Bos- 
ton: Printed  and  Sold  in  Milk-Street.  1768.  f nyhs.  aas 
Evans,  10822. 

Barret,  John,  and  others. 

1427.  Proposals  for  carrying  on  a Manufacture  in  the  Town  | 

of  Boston,  for  Employing  the  Poor  of  said  Town.  Dated, 
March  1st.  1768.  f bm.  bpl.  aas 

pp.  2.  Though  endorsed  by  the  Select-Men  of  Boston  the  proposals  for 
subscriptions  were  issued  by  private  undertakers.  Evans,  10828. 

Boston,  Town. 

1428.  The  following  Laws  and  Extracts  of  Laws  are  Published 

by  Order  of  the  | Select-Men,  that  the  Inhabitants  and  all 
concerned  may  conform  them-  | selves  accordingly;  or  expect 
to  be  prosecuted  for  any  Breaches  thereof.  [An  Act  establish- 
ing a Watch,  etc.]  bpl 

Evans,  10839. 

1429.  At  a Meeting  of  the  Freeholders  and  other  Inhabitants 
of  Boston,  legally  qualified  and  | warn’d  in  public  Town-Meet- 
ing assembled,  at  Faneuil-Hall,  on  Monday  the  12th  of  Sep- 
tember, a.d.  1768.  (On  a report  that  three  regiments  of  British 
soldiers  were  to  garrison  the  Town.)  [Boston:  1768.]  bpl 

1430.  Boston,  September  14,  1768.  | Gentlemen,  | You  are  al- 

ready too  well  acquainted  with  the  melancholly  and  very 
alarming  Circum-  | stances  . . . (on  taxation  by  England,  and 
calling  a convention.)  bpl.  mhs 

A circular  letter  from  the  Select-Men  of  Boston. 

1431.  Indenture  of  Overseers  of  the  Poor  of  Boston  for  ap- 
prenticing. MHS 

1432.  Faneuil-Hall  Lottery.  Boston,  January,  1768.  mhs 

1433.  Boston,  December,  1768.  [ Proposals  | For  printing  by 

Subscription,  | the  | Miser:  | or  the  | Soldier’s  Humour.  | A | 
Comedy  | of  three  Acts,  | As  it  is  acted  by  his  Majesty’s  Serv- 
ants. | By  William  Clarke,  | Soldier  in  His  Majesty’s  XXIXth 
Regiment.  ...  t pc 

Dickinson,  John. 

1434.  The  Liberty  Song.  In  Freedom  we’re  born  [with  music]. 
[Boston:  Printed  and  Sold  by  Mein  and  Fleeming,  September, 
1768.] 

Evans,  10881. 


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[1768 


1435.  Directions  | For  sailing  in  and  out  of  Plymouth  Har- 

bour; taken  by  Moses  | Bennet,  William  Rhodes,  Thomas 
Allen,  and  Nathaniel  Green,  | . . . | in  July  1768.  f aas 

Evans,  10882.  It  was  reprinted  by  the  Commonwealth  in  1785,  a copy 
being  in  bpl. 

Draper,  Richard. 

1436.  Receipt  for  Massachusetts  Gazette  and  Boston  News- 

Letter.  MHS 

1437.  The  following  was  unanimously  agreed  upon  as  the 

Result  | of  the  Conference  and  Consultation  of  the  Committees 
chosen  by  a Num  | ber  of  Towns  and  Districts,  viz.  Ninety- 
six  Towns  and  Eight  Districts,  | conven’d  at  Boston  the  Twenty- 
second  Day  of  September,  1768.  Boston:  Printed  and  Sold  by 
Edes  & Gill,  in  Queen-Street,  1768.  f bpl.  aas 

Evans,  10840. 

Harvard  College. 

1438.  Quaestiones.  Typis  Richardi  Draper.  In  Papyrum 

Miltoni  in  Nov-Anglia  confectam.  y.  ei.  hc.  mhs 

1439.  Theses.  [Same  colophon.]  ei.  aas.  hc.  mhs 

Evans,  10922. 

Mein  and  Fleeming. 

1440.  Boston  New-England.  | Specimen  | of  | Mein  and 

Fleeming’s  Printing  Types.  t pc 

Mein  and  Fleeming  were  partners  1765  to  1769. 

1441.  A Letter  to  the  Right  Honorable  the  Marquis  of  Rock- 

ingham from  the  Province  of  Massachusetts-Bay.  [Boston: 
January  12,  1768.]  mhs 

Evans,  10969. 

Massachusetts-Bay,  Province. 

1442.  The  following  Resolves  pass’d  the  Hon.  House  of 

Repre-  | sentatives  on  Friday  last.  | In  the  House  of  Represen- 
tatives February  26, 1768.  | Whereas  the  Happiness  and  Well- 
being of  civil  Communi- 1 ties  depend  upon  Industry,  Oeconomy 
and  good  Morals.  aas 

1443.  [Royal  arms.]  By  His  Excellency  | Francis  Bernard, 

Esq;  | . . . | A Proclamation  | For  a General  Fast.  [April  14.] 
Dated,  March  3,  1768.  Boston:  Printed  by  Richard  Draper, 
Printer  to  His  Excellency  the  Governor,  and  the  Honourable 
His  Majesty’s  | Council,  1768.  aas.  bpl 

Evans,  10963. 


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MASSACHUSETTS  BROADSIDES. 


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1444.  By  His  Excellency  Francis  Bernard,  Esq;  ...  A Proc- 
lamation (commanding  and  requiring  aid  to  the  Customs 
Commissioners  for  the  due  and  legal  Execution  of  the  Laws  of 
Trade  and  Navigation.)  Dated,  March  16,  1768. 

Printed  in  the  Massachusetts  Gazette,  March  17,  1768. 

1445.  [Royal  arms.]  By  His  Excellency  Francis  Bernard,  Esq; 
...  A Proclamation  For  Dissolving  the  General  Court.  Dated, 
March  30,1768. 

Printed  in  the  Massachusetts  Gazette,  March  31,  1768. 

1446.  Province  of  the  Massachusetts-Bay.  | Boston,  June  30. 

1768.  | On  Tuesday  the  21st  Instant  His  Excellency  the  | 
Governor  sent  the  following  Message  to  the  | Honorable  House 
of  Representatives,  viz.  bpl 

1447.  [Royal  arms.]  By  His  Excellency  Francis  Bernard,  Esq; 
. . . A Proclamation  For  Dissolving  the  General  Court.  Dated, 
July  1,  1768. 

Printed  in  the  Massachusetts  Gazette,  July  7,  1768. 

1448.  [Royal  arms.]  By  His  Excellency  | Francis  Bernard, 

Esq;  | . . . | A Brief.  (On  fire  at  Montreal.)  Dated,  July  9, 
1768.  Boston:  Printed  by  Richard  Draper,  Printer  to  His 
Excellency  the  Governor,  and  the  Honourable  His  Majesty’s 
| Council,  1768.  f aas 

1449.  By  His  Excellency  Francis  Bernard,  Esq;  ...  A Proc- 
lamation (on  riots  and  tumults  in  divers  towns  within  the 
Province.)  Dated,  August  3,  1768. 

Printed  in  the  Massachusetts  Gazette,  August  4,  1768. 

1450.  By  His  Excellency  Francis  Bernard,  Esq;  ...  A Proc- 
lamation (for  the  apprehension  of  those  concerned  in  rescuing 
from  the  jail  of  Falmouth  John  Huston  and  John  Sanborn, 
convicted  of  a riot.)  Dated,  August  3,  1768. 

Printed  in  the  Massachusetts  Gazette,  August  4,  1768. 

1451.  By  His  Excellency  Francis  Bernard,  Esq;  ...  A Proc- 
lamation (on  claims  to  land  in  the  Eastern  Parts  of  the  Province 
under  a grant  made  in  1635  to  William  Alexander,  first  Earl  of 
Stirling.)  Dated,  September  7,  1768. 

Printed  in  the  Massachusetts  Gazette,  September  8,  1768. 

1452.  By  His  Excellency  Francis  Bernard,  Esq;  . . . A Proc- 
lamation (for  discovering  those  concerned  in  destroying  a 
guard  house  near  the  fortification  in  Boston.)  Dated,  October 
12,  1768. 

Printed  in  the  Massachusetts  Gazette,  October  13,  1768. 


196  MASSACHUSETTS  HISTORICAL  SOCIETY.  [1768 

1453.  [Royal  arms.]  By  His  Excellency  | Francis  Bernard, 
Esq;  | . . . | A Proclamation  | For  a Public  Thanksgiving. 
[December  1.]  Dated,  November  3,  1768.  Boston:  Printed 
by  Richard  Draper,  Printer  to  His  Excellency  the  Governor 
and  the  Honorable  | His  Majesty’s  Council.  1768. 

Evans,  10964.  BA.  AAS.  MHS 

1454.  By  His  Excellency  Francis  Bernard,  Esq;  ...  A Proc- 
lamation (on  discovering  those  concerned  in  confining  officers 
of  the  customs  at  Squam.)  Dated,  November  3,  1768. 

' Printed  in  the  Massachusetts  Gazette,  November,  1768. 

1455.  Military  Commission  [Francis  Bernard.]  Engraved,  mhs 

1456.  The  Parody  Parodized,  or  the  Massachusetts  Song  of 
Liberty. 

Come,  swallow  your  bumpers,  ye  Tories,  and  roar, 

That  the  sons  of  fair  freedom  are  hamper’d  once  more; 
Published  as  a handbill  in  Boston.  It  was  a parody  on  a Tory  poem 
which  appeared  in  the  supplement  to  the  Boston  Gazette,  September  26, 
1768,  itself  a parody  on  “A  Song”  attributed  to  John  Dickinson  and 
Arthur  Lee.  See  Duyckinck,  i.  452. 

1457.  [Cut.]  A New  | Song,  | Address’d  to  the  Sons  of  Liberty, 

on  the  Continent  of  America;  | particularly  to  the  illustrious, 
Glorious  and  never  to  be  Forgotten  | Ninety-Two  of  Boston. 
Signed,  “A  Son  of  Liberty.”  [Boston:  Printed  by  Green  & 
Russell,  1768.]  f phs 

It  first  appeared  in  the  Pennsylvania  Journal,  August  4, 1768,  and  was 
reprinted  in  the  Essex  Gazette,  August  16,  1768.  The  cut  is  the  same 
which  appeared  on  “A  New  Year’s  Wish,  from  the  Carrier  of  the  Post- 
Boy  & Advertiser,  1762,”  No.  1288,  supra. 


The  device  in  title  of  the  “Boston  Post-Boy,”  beginning 
with  the  issue  of  June  ii,  1750. 


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1458.  [Cut.]  A | New  Year’s  Wish,  | from  the  Carrier  of  the 
| Post  Boy  and  Advertiser. 

The  Course  of  Time  again  devolves, 

The  Light  of  this  returning  Year, 

And  as  the  rolling  Sun  revolves, 

Unwelcome  News,  too  oft  we  hear. 

[Boston:  Printed  by  Green  & Russell.  1768.]  f phs 

1459.  An  | Address  from  the  Carrier  | of  the  Massachusetts- 

Gazette,  to  his  respect-  | able  Customers.  Boston,  January  1st, 
1768.  [Printed  by  Richard  Draper.  1768.]  t PHS 

1460.  [Cut.]  A New-Year’s  Wish. 

This  Years  begun  my  humble  Muse 
Attempt  to  greet  you  on  the  News, 

[Boston:  Printed  by  Edes  & Gill,  1768.]  t PHS 

The  cut  is  a new  engraving  of  that  used  on  “The  Carrier  of  the 
Boston-Gazette  to  his  Customers,  1766,”  No.  1393,  supra. 


A new  cut  of  the  device  of  No.  1393. 

1461.  New-Year’s  Day,  1768.  | The  News  Boy’s  Verses  | Who 

carries  the  Boston  Evening-Post.  [Boston:  Printed  by  T.  & J. 
Fleet.  1768.]  t PHS 

1462.  A | New  Year’s  Wish,  | From  the  Baker’s  Boy.  Boston, 

January  1, 1768.  t pHS 

1463.  A New-Year’s  Wish. 

My  honour’d  Patrons,  and  my  Friends, 

Your  humble  Farrier  now  pretends 
With  due  Respect,  and  Hearts  sincere, 

To  Wish  you  all  a happy  Year:  f phs 

It  has  a ms.  note:  “Boston,  Jany.  1,  1768.” 


198  MASSACHUSETTS  HISTORICAL  SOCIETY.  [1768 

1464.  [Royal  arms.]  SQp’  An  Happy  New  Year. 

Revolving  Scenes  attend  revolving  Years; 

To  us  a strange  Fatality  appears 
In  most  Events  that  happen  here  below; 

But  Wisdom  does  their  destin’d  Courses  know  — 

f PHS 

1465.  Postscript  to  the  Boston  News-Letter,  August  25,  1768. 

Account  of  the  Celebration  of  the  Anniversary  of  the  Four- 
teenth of  August  by  the  Sons  of  Liberty  of  Boston.  aas 

1466.  The  Result  of  a Council,  conven’d  at  | Barrington,  Sep- 

tember 6,  1768.  (On  difficulties  between  the  church  in  that 
town  and  Rev.  Thomas  Prince.)  bpl.  mhs 

1467.  South  End  Forever.  [Cut.]  North  End  Forever.  | 
Extraordinary  Verses  on  Pope-Night.  | Or,  A Commemoration 
of  the  Fifth  of  November,  giving  a History  of  the  | Attempt, 


made  by  the  Papishes,  to  blow  up  King  and  Parliament,  A.  D. 
1588.  | Together  with  some  Account  of  the  Pope  himself,  and 
his  Wife  Joan;  with  several  | other  Things  worthy  of  Notice, 
too  tedious  to  mention.  f LC 

The  year  is  conjectural,  and  may  have  been  in  any  year  after  1765,  when 
the  two  sections  of  the  town  entered  into  a truce  and  united  in  a peaceable 
celebration  of  the  night.  The  cut  is  the  same  as  appears  in  1769.  In 
nyhs  is  a pamphlet  of  4 pages  entitled:  The  | Procession  | or,  the  | Burning 
of  the  Pope  | In  EfBgie,  | at  | Temple-Bar,  or  in  Smithfield,  | On  the  17th 
of  November  1681.  | Being  | Queen  Elizabeth’s  Birthday.  | Describing  | 
The  several  Pageants,  and  rare  Devices  of  | the  Pope,  Cardinals,  Jesuits, 


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Friers,  and  many  others.  As  | likewise  a Pageant  of  Several  Effigies  in  a 
Pillory  drawn  | by  Horses  upon  a Sledge.  | Several  painted  Pieces,  and  | 
Fire-works,  &c.  Far  exceeding  whatever  has  been  ex-  | posed  in  this 
nature.  With  the  signification  of  the  seve-  | ral  Hieroglyphicks.  Humbly 
dedicated  to  his  Holiness.  [London:]  Printed  for  William  Goble.  1681. 
The  date  of  Elizabeth’s  birth  was  September  7,  1533,  but  November  17 
was  “usually  observed  as  the  Anniversary  or  Birth-day  of  the  ever  Re- 
nowned Princess  ” etc.  Guy  Fawkes  day  was  November  5,  but  I am  unable 
to  learn  when  the  ceremony  of  burning  the  Pope  was  connected  with  the 
Queen’s  birthday.  The  Oxford  Dictionary  states  that  the  Effigy  was 
burned  on  the  anniversary  of  the  gunpowder  Plot,  on  Queen  Elizabeth’s 
night,  “or  at  other  times,”  and  gives,  as  the  earliest  notice,  an  extract 
from  Evelyn,  1673.  Captain  Francis  Goelet  in  1750  saw  “the  Devil  and 
the  Pope  &c.  Carried  about  by  the  Mob  represented  in  Effegy  very  drole 
soone  after  see  two  more  of  them,  but  the  Justices  feareing  some  Outrages 
may  be  Committed  Put  a Stop  to  them.”  N.  E.  Hist.  Gen.  Register, 
xxiv.  61.  John  Adams  (n.  201)  speaks  of  “popes  and  bonfires”  in  Salem 
in  1766. 

1468.  The  True  Sons  of  Liberty  and  Supporters  of  the  Non- 

importation Agreement,  are  determined  to  Resent  any  the 
least  Insult  or  Menace  offer’d  to  any  one  or  more  of  the  several 
Committees  appointed  by  the  Body  at  Faneuil-Hall  . . . [Bos- 
ton: 1768.]  mhs 

Evans,  11097.  Reproduced  in  Winsor,  Narrative  and  Critical  History, 
vi.  78. 

1469.  While  gasping  Freedom  wails  her  future  Fate, 

And  Commerce  sickens  with  the  sick’ning  State;  mhs 
A fragment,  giving  also  a list  of  “The  Seventeen  Proselytes  to  his 
E[xcellenc]y’s  Doctrinal  Faith  of  Submission!”  — the  Rescinders.  Prob- 
ably printed  in  June,  1768. 

1470.  Whoever  has  candidly  traced  the  rapid  Growth  of  these 

Colonies  (urging  resistance  to  the  quartering  of  troops  upon 
the  Town  of  Boston).  t nypl 

It  is  followed  by  “Memorandums  for  a Report.”  Emmet,  2049. 

1769 

1471.  An  Account  of  the  Remarkable  Recovery  of  | Mrs. 

Mary  Read,  of  Rehoboth,  to  the  Use  | of  her  Limbs,  of  which 
she  had  been  deprived  | Three  Years.  t AAS 

Possibly  printed  in  Rhode  Island. 

1472.  Advertisement.  | A Certain  Jonathan  Mayhew,  an 

independent  | Holder-forth  in  Boston,  some  Time  ago  | pub- 
lished a saucy  Performance  against  the  church  | of  England, 
as  established  by  Law,  and  the  pious  | and  venerable  Society 
for  propagating  the  Gospil  | in  foreign  Parts;  ...  ba 


200 


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1473.  Advertisement.  (Non-importation  of  British  goods  in 

Boston.  Signed,  Richard  Hunter,  Alex.  Auld,  Patrick  Boyle, 
Robert  Park  and  Hugh  Brown.)  bpl 

pp.  2.  A petition  of  five  masters  of  ships  sent  to  the  Committee  of  the 
Merchants  and  Traders  of  Boston,  objecting  to  the  non-importation 
resolution  interfering  with  the  importation  of  Goods  from  Glasgow,  and 
the  building  of  Scotch  Ships  in  Boston. 

1474.  Articles  | of  Agreement  relative  to  the  Whale-Fishery. 

| Dated,  February  10,  1769.  f aas.  bpl 

Evans,  11162. 

1475.  Articles  of  apprenticeship.  mhs 

Barber,  Nathaniel. 

1476.  Boston  | Promise  to  pay  unto  Nathaniel  Barber,  or 

Bearer,  | . . . | Lawful  Money,  on  Demand,  being  for  Value 
received  by  a | Premium  of  Insurance  . . . underwrote  | in 
said  Barber’s  office  . . . mhs 

Bernard,  Francis,  and  others. 

1477.  Copies  of  Letters  from  Governor  Bernard,  &c.  to  the 

Earl  of  Hillsborough.  mhs 

pp.  4.  Probably  issued  as  a supplement  to  the  Boston  Evening-Post, 
April  10,  1769. 

1478.  Bill  of  sale  of  vessel.  mhs 

1479.  Blanks,  To  be  sold  by  the  Printer  hereof  [Samuel  Hall], 
viz.  Warranty  Deeds,  Quitclaim  Deeds,  Bonds,  Shipping 
Papers,  Apprentices  Indentures,  Sheriffs’  Bail  Bonds,  Powers 
of  Attorney,  Bills  of  Sale,  Bills  of  Lading,  Policies  for  Insur- 
ance, Justices’  Writs,  Summons’s,  Executions,  Recognizances, 
Short  Powers  of  Attorney,  Bills  of  Cost,  and  Complaints. 
***  All  the  above  Blank  are  neatly  printed,  on  good  Paper, 
and  most  of  them  suited,  in  a particular  Manner,  for  the 
County  of  Essex. — Advertisement  in  the  Essex  Gazzette,  No- 
vember 21,  1769. 

1480.  [Two  cuts.]  Blazing  Stars,  | The  Messengers  of  God’s 
Wrath.  | In  a few  serious  and  solemn  Meditations  upon  a won- 
derful Comet,  which  some  time  since  flamed  in  our  horizon  — 
with  | a solemn  call  to  Sinners,  and  Counsel  to  Saints,  how  to 
behave  when  God  is  in  this  wise  speaking  from  heaven.  | And 
a short  relation  concerning  | A wonderful  and  Surprizing  Dream, 

| which  the  Author  had  on  the  Eighteenth  of  September,  in 
the  Year  mdcclxlx:  — With  some  Remarks  on  a Comet.  | To- 


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201 


gether  with  a Short  Exhortation  to  all  into  whose  hands  this 
Dream  may  fall.  bpl 

See  No.  1155,  supra.  Evans,  11182. 

Boston. 

1481.  To  . j The  Court  of  Sessions  have  | appointed 

Thursday  and  Fri-  | day  the  third  and  fourth  Day  | of  August 
...  to  grant  Li-  | eences  on  Spirituous  Liquors:  | . . . Dated, 
Boston,  July  17,  1769.  mhs 

1482.  Faneuil-Hall  Lottery,  Letter  E.  Dated,  February, 

1769.  AAS.  BPL 

1483.  Boston,  Tuesday,  January  10,  1769.  [ Important  ad- 
vices! |New-York,  January  3.  | Last  night  the  Snow  Mercury, 
Captain  | Kemble,  arrived  here  from  London,  | by  whom  we 
have  Papers  as  late  as  the  | 9th  of  November,  which  contain 
the  fol-  | lowing  important  and  interesting  Intelli-  | gence,  viz. 
[From  the  press  of  The  Boston  Post-Boy  & Advertiser.]  mhs 

Gives  the  King’s  speech  in  Parliament  of  November  8. 

Harvard  College. 

1484.  Quaestiones.  Typis  Richardi  Draper.  In  Papyrum 

Miltoni  in  Nov-Anglia  confectam.  ei.  hc.  mhs 

1485.  Theses  (same  imprint.)  aas.  hc.  mhs 

Evans,  11287. 

1486.  Makers  or  Shippers’  Affidavit  for  Rum , Spirits  and  Sugar, 

agreeable  to  the  4th  of  Geo.  III.  cap.  15.  ma 

Archives,  ccxci.  125. 

Massachusetts-Bay,  Province. 

1487.  [Royal  arms.]  By  His  Excellency  | Francis  Bernard, 

Esq;  | . . . | A Proclamation  | For  a General  Fast.  [April  6.] 
Dated,  March  8,  1769.  Boston:  Printed  by  Richard  Draper, 
Printer  to  His  Excellency  the  Governor,  and  the  Honourable 
His  Majesty’s  | Council,  1769.  aas.  mhs 

Evans,  11329. 

1488.  [Royal  arms.]  By  the  Honorable  | Thomas  Hutchinson, 
Esq;  | . . . | A Proclamation  | For  a Public  Thanksgiving. 
[November  16.]  Dated,  October  23,  1769.  Boston:  Printed 
by  Richard  Draper,  Printer  to  His  Honor  the  Lieutenant- 
Governor  and  | the  Honorable  His  Majesty’s  Council.  1769. 

Evans,  11330.  MeHS.  BA.  AAS.  MHS 

1489.  By  the  Honorable  Thomas  Hutchinson,  Esq;  ...  A 
Proclamation  (on  discovering  those  concerned  in  tarring  and 


MASSACHUSETTS  HISTORICAL  SOCIETY. 


202 


[1769 


feathering  a supposed  informer  against  the  breaches  of  the  Acts 
of  Trade.)  Dated,  October  30,  1769. 

Printed  in  the  Massachusetts  Gazette,  November  2,  1769. 

1490.  By  His  Excellency  Thomas  Hutchinson,  Esq;  ...  A 
Proclamation  (for  apprehending  John  Shoals,  supposed  to  have 
been  concerned  in  piratically  taking  the  Ship  Black  Prince.) 
Dated,  December  12,  1769. 

Printed  in  the  Massachusetts  Gazette,  December  14,  1769. 

1491.  Province  of  | Massachusetts-Bay.  [Royal  arms.] 

Harrison  Gray,  Esq;  | Treasurer ...  (Tax  warrant.)  Dated, 
August  1,  1769.  ei 

1492.  To  the  honorrable  the  Justices  of  the  Superiour  | Court  of 

Judicature,  &c.  at  . . . Form  from  Inferiour  Court  of  Common 
Pleas,  for  affirmation  of  judgment.  mhs 

1493.  Province  of  | Massachusetts-Bay.  j [Royal  arms.]  The 

Honorable  | Harrison  Gray,  Esq;  | Treasurer.  (Tax  warrant). 
Dated  November  10,  1769.  ei.  mhs 

1494.  Power  of  Attorney.  ei 

1495.  To  all  his  kind  Customers,  | The  Boy  who  carries  | The 

Evening-Post,  | wishes  | A Happy  New-Year.  | 1769.  [Boston: 
Printed  by  T.  & J.  Fleet.  1769.]  t phs 

1496.  To  be  Sold,  by  | Jonathan  Andrew,  Tanner,  | Fronting 

the  Training-Field  in  Salem.  Salem,  Sept.  4,  1769.  ei 

1497.  A New-Year’s  Wish  | For  the  Public,  | For  the  Year 

1769.  | (From  the  Carrier  of  the  Boston-Gazette,  &c.)  [Bos- 
ton: Printed  by  Edes  & Gill,  1769.]  t PHS 

1498.  On  the  Commencement  of  the  Year  1769.  | Job  Weeden, 

Salem  News-Boy,  | Begs  Leave,  with  profound  Submission  and 
Reve-  | rence,  to  present  the  following  Lines  to  the  | Gentlemen 
and  Ladies  to  whom  he  car-  | ries  the  Essex  Gazette.  [Salem: 
Printed  by  Samuel  Hall.  1769.]  t PHS 

1499.  [Royal  arms.]  An  happy  New-Year  to  the  worthy  [ 

Customers  of  the  Massachusetts-Gazette  & | Boston  News- 
Letter,  Boston,  January  1769.  | Dialogue  between  two  Lads 
who  are  News-Carriers.  [Boston:  Printed  by  Richard  Draper. 
1769.]  t pHS 

1500.  A | New-Year’s  Wish,  | From  the  Farrier’s  Lad.  Bos- 
ton, January  1769.  t PHS 


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203 


1501.  A | New-Year’s  Wish,  | From  the  Baker’s  Lad.  Boston, 

January  1769.  f phs 

1502.  [Cut.]  Description  of  the  Pope,  1769.  [ Toasts  on  the 

Front  of  a large  Lanthorn.  | Love  and  Unity.  — The  American 
Whig.  ...  f istyhs 

It  contains  an  acrostic  on  John  Mein,  and  verses  on  “Wilkes  and  Liberty, 
No.  45.”  The  cut  is  the  same  as  that  used  on  the  Pope  Night  broadside 
placed  under  1768,  No.  1467,  supra.  See  Drake,  Boston , 773. 

1503.  The  Merchants  and  Traders  in  this  Town  | in  the  Agree- 

ment subscribed  by  them  the  17th  of  October  last,  . . . (on 
stopping  imports  while  the  duties  act  remains  in  force.)  Dated, 
December  6,  1769.  mhs 

A circular  letter  from  the  merchants  of  Boston  to  the  gentlemen  in 
trade.  Evans,  11184. 

1504.  Salem,  Wednesday,  January  18,  1769.  ei 

Contains  the  addresses  made  to  the  King  November  8,  1768,  brought  by 

Captain  Scott. 

1505.  The  Tom-Cod  Catcher.  [Cut.]  On  | The  Departure  | 

of  an  | infamous  B[a]r[one]t.  t nyhs.  aas 

Go  Bjernard],  thou  minion!  — to  thy  country  go, 

For  Boston,  loud  proclaims  you,  Freedom’s  foe; 


No.  1505. 


204  MASSACHUSETTS  HISTORICAL  SOCIETY.  [1770 

1770 

Austin,  Samuel. 

1506.  Samuel  Austin  | In  Union-street,  Boston,  near  the  Sign 

of  the  Corn-Fields,  | Imports  and  Sells  etc.  mhs 

Bell,  Robert. 

1507.  A Catalogue  of  New  and  old  Books,  | Which  will  be  ex- 
hibited by  Auction,  by  Robert  Bell,  Bookseller  and  Auctionier,  | 
On  Wednesday  the  4th  of  July,  1770,  and  will  continue  selling 
for  Eight  or  Ten  Evenings  | Successively;  at  the  Royal  Ex- 
change Tavern,  King-street,  in  the  Town  of  Boston.  mhs 

pp.  2.  A supplementary  catalogue  was  announced. 

Boston,  Town  of. 

1508.  Boston,  177[  ].  You  are  hereby  warned  to  attend  the  | 

working  of  the  Engine  called  the  | Hancock,  on  the  first 
Mondays  of  | the  Seven  following  months.  aas 

1509.  To  the  Constables  of  the  Town  of  Boston,  or  either  | of 

them,  and  to  the  Master  and  Assistants  of  the  | Work-House 
in  said  Town,  Greeting.  (Form  for  committing  a proper  subject 
to  the  Work-House.)  mhs 

The  form  was  of  earlier  date  (176-),  but  in  this  case  has  been  altered 
in  ms  to  1770. 

1510.  An  Account  of  the  Military  Massacre  at  Boston,  or  the 
Consequences  of  Quartering  Troops  in  a Populous  Town. 
Boston,  March  12,  1770. 

pp.  2.  From  dn  auction  catalogue. 

Carpenter,  William. 

1511.  A Poem,  | On  the  Execution  of  William  Shaw,  | at 

Springfield,  December  13th  1770,  for  | the  Murder  of  Edward 
East,  in  Springfield  | Goal.  t phs 

An  issue  is  advertised  by  the  printer,  Samuel  Hall,  of  the  Essex  Gazette, 
Salem,  in  the  paper  of  January  15,  1771. 

1512.  [Another  issue.]  t 

Same  heading,  but  “A  Poem”  is  in  italics  and  the  text  has  been  reset. 

Evans,  12200. 

Reprinted  in  Heartman’s  Historical  Series,  No.  21. 

1513.  [Cuts.]  Charles-Town,  July  28,  1770.  | On  Friday  last 

was  opened  a Star-Chamber  Court,  | held  by  Virtue  of  a Com- 
mission lately  received  from  | Governor  Bernard.  . . . Signed, 
Timothy  Free,  Secretary.  t lc 

On  John  Stevenson,  Captain  of  the  Watch-Company  in  Charlestown. 
Evans,  11597. 


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1770] 

1514.  [Cut.]  Cooke’s  Speech  | from  | The  Pillory.  Sold  at 

the  Printing-Office  in  Back-Street.  f pits 

Printed  by  Zachariah  Fowle.  The  cut  is  the  same  as  chat  on  “Cot-er’s 
Speech,”  infra,  and  on  No.  1407,  supra,  and  may  indicate  that  these 
broadsides  were  issued  earlier  than  1770,  but  not  earlier  than  1765. 

1515.  [Cut.]  Cot-er’s  Speech  from  the  Pillory.  | [who  was 
sentenced  by  the  Superior  Court  held  at  Boston,  to  set  in 
the  Pillory  one  Hour,  be  whip’d  20  Stripes,  and  to  pay  Costs 
of  | prosecution,  for  counterfeiting  Quarters  of  Dollars.]  f phs 

Printed  by  Zachariah  Fowle.  The  cut  is  the  same  as  that  on  “Cooke’s 
Speech.” 

1515a.  The  Cruel  Parents:  Or  Bedlam  Garland.  Printed 
and  sold  at  the  Printing  Office  in  Milk-Street,  1770. 

As  through  Moorfields  I walked, 

One  Evening  in  the  Spring, 

On  the  same  sheet  is  “Scornful  Celia,” 

Celia,  let  not  Pride  undo  you, 

1516.  A Detest  against  the  Common  Scheme  of  | Arbitration; 

Likewise  an  Account  of  an  Instance  of  the  ill  Consequence  of 
it;  with  Cautions  against  | the  Vices  that  occasion’d  it: 
Namely,  Slander,  Lying,  and  Upholding  Men  in  it;  set  forth 
as  | they  realy  are,  Abominable  Vices.  nyhs 

1517.  From  the  New  York  Gazettes,  August  13,  & 27.  mhs 
pp.  2.  Two  communications  on  the  merchants  of  Boston  and  non- 
importation, the  second  signed  “Coriolanus.”  This  is  in  the  form  of  a 
newspaper  supplement  but  appears  to  have  been  separately  issued,  and 
no  known  supplement  answers  to  it. 

Fessenden. 

1518.  [Cut.]  A few  Thoughts  compos’d  on  the  sud-  | den  & 

awful  Death  of  Mrs.  Fessenden,  wife  | of  Mr.  Nathanael 
Fessenden,  of  Cam-  | bridge,  who  was  shot  May  30.  1770. 
Boston:  Printed  and  Sold  in  Milk-Street.  1770.  mhs 

Great  Britain. 

1519.  Order  of  King  George  the  third,  appointing  officers  in 
the  colony  of  Massachusetts-Bay  to' collect  Customs  and  other 
Duties.  Boston,  March  9,  1770. 

pp.  3.  From  an  auction  catalogue. 

Harvard  College. 

1520.  Catalogus.  hc.  mhs 

Evans,  11679. 

1521.  Quaestiones. 


Y.  HC 


206 


MASSACHUSETTS  HISTORICAL  SOCIETY. 


L1770 


1522.  Theses.  aas.  ei.  hc.  mhs 

Evans,  11680. 

Jackson,  William. 

1523.  William  Jackson,  | an  Importer;  at  the  | Brazen  Head, 

| North  Side  of  the  Town-House,  | and  Opposite  the  Town- 
Pump,  in  | Corn-hill,  Boston.  mhs 

A notice  not  to  deal  with  him.  Reproduced  in  Winsor,  Narrative  and 
Critical  History,  vi.  80. 

1524.  Junius’s  remarkable  Plan  of  an  Address,  &c.  | Received 
by  the  last  vessel  from  London.  | Boston,  February  8,  1770. 

t NYHS 

pp.  2.  Evans,  11693.  Taken  from  the  London  Evening  Post,  December 
19,  1769. 

Linsey,  William. 

1525.  The  Dying  Speech  and  Confession  of  William  Linsey, 
to  be  Executed  at  Worcester,  | October  25th,  1770.  For  the 
Crime  of  Burglary.  Dated,  Worcester  Goal,  Oct.  18,  1770. 
Boston,  Printed  and  Sold  in  Milk  Street,  1770.  f nyhs.  aas 

Massachusetts-Bay,  Province. 

1526.  Copy  of  the  Complaint  of  the  House  of  Representatives 

of  Massachusetts-Bay  against  Sir  Francis  Bernard:  with  Sir 
Francis  Bernard’s  Answer.  bm 

Evans,  11731. 

1527.  [Royal  arms.]  By  the  Honourable  Thomas  Hutchinson, 
Esq;  ...  A Proclamation  For  Proroguing  the  General  Court 
(to  March  14).  Dated,  January  4,  1770. 

Printed  in  the  Massachusetts  Gazette,  January  4,  1770. 

1528.  By  the  Honorable  Thomas  Hutchinson,  Esq;  . . . 
A Proclamation  For  Proroguing  the  General  Court  (to  meet 
in  Cambridge,  March  15).  Dated,  March  2,  1770. 

Printed  in  the  Massachusetts  Gazette,  March  8,  1770. 

1529.  [Royal  arms.]  By  the  Honorable  | Thomas  Hutchinson, 

Esq;  | . . . | A Proclamation  | For  a General  Fast.  [April  5.] 
Dated,  March  7,  1770.  Boston:  Printed  by  Richard  Draper, 
Printer  to  His  Honour  the  Lieutenant-Governor,  and  the  Hon- 
orable | His  Majesty’s  Council,  1770.  aas.  mhs 

Evans,  11728. 

1530.  [Royal  arms.]  By  the  Honorable  Thomas  Hutchinson, 
Esq;  | ...  | A Brief,  (for  aid  of  widows  and  orphans  of  Marble- 


I77°]  MASSACHUSETTS  BROADSIDES.  207 

head.)  Dated,  June  12,  1770.  Boston:  Printed  by  Richard 
Draper,  Printer  to  His  Honour  the  Lieutenant-Governor,  and 
the  Honorable  His  Majesty’s  Council,  1770.  aas 

1531.  By  the  Honorable  Thomas  Hutchinson,  Esq;  ...  A 
Proclamation  (on  the  attempted  assault  on  Henry  Hulton,  one 
of  his  Majesty’s  Commissioners  of  the  Customs.)  Dated,  June 
21,  1770. 

Printed  in  the  Massachusetts  Gazette,  June  28,  1770. 

1532.  By  the  Honorable  Thomas  Hutchinson,  Esq;  ...  A 
Proclamation  (on  threatening  Letter  left  at  house  of  Henry 
Barnes,  of  Marlborough.)  Dated,  June  28,  1770. 

Printed  in  the  Massachusetts  Gazette,  July  5,  1770. 

1533.  By  the  Honorable  Thomas  Hutchinson,  Esq;  ...  A 
Proclamation  For  Proroguing  the  General  Court  (to  Sep- 
tember 26).  Dated,  August  18,  1770. 

Printed  in  the  Massachusetts  Gazette,  August  23,  1770. 

1534.  [Royal  arms.]  By  the  Honorable  | Thomas  Hutchinson, 
Esq;  | . . . |A  Proclamation  | For  a Public  Thanksgiving. 
[December  6.]  Dated,  October  30,  1770.  Boston:  Printed  by 
Richard  Draper,  Printer  to  His  Honor  the  Lieutenant-Governor, 
and  the  Honorable  | His  Majesty’s  Council,  1770.  aas.  bpl 

Evans,  11729. 

1535.  By  the  Honorable  Thomas  Hutchinson,  Esq;  ...  A 
Proclamation.  Whereas  a Paper  was  this  Morning  found 
posted  upon  the  Door  of  the  Town-House  in  Boston,  wrote 
in  a feigned  Hand,  tending  to  inflame  the  Minds  of  the 
People  against  the  Judges  of  the  Superior  Court  now  sitting 
in  Boston,  . . . (offering  a reward  for  discovery  of  author  or 
authors.)  Dated,  December  13,  1770. 

Printed  in  the  Massachusetts  Gazette,  December  13,  1770. 

1536.  Massachusetts-Bay.  By  the  Lieutenant-Governor  and 
Commander  in  Chief.  A Proclamation  For  Proroguing  the 
General  Court  (to  January  23).  Dated,  December  15,  1770. 

Printed  in  the  Massachusetts  Gazette,  December  20,  1777. 

1537.  I do  hereby  certify  that  . . . did  voluntarily  inlist 
himself  as  a private  soldier  to  serve  his  said  Majesty  King 
George  the  third,  in  the  regiment  of  provincials  . . . mhs 

1538.  Province  of  the  | Massachusetts-Bay.  | The  Honorable  | 


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[1770 


Harrison  Gray,  Esq;  | Treasurer  . . . (Warrant  to  collect  un- 
paid Taxes.)  Dated  [January  18,  1770.]  f ma 

Archives,  cccxxi,  1. 

1539.  Province  of  the  | Massachusetts-Bay,  | Middlesex,  ss.  | 

To  the  respective  Constables  of  the  Town  of  | in  the 

County  of  Middlesex,  Greeting  (to  prepare  jury  lists.)  mhs 

1540.  [The  same]  For  Suffolk  County.  mhs 

1541.  The  Merchants,  and  all  others,  who  | are  any  Ways 
concerned  in,  or  connected  with  Trade,  are  | desired  to  meet 
at  Faneuil-Hall  To-Morrow  ...  to  receive  the  Report  of  the 
Committee  of  Inspection  . . . Dated,  January  16,  1770.  mhs 

Evans,  11575. 

1542.  At  a Meeting  of  the  Merchants  & Traders,  | at  Faneuil- 

Hall,  on  the  23d  January  1770.  | The  following  Votes  were 
passed.  (Against  certain  merchants  and  traders.)  mhs 

Evans,  11576. 

1543.  The  Merchants,  and  all  others,  who  are  | any  Ways 
concerned  in,  or  connected  with  Trade,  are  desired  | to  meet 
at  Faneuil-Hall  To-Morrow,  ...  to  receive  the  Report  of  the 
Committee  of  Inspection  . . . Dated,  April  19,  1770.  mhs 

It  also  gives  the  votes  of  the  meeting  of  January  23. 

1544.  The  New  Massachusetts  | Liberty  Song,  | [To  the  Tune 

of  the  British  Grenadier.]  f phs 

That  Seat  of  Science  Athens,  and  Earth’s  great  Mistress  Rome, 

Where  now  are  all  their  Glories,  we  scarce  can  find  their  Tomb; 

1545.  Sperma-ceti  Candles  Warranted  pure;  are  made  by  | 

Joseph  Palmer  & Co.  at  Germantown  near  Boston,  & to  be 
| Sold  at  their  Store  in  Boston,  New-England  . . . mhs 

A card  in  English  and  French  engraved  by  Nathaniel  Hurd. 

Wheatley,  Phillis. 

1546.  [Cut.]  An  Elegiac  | Poem,  | On  the  Death  of  that  cele- 

brated Divine,  and  eminent  Servant  of  Jesus  Christ,  the  late 
Reverend,  and  pious  | George  Whitefield,  . . . By  Phillis,  a 
Servant  Girl  of  17  Years  of  Age,  belonging  to  Mr.  J.  Wheatley, 
of  Boston:  — And  has  been  but  9 | Years  in  this  Country  from 
Africa.  t phs 

The  cut  is  the  same  as  that  on  “Two  Funeral  Hymns.”  This  is  Evans, 
11812,  who  gives  a colophon:  Sold  by  Ezekiel  Russell  in  Queen-Street, 
and  John  Boyles,  in  Marlboro’-Street. 

This  Day  is  Published,  Price  7 Coppers.  (Embellished  with  a Plate, 
representing  the  Posture  in  which  Mr.  Whitefield  lay,  before  and  after 


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his  interment  at  Newbury-Port.)  Sold  by  Ezekiel  Russell,  in  Queen- 
Street,  and  by  John  Boyles  in  Marlboro-Street.  An  Elegiac  Poem,  (as 
above)  . . . Great  Allowance  to  travelling  Traders,  &c.  — Massachusetts 
Gazette,  October  18,  1770.  See  also  Spy,  October  11,  1770. 

1547.  [Cut.]  Phillis’s  Poem  | on  the  | Death  of  Mr.  Whitefield 

AAS 

On  the  same  sheet  is  “Bedlam  Garland”  and  the  “Spinning  Wheel.” 
Nichols,  Isaiah  Thomas,  8. 

Whitefield,  George. 

1548.  An  | Elegy  | On  the  much  Lamented  Death  of  the  | 


210  MASSACHUSETTS  HISTORICAL  SOCIETY.  [1770 

Reverend  Mr.  George  Whitefield,  | who  died  at  Newbury-port 
in  New-England,  on  the  1st  day  | of  October,  1770.  f 

Attend  ye  wand’rers  from  the  flock, 
give  an  attentive  ear. 

1549.  A Funeral  Elegy,  | On  the  Revd.  and  Renowned  George 

Whitefield,  | Chaplain  to  the  Right  Honorable  the  Countess  of 
Huntington,  &c.  Who  depart-  | ed  this  Life  at  Newbury-Port, 
on  Sabbath  Morning  the  30th  Day  of  September,  | 1770. 
TEt.  56.  f nyhs 

Why  throbs  my  panting  Heart?  and  whence  can  flow 
These  planitive  tho’ts  and  why  this  sudden  woe? 

Evans,  11662. 

1550.  [Cuts.]  A Funeral  Elegy,  | On  the  Rev’d  and  Re- 
nowned George  Whitefield,  | Chaplain  to  the  Right  Honorable 
the  Countess  of  Huntingdon,  &c.  | Who  departed  ...  f phs 

Why  throbs  my  panting  Heart!  and  whence  can  flow 
These  plaintive  thoughts!  and  why  this  sudden  Woe! 

1551.  [Another  issue.]  Boston:  Printed  and  Sold  at  the 

Printing-Office  in  Milk  Street,  mdcclxx.  aas 

1552.  [Cuts.]  A Funeral  Elegy,  | On  the  Rev’d  and  Renowned 

George  Whitefield,  | Chaplain  to  the  Right  Honorable  the 
Countess  of  Huntington,  &c.  Who  departed  this  Life  | at  New- 
bury-Port  ...  t phs 

Why  throbs,  etc. 

1553.  A Funeral  Elegy  | On  the  Rev.  and  Renowned  | George 

Whitefield,  | Chaplain  . . . bpl 

Why  throbs,  etc. 

1554.  A Short  Poem,  on  the  | Death  of  the  Rev’d.  Mr.  | 

George  Whitefield.  | Who  Departed  this  Life  at  Newbury-Port, 
on  Lord’s  Day  Morning,  | Sept.  30th,  1770,  in  the  56th  Year 
of  his  Age.  t pHS 

Since  Life’s  uncertain,  and  we  fully  know 
That  Death  will  come,  we  can’t  refuse  to  go; 

1555.  [Cut.]  A | Funeral  Hymn,  | Composed  by  that  eminent 

Servant  of  the  Most  High  God,  the  late  | Reverend  and  Re- 
nowned | George  Whitefield,  | chaplain  . . . aas 

Ah!  lovely  Appearance  of  Death! 

No  Sight  upon  Earth  is  so  fair; 

1556.  [Another  issue.]  Printed  and  Sold  at  Green  & Russell’s, 

in  Queen-Street.  bpl 


MASSACHUSETTS  BROADSIDES. 


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1770] 


1557.  A Hymn,  | Composed  by  the  Reverend  | Mr.  Whitefield, 

| To  be  sung  over  his  own  Corps.  | Taken  from  the  Original, 
May  1,  1764.  [Cut.]  f phs 

The  cut  is  the  same  as  that  on  Phillis. 

1558.  An  | Ode  set  to  Music,  [ consecrated  to  the  Memory  of  | 

The  Rev.  George  Whitefield,  A.M.  | who  left  this  transitory 
Life,  in  full  Assurance  of  one  more  glorious,  | September  30th 
1770,  | 3Etatis,  56.  | By  one  of  his  Friends  in  Boston,  New- 
England.  hhs 

As  when  the  rising  Sun  dispels  the  Shades, 

And  shoots  his  sparkling  Beams  around, 

With  music  engraved.  Evans,  11794. 

1559.  [Cut.]  A true  | Copy  of  | the  last  Will  | and  Testament 

| of  the  late  Rev.  | George  Whitefield.  t phs 

The  cut  is  the  same  as  that  on  Phillis. 

1560.  [Cut.]  Two  | Funeral  Hymns,  | Composed  by  that  emi- 
nent Servant  of  the  Most  High  God,  the  late  reverend  and 
learned  | George  Whitefield,  | . . . Who  departed  this  Life 
. . . on  Lord’s-Day,  the  thirtieth  of  September,  1770,  at 
6 o’clock  in  the  | Morning,  of  a sudden  Fit  of  the  Asthma,  at 
Newbury-Port,  near  Boston,  in  New-England.  Sold  by  E. 
Russell,  in  Queen-Street,  and  by  J.  Boyles,  Marlboro’-Street. 

Why  do  we  mourn  departing  Friends,  PHS.  MHS 

Or  shake  at  Death’s  Alarms? 

The  cut  is  the  same  as  that  on  Phillis. 

1561.  [In  border.]  A New-Year’s  | Wish,  | For  the  Year  1770.  | 

By  the  Carrier  of  The  Boston  Chronicle.  t phs 

1562.  [Cut.]  January  1,  1770.  | A New  Year’s  Address  | of 
the  | Printer’s  Boy  ] who  carries  the  Boston  Evening-Post. 

The  cut  is  Fleet’s  Heart  and  Crown.  t PHS 

1563.  January  1,  1770  [Royal  arms.]  New  Year’s  Verses,  | 

From  the  Lad  who  carries  the  Massa-  | chusetts-Gazette  & 
Boston  Post-Boy.  t PHS 

1564.  An  Ode  for  the  Year  1770.  | From  the  Carrier  of  the 

Boston-Gazette,  &c.  | To  his  Customers.  t phs 

1565.  [Royal  arms.]  An  happy  New-Year  from  the  | Carrier 

of  the  Massachusetts-  j Gazette  and  Boston  News-  | Letter,  to 
all  his  Generous  | Customers,  January,  1770.  f phs 


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1771 

1566.  An  | Almanack  | For  the  Year  of  our  Lord.  1772. 

[Printed  by  Isaiah  Thomas.]  aas 

Nichols,  11. 

1567.  Blanks.  A general  Assortment  of  Blanks,  just  finished, 
neatly  and  accurately  printed  on  good  Paper,  and  particularly 
fitted  for  the  County  of  Essex,  to  be  sold  by  the  Printer  hereof 
[Samuel  Hall],  viz.  Bonds  and  warranty  Deeds,  printed  on 
fine,  strong,  thick  Paper;  the  Deeds  may  be  had  either  one 
or  two  upon  a Sheet,  those  with  one  are  for  Mortgages,  Quit- 
claim Deeds,  Shipping  Papers,  Apprentices  Indentures,  Sheriffs 
Bail  Bonds,  Powers  of  Attorney,  Bills  of  Sale,  Bills  of  Lading, 
Policies  of  Insurance,  Justices  Writs,  Summonses,  Executions 
and  Recognizances,  Short  Powers  of  Attorney,  Bills  of  Costs 
and  Complaints.  — Advertisement  in  the  Essex  Gazette,  Au- 
gust 27,  1771. 

Boston,  Town  of. 

1568.  Notification,  Dated,  Boston,  March  5,  1771,  and  signed 

by  William  Cooper,  Town-Clerk.  mhs 

Calling  a Town  Meeting  for  March  11.  Evans,  11998. 

Bridgham,  Ebenezer. 

1569.  Ebenezer  Bridgham,  | At  the  Statfordshire  and  Liver- 
pool Ware  House  in  King-Street  | Boston:  | Imports  directly 
from  the  Makers,  all  kinds  of  | China,  Glass,  and  Earthen  Ware, 

| Which  he  will  sell  as  low  as  they  were  ever  sold  on  the  Con- 
tinent of  America.  mhs 

Cranch,  Robert  G. 

1570.  Robert  G.  Cranch,  | Sadlers  Ironmonger  and  Bridle- 

Cutter,  | On  the  Exchange,  | Boston,  | has  imported  in  the  last 
Ship  from  Bristol,  . . . Printed  by  I.  Thomas,  near  the  Mill- 
Bridge,  Boston.  bpl 

Thomas  printed  near  the  Mill-Bridge,  1771-1775.  Nichols,  Isaiah 
Thomas. 

Cumberland  County. 

1571.  Bond,  Cumberland  County  [Maine.]  f ma 

Signed,  Stephen  Longfellow.  Archives,  ccxvi.  225. 

Gardiner,  Sylvester. 

1572.  A true  State  of  the  Copartnership  of  Gardiner  and 
Jepson,  | taken  from  their  Books  and  Settlements  from  Time  | 


MASSACHUSETTS  BROADSIDES. 


213 


1771] 

to  Time  under  Dr.  Jepson’s  own  Hand.  Dated,  Boston,  May 
1,  1771.  MHS 

pp.  4.  William  Jepson  was  the  partner. 

Harvard  College. 

1573.  Quaestiones.  ei.  hc 

1574.  Theses.  hc.  mhs 

Evans,  12068. 

1575.  Just  published,  | Embellished  with  four  Plates,  neatly 
engraved,  viz.  The  Boston  Massacre,  | The  four  Seasons,  with 
the  Twelve  Signs  of  the  Zodiack.  . . . The  King  | of  Den- 
mark. . . . Jonathan  Weatherwise.  | . . . | The  Massachusetts 

Calendar,  | or  an  j Almanack  | for  | The  Year  of  our  Lord  1772. 
...  | By  Philomathes.  [Cut]  . . . Boston,  | Printed  and  sold 
by  Isaiah  Thomas,  in  Union-street,  near  the  Market.  f aas 

Massachusetts-Bay,  Province. 

1576.  Massachusetts-Bay.  By  the  Lieutenant  Governor  and 
Commander  in  Chief.  A Proclamation.  For  Proroguing  the 
General  Court  (to  February  13).  Dated,  January  9,  1771. 

Printed  in  the  Massachusetts  Gazette,  January  10,  1771. 

1577.  Massachusetts-Bay.  By  the  Lieutenant  Governor  and 
Commander  in  Chief.  A Proclamation,  For  Proroguing  the 
General  Court  (to  March  13).  Dated,  January  31,  1771. 

Printed  in  the  Massachusetts  Gazette,  January  31,  1770. 

1578.  Massachusetts-Bay.  By  the  Lieutenant  Governor  and 
Commander  in  Chief.  A Proclamation  For  Proroguing  the 
General  Court  (to  March  27).  Dated,  February  28,  1771. 

Printed  in  the  Massachusetts  Gazette,  February  28,  1770. 

1579.  Massachusets-  | Bay.  [Royal  arms.]  By  the  Lieu- 

tenant-Governor | and  Commander  in  Chief,  f A Proclamation  | 
For  a General  Fast.  [April  18.]  Dated,  March  7,  1771. 
Boston:  Printed  by  Richard  Draper,  Printer  to  his  Honor  the 
Lieutenant-  | Governor,  and  the  Honorable  His  Majesty’s 
Council,  1771.  aas.  mhs 

Evans,  12118. 

1580.  Massachusets-Bay.  By  the  Lieutenant-Governor  and 
Commander  in  Chief.  A Proclamation,  For  Proroguing  the 
General  Court  (to  April  3).  Dated,  March  13,  1771. 

Printed  in  the  Massachusetts  Gazette,  March  14.  1771. 


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MASSACHUSETTS  HISTORICAL  SOCIETY. 


[1771 


Royal  arms.  George  III. 


1581.  Massachusets-Bay.  By  the  Governor.  A Proclama- 
tion. (Impowering  and  requiring  Officers  whose  commissions 
would  otherwise  cease,  to  continue  in  the  Exercise  of  their 
Trusts.)  Dated,  March  14,  1771. 

Printed  in  the  Massachusetts  Gazette,  March  14,  1771. 

1582.  Massachusetts-Bay.  By  the  Governor.  A Proclama- 
tion For  the  Encouragement  of  Piety  and  Virtue,  and  for  pre- 
venting and  punishing  of  Vice,  Profaneness  and  Immorality. 
Dated,  March  25,  1771. 

Printed  in  the  Massachusetts  Gazette,  March  28,  1771. 

1583.  Massachusetts-Bay.  By  the  Governor.  A Proclama- 
tion. Whereas  His  Majesty’s  Pleasure  has  been  signified  to 
me  by  the  Right  Honourable  the  Earl  of  Hillsborough  (on 
raising  recruits  for  the  King’s  Troops.)  Dated,  March  28, 1771. 

Printed  in  the  Massachusetts  Gazette,  April  4,  1771. 

1584.  Massachusetts-Bay.  By  the  Governor.  A Proclama- 
tion For  Proroguing  the  General  Court  (to  November  6). 
Dated,  August  16,  1771. 

Printed  in  the  Massachusetts  Gazette,  August  22,  1771. 

1585.  Massachusetts-Bay.  By  the  Governor.  A Proclama- 
tion For  Proroguing  the  General  Court  (to  December  18). 
Dated,  October  16,  1771. 

Printed  in  the  Massachusetts  Gazette,  October  17,  1771. 

1586.  [Royal  arms.]  By  the  Governor.  | A Proclamation  | For 
a publick  Thanksgiving.  [November  21.]  Dated,  October  23, 


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215 


1771] 

1771.  Boston:  Printed  by  Richard  Draper,  Printer  to  His 
Excellency  the  Governor,  | and  the  Honorable  His  Majesty’s 
Council.  1771.  f nyhs.  aas.  bpl 

Evans,  12119. 

1587.  Massachusetts-Bay.  By  the  Governor.  A Proclama- 
tion For  Proroguing  the  General  Court  (to  January  22,  1772). 
Dated,  November  27,  1771. 

Printed  in  the  Massachusetts  Gazette , November  28,  1771. 

1588.  [Royal  arms.]  Massachusets-  | Bay.  By  the  Gov- 
ernor. | A Proclamation  | For  Proroguing  the  General  Court. 
[To  January  22,  1772.]  Dated,  December  28,  1771.  Boston: 
Printed  by  Richard  Draper,  Printer  to  His  Excellency  | the 
Governor,  and  the  Honorable  His  Majesty’s  Council.  1771. 

t pc 

1589.  The  Court  of  Sessions  have  ap-  | pointed  Wednesday 
the  [twenty-]  first  day  of  July  ...  to  grant  Licences  on 
Spirituous  Liquors:  . . . Dated,  Boston,  July  13,  1771. 

BPL.  HHS 

1590.  Mess’rs  Green  and  Russell.  | I was  in  hopes  of  seeing  in 
your  last  Gazette  some  | solution  of  the  difficulties  started  by 
Scrutator,  | in  the  preceeding  Paper  of  the  18th,  with  reference 
to  the  Patriach  Abraham.  . . . Signed,  A Real  Freethinker. 

t JCB 

Scrutator’s  article  appeared  in  the  Massachusetts  Gazette,  etc.,  February 
18,  1771,  and  the  above  reply  was  printed  in  the  same  newspaper,  March 
4,  1771. 

1591.  A | Poem.  Medford:  Printed,  & Sold  1771.  mhs 

One  God  there  is,  of  Wisdom,  Glory,  Might: 

One  truth  there  is,  to  guide  our  Souls  aright : 

No  printer  has  been  identified  with  Medford  in  this  year, 

1592.  [Cut.]  A | Poem,  | occasioned  | By  hearing  the  late 

Reverend  George  Whitefield  preach.  Sold  over  the  Auction- 
Room  in  Queen-Street.  bpl 

Evans,  13548,  who  assigns  1774  as  the  year  of  publication.  The  cut, 
representing  Whitefield  in  the  pulpit,  is  the  same  as  appears  on  the  title 
of  Jane  Dunlap,  Poems,  1771,  printed  in  Boston,  “next  to  the  Writing- 
School  in  Queen-Street.” 

1593.  A Poem  | Occasioned  by  the  late  sudden  and  awful 
Death,  of  a Young  Woman,  who  j was  found  drowned,  in 


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[1771 


No.  1592. 


Medford-River,  July  14th,  1771.  Medford : Printed  & Sold, 
1771.  MHS 

Now  unto  you  I shall  relate, 

The  awful  and  surprizeing  fate: 

The  Scourge. 

1594.  The  Scourge.  Numb.  1.  London,  Printed:  | Boston: 
Re-printed  and  sold  by  I.  j Thomas,  in  Union-Street. 

Evans,  12222.  AAS.  MHS 

1595.  [The  Same.]  4th  Edition.  aas.  mhs 

Appears  to  be  from  the  same  form  of  type,  but  the  heading  has  been 

compressed. 

1596.  The  Scourge.  Numb.  II.  Signed,  Sidney.  London: 

Printed  by  W.  Moore,  at  No.  22  Fleet-Street.  | Boston:  Re- 
printed and  sold  by  I.  Thomas,  in  Union-Street,  near  the 
Market,  mdcclxxi.  aas.  mhs 

Evans,  12222.  The  Spy,  May  30,  1771,  states  that  “Nos.  I & II  have 

had  four  editions  this  last  week.”  Nichols,  15. 

1597.  A Table  calculated  to  shew  the  Contents  (in  Feet  and 
Twelfth  Parts  of  a Foot)  of  any  Sled  Load,  or  cart  Load  of 
Wood.  Boston,  1771. 

Evans,  12239. 


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Teall,  Benjamin. 

1598.  The  following  song  composed  on  the  lamented  Death 
of  | Michael  Griswould,  Junior,  | of  Killingworth,  who  was 
killed  at  a Raising,  in  | the  year  1771.  (Written  by  B.  T.) 

f HC 

1599.  To  the  Printer  in  Essex.  | As  I have  met  with  what  I 

call  hard  Treat-  | ment,  and  grievous  to  be  borne  with,  by  a 
Deputy-Sheriff,  . . . [May,  1771.]  mhs 

pp.  2.  Relates  to  a debt  due  from  David  H.  and  Sarah,  administratrix 
of  his  estate.  It  is  signed  “An  Enemy  to  Unfaithfulness  and  Deceit,  and 
a Lover  of  Justice,  and  all  that  sincerely  aim  at  it.”  Probably  a Salem 
item. 

Townsend,  . 

1600.  Alderman  Townsend’s  Speech  in  Defence  of  | the  Lord 

Mayor.  [March,  1771.]  aas 

Wheatley,  Phillis. 

1601.  To  Mrs.  Leonard,  on  the  Death  of  her  | Husband. 

Signed,  Phillis  Wheatley.  | phs 

White,  John,  Baker. 

1602.  To  the  Honourable  | The  Senate,  and  House  of  Repre- 

sentatives, | of  the  Commonwealth  of  Massachusetts,  in 
General  Court,  | assembled.  The  Petition  of  John  White, 
Baker,  and  other  subscribers  hereto,  inhabi-  | tants  of  said 
Commonwealth.  aas 

Against  the  assize  of  bread  passed  in  the  6th  year  of  George  I.  The 
petition  was  later  than  1770. 

Whitefield,  George. 

1603.  Last  Will  and  Testament  of  the  Rev.  Mr.  Whitefield. 
[Boston,  N.  Coverley,  1771.] 

1604.  A | New  Year’s  Wish,  | of  the  | Printer’s  Boy  | Who 

carries  the  Boston  Evening-Post.  | phs 

Old  Time  again  has  run  the  circling  Year, 

With  Wings  unwearied,  in  a swift  Career. 

The  year  is  in  doubt. 


1772 

1605.  An  Address  to  the  True-born  Sons  of  Liberty  in  the 

government  of  the  | Massachusetts-Bay.  Signed,  A Country- 
man. t aas 

Endorsed  as  “about  1772.”  See  No.  1338. 

1606.  Americans ! B ear  in  Remembrance  the  horrid  M assacre ! 


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[1772 

perpetrated  in  King-Street,  Boston,  New-England,  on  the 
Evening  of  March  the  fifth,  1770.  . . . mhs 

Evans,  12302.  Reproduced  in  part  in  Winsor,  Narrative  and  Critical 
History , vi.  88. 

Boston,  Town  of. 

1607.  Notification.  | The  Town  having  at  a late  Meeting  ap- 

pointed a Committee  | of  Correspondence  “to  state  the  Rights 
of  the  Colonists  . . . Dated,  Boston,  November  16,  1772,  and 
signed,  William  Cooper.  f pc 

1608.  Boston,  November  20, 1772.  | Gentlemen,  | We  the  Free- 
holders and  other  Inhabitants  of  Boston,  in  Town-Meeting 
duly  assembled,  according  to  Law,  apprehending  there  is  | 
abundant  Reason  to  be  alarmed  that  the  Plan  of  Despotism, 

. . . (on  Salaries  to  Judges.)  bpl.  aas.  ba 

, King’s  Chapel. 

1609.  Dr.  to  King’s  Chapel.  | To  Assessment  of  your  Pew 

No.  . . . MHS 

1610.  [Cuts.]  The  Boston  | Almanack,  | For  the  Year  of  our 
Lord  God  1773.  Boston:  Printed  and  sold  by  Isaiah  Thomas. 

AAS 

Advertised  in  Boston  Gazette,  January  4,  1773,  as  “Very  Useful  for 
Merchants,  Shopkeepers  and  others,  to  paste  or  hang  up  in  Compting 
Houses,  Shops,  &c.” 

Draper,  Richard. 

1611.  To  Richard  Draper,  Dr.  | For  the  Massachusetts 

Gazette  and  Boston  News-Letter.  mhs 

Edes  & Gill. 

1612.  To  Edes  and  Gill,  — Dr.  | To  the  Gazette,  &c.  from 

MHS 

Goodwin,  Solomon. 

1613.  The  last  Words  and  Dying  Speech  of  Solomon  Goodwin, 
lately  executed  at  Falmouth,  Casco-Bay,  for  the  Murder  of 
David  Wilson,  may  be  had  at  the  Printing-Office  in  Salem.  — 
Advertisement  in  the  Essex  Gazette,  December  15,  1772. 

Hall,  Samuel. 

1614.  Salem  May  6,  1772.  The  Subscriber,  original  Pub-  | 

lisher  of  the  Essex  Gazette,  | having  lately  admitted  a Partner 
(call  for  payment.)  ei 

Harvard  College. 

1615.  Quaestiones. 


EI.  HC.  MHS 


MASSACHUSETTS  BROADSIDES. 


219 


1772] 

1616.  Theses.  aas.  hc.  mhs 

Evans,  12413. 

1617.  Just  Published,  | Embellished  with  four  Plates,  . . . 

The  Massachusetts  | Calendar,  | Almanack  | for  | The  Year  of 
our  Lord  1772.  . . . By  Philomathes.  [Cut.]  . . . Boston,  | 
Printed  and  sold  by  Isaiah  Thomas,  in  Union-street,  near  the 
Market.  aas 

Massachusetts-Bay,  Province. 

1618.  Boston.  | From  the  Votes  of  the  Honora-  | ble  House  of 

Representatives.  | Lunae  13  Die  julii,  A.D.  1772.  f MeHS 

1619.  Massachusetts-Bay.  By  the  Governor.  A Proclama- 
tion For  Proroguing  the  General  Court  (to  March  11).  Dated, 
January  29,  1772. 

Printed  in  the  Massachusetts  Gazette , January  30,  1772. 

1620.  Massachusetts-Bay.  By  the  Governor.  A Proclama- 
tion For  Proroguing  the  General  Court  (to  March  25).  Dated, 
February  20,  1772. 

Printed  in  the  Massachusetts  Gazette,  February  20,  1772. 

1621.  Massachusetts-Bay.  By  the  Governor.  A Proclama- 
tion For  Proroguing  the  General  Court  (to  April  8).  Dated, 
March  4,  1772. 

Printed  in  the  Massachusetts  Gazette,  March  5,  1772. 

1622.  [Royal  arms.]  By  the  Governor.  | A Proclamation  | For 
a Public  Fast.  [April  2.]  Dated,  March  4,  1772.  Boston: 
Printed  by  Richard  Draper,  Printer  to  His  Excellency  the 
Governor,  | and  the  Honorable  His  Majesty’s  Council,  1772. 

Evans,  12454.  AAS.  BPL 

1623.  Province  of  the  Massachusetts-Bay.  By  the  Governor. 
A Proclamation.  Whereas  it  has  been  represented  to  me  by 
the  Commissioners  of  His  Majesty’s  Customs,  that  Andrew 
Christie,  Mate  of  His  Majesty’s  Armed  Ship  Canceaux  (on 
seizure  and  rescue  of  a sloop  belonging  to  Brotherton  Dagget). 
Dated,  March  18,  1772. 

Printed  in  the  Massachusetts  Gazette,  March  19,  1772. 

1624.  Massachusetts-Bay.  By  the  Governor.  A Proclama- 
tion For  Proroguing  the  General  Court  (to  December  2). 
Dated,  September  7,  1772. 

Printed  in  the  Massachusetts  Gazette,  September  10,  1772. 

1625.  Massachusetts- 1 Bay.  [Royal  arms.]  By  the  Governor.  | 
A Proclamation  \ For  a Public  Thanksgiving.  [December  3.] 


220  MASSACHUSETTS  HISTORICAL  SOCIETY.  [1772 

Dated,  October  29,  1772.  Boston:  Printed  by  Richard 
Draper,  Printer  to  His  Excellency  the  Governor,  and  the  | 
Honorable  His  Majesty’s  Council,  1772.  aas 

1626.  Massachusetts-Bay.  By  the  Governor.  A Proclama- 
tion For  Proroguing  the  General  Court  (to  January  6,  1773). 
Dated,  November  3,  1772. 

Printed  in  the  Massachusetts  Gazette,  November  5,  1772. 

1627.  Thomas  Hutchinson,  Esq;  | Captain-General  and  Gov- 

ernor in  Chief,  . . . Military  commission.  Dated  in  ms., 
August  20,  1772.  MeHs.  aas.  ei.  mhs 

Engraved  by  Nathaniel  Hurd. 

Newbury-Port,  Marine  Society. 

1628.  Laws  | of  the  Marine  Society  at  Newbury  Port,  New- 
England,  commencing  the  thirteenth  Day  of  November,  1772. 

| AAS 

Occum,  Samson. 

1629.  Mr.  Occum’s  Address  to  his  Indian  Brethren,  on  the 
Day  that  Moses  Paul,  an  Indian,  was  executed  at  New  Haven, 
on  the  2d  of  September,  1772,  for  the  murder  of  Moses  Cook. 
Put  in  Metre.  Sold  at  the  Heart  and  Crown  in  Boston;  and 
by  Bulkeley  Emerson  at  Newbury-Port.  [1773?] 

Evans,  12911. 

Richardson,  Ebenezer. 

1630.  [Cut.]  The  | Life,  | and  | Humble  Confession,  | of  | 

Richardson,  | The  Informer.  f phs 

Injured  Boston  now  awake, 

While  I a true  Confession  make, 

1631.  [Cut.]  A Monumental  Inscription  | on  the  Fifth  of 
March.  | Together  with  a few  Lines  | On  the  Enlargement  of  | 
Ebenezer  Richardson,  | Convicted  of  Murder. 

NYPL.  AAS.  MHS 

Awake  my  drowsy  Thoughts!  Awake  my  muse! 

Awake  0 earth,  and  tremble  at  the  news! 

Evans,  12302,  who  gives  the  first  words  of  the  “Inscription.”  Nichols, 
13,  places  it  in  1771.  The  cut  is  of  the  Boston  Massacre  from  the  Massa- 
chusetts Calendar  for  1772.  Reproduced  in  Winsor,  Narrative  and  Critical 
History,  vi.  89. 

1632.  Upon  the  Enlargement  | of  the  infamous  | Ebenezer 

Richardson,  | Convicted  of  wilful-murder.  ei 

1633.  [Cuts.]  Salem,  January  16,  1772.  | An  Account  of  the 
Life  of  Bryan  Sheehen,  | this  Day  executed  in  Salem,  for  com- 


MASSACHUSETTS  BROADSIDES. 


221 


1772] 


No.  1630. 


mitt-  | ing  a Rape  on  the  Body  of  Abial  Hollo-  | well,  Wife  of 
Benjamin  Hollowed,  of  \ Marblehead;  ...  To  be  sold  at  the 
Printing  Office  Portsmouth  | also,  Verses  on  said  Occasion. 

t PHS 

Evans,  12559.  The  second  cut  is  the  burning  of  John  Rogers,  taken 
from  the  New  England  Primer. 

1634.  S[alem  ] | An  Account  of  the  [ ] | this  Day  exe- 

cuted in  Salem,  for  com[  ] | Hollowed,  Wife  of  Benjamin 
Hollowjell  ] | he  was  convicted  before  the  Superior  Cfourt 

] | in  November  last,  and  received  Sentence  [ 
ordered  to  be  executed  on  the  19th  of  December  re-]  | 
prieved  to  the  2d,  and  then  to  this  16th  Day  o[  .]  ei 
Bryan  Sheehen  was  the  culprit. 

1635.  Tea,  | Destroyed  by  Indians.  [Cut.] 

Ye  Glorious  Sons  of  Freedom,  brave  and  bold, 

That  has  stood  forth  — fair  Liberty  to  hold; 

Union  Society,  Boston. 

1636.  Rules  and  Orders  | To  be  Observed  by  the  | Union 
Society,  | Founded  in  Boston,  the  Twenty-fifth  of  November, 

MDCCLXXII.  BPL.  A AS 


222 


MASSACHUSETTS  HISTORICAL  SOCIETY. 


[1772 


No.  1633. 

Wheatley,  Phillis. 

1637.  To  the  Hon’ble  Thomas  Hubbard,  Esq;  | On  the  Death 
of  | Mrs.  Thankfull  Leonard.  Dated,  Boston,  January  2,  1772, 
and  signed.  f phs 


No.  1633. 


1638.  To  the  Rev.  Mr.  Pitkin,  on  the  | Death  of  his  Lady. 
Signed,  Phillis  Wheatley,  and  dated,  Boston,  June  16,  1772. 
Evans,  12518.  f NYHS 


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MASSACHUSETTS  BROADSIDES. 


223 


1639.  [Cut.]  The  Carrier  of  | The  Massachusetts  | Spy, 
Wishes  all  his  kind  Customers  | A Merry  Christmas,  | and 
A Happy  New  Year;  . . . January  1,  1772. 

f PHS.  BPL.  AAS 

Ames,  Levi.  1113 

1640.  [Cut.]  An  Address  to  the  Inhabitants  of  Boston,  | 

(Particulary  to  the  thoughtless  Youth)  | Occasioned  by  the 
Execution  of  Levi  Ames,  | Who  so  early  in  Life,  as  not  22 
Years  of  Age,  must  quit  the  Stage  of  action  in  this  awful 
Manner.  | . . . f phs.  jcb 

The  Day ’s  far  spent ; the  Night  comes  on  apace, 

Rebellious  Man  has  almost  run  his  Race; 


No.  1640. 

1641.  [Cut.]  The  Dying  Groans  of  | Levi  Ames,  | Who  was 
Executed  at  Boston,  the  21st  of  October,  1773,  | for  Burglary. 

Ye  youth!  who  throng  this  fatal  plain,  t PHS 

And  crowd  th’  accursed  Tree: 

1642.  [Cuts.]  An  Exhortation  to  young  and  old  to  be  cautious 

of  small  | Crimes,  lest  they  become  habitual,  and  lead  them 
be-  | fore  they  are  aware  into  those  of  the  most  heinous  Na-  | 
ture.  Occasioned  by  the  unhappy  Case  of  Levi  Ames,  | Exe- 
cuted on  Boston-Neck,  October  21st,  1773,  for  | the  Crime  of 
Burglary.  f phs 

Beware  young  People,  look  at  me, 

Before  it  be  too  late, 

1643.  A few  Lines  wrote  upon  the  intended  Execution  of  | 

Levi  Ames,  | For  Burglary,  and  being  sent  to  him  for  his 
Improvement,  are  now  published  at  his  Desire.  | phs 

Come,  oh  kind  Heaven,  assist  my  Muse  now  dull, 

Support  my  trembling  Heart,  with  anguish  full; 


224 


MASSACHUSETTS  HISTORICAL  SOCIETY. 


[1773 


No.  1642. 

1644.  The  last  Words  and  Dying  Speech  of  | Levi  Ames,  | 
Who  was  Executed  at  Boston,  on  Thursday  the  21st  Day  of 
October,  1773,  for  Burglary.  | Taken  from  his  own  Mouth,  and 
Published  at  his  desire,  as  a solemn  Warning  to  all,  more  par- 
ticularly Young  People.  Boston:  Printed  and  Sold  at  the  Shop 
opposite  the  Court-House  in  Queen-Street. 

LC.  AAS.  NYHS.  MHS 

Evans,  12642,  but  without  an  imprint. 

1645.  The  last  Words  | and  dying  Speech  of  | Levi  Ames,  | 

Executed  at  Boston,  Qcto.  j 21,  1773,  for  Burglary.  . . . 
Printed  and  sold  at  the  Printing-Office  in  Salem.  j LC 

Evans,  12641. 

1646.  [Cut.]  A | Solemn  Farewell  to  | Levi  Ames,  | Being  a 

Poem  written  a few  Days  before  his  | Execution,  for  Burglary, 
Oct.  21,  1772.  Boston:  Printed  and  Sold  at  Draper’s  Printing- 
Office,  in  N[ewbury-Street.]  f phs 

The  cut  is  the  same  as  that  on  A Dialogue  between  Elizabeth  Smith, 
etc.,  No.  1692,  infra. 

1647.  [Cut.]  The  Speech  of  Death  | to  [ Levi  Ames,  | Who 

was  Executed  on  Boston-Neck,  October  21,  1773,  for  the 
Crime  of  Burglary.  t phs 

1648.  [Cut.]  Theft  and  Murder!  | A Poem  on  the  Execution 
of  | Levi  Ames,  | Which  is  to  be  on  Thursday,  the  21st  of 


1773] 


MASSACHUSETTS  BROADSIDES. 


225 


October  inst.  | for  robbing  the  House  of  Mr.  Martin  Bicker, 
and  was  convicted  of  | Burglary.  Sold  near  the  Mill-Bridge: 
and  at  the  Printing  Office  near  the  Market.  f hc 


No.  1647. 


Bestes,  Peter,  Sambo  Freeman,  etc. 

1649.  Boston,  April  20th,  1773.  | Sir,  | The  efforts  made  by 

the  legislative  of  this  province  in  their  last  sessions  to  free 
themselves  | from  slavery,  gave  us,  . . . f bpl.  nyhs 

. Committee  op  Correspondence. 

1650.  Boston,  March  30,  1773.  | By  Direction  of  the  Com- 

mittee of  Correspondence  for  the  Town  of  Boston,  I now 
transmit  to  you  | an  attested  Copy  of  the  Proceedings  of  said 
Town  on  the  8th  Instant.  . . . Printed  by  Isaiah  Thomas,  by 
Order  of  the  Town  of  Boston.  aas.  bpl 

Reproduced  in  the  Bulletin  of  the  Boston  Public  Library,  July,  1893. 
Evans,  12688. 

1651.  Boston,  April  9,  1773.  | Sir,  | The  Committee  of  Corre- 


226 


MASSACHUSETTS  HISTORICAL  SOCIETY. 


[1773 


No.  1648. 


17731 


MASSACHUSETTS  BROADSIDES. 


227 


spondence  of  this  Town  have  received  the  | following  In- 
telligence. NYPL.  AAS.  BPL 

Virginia  resolutions  on  the  Stamp-act.  Reproduced  in  the  Bulletin  of 
the  Boston  Public  Library,  July,  1893.  Evans,  12689. 

1652.  Boston,  June  22d,  1773.  Sir.  The  Committee  of  Corre- 

spondence of  the  Town  of  Boston,  conformable  to  that  Duty 
which  they  have  hitherto  endeavoured  to  discharge  with 
Fidelity,  again  address  you  with  a very  fortunate  Important 
Discovery:  (the  Hutchinson  letters).  bpl 

Reproduced  in  the  Bulletin  of  the  Boston  Public  Library,  July,  1893, 
and  in  Winsor’s  Narrative  and  Critical  History,  vi.  55.  Evans,  12690. 

1653.  Boston,  Sept.  21,  1773.  Gentlemen,  The  State  of  pub- 

lick  Affairs  undoubtedly  still  demands  the  greatest  Wisdom, 
Vigilance  and  Fortitude.  nypl.  aas.  bpl.  mhs 

1654.  In  consequence  of  a conference  with  the  committees  of 

correspondence  for  the  towns  | in  the  vicinity  of  Boston, 
November  23,  1773,  and  with  their  advice  the  | following  letter 
is  addressed.  f nypl.  bpl 

Evans,  12693.  Reproduced  in  the  Bulletin  of  the  Boston  Public  Library, 
July,  1893. 

1655.  Boston,  December  1,  1773.  [ Gentlemen,  | The  Com- 
mittee of  Correspondence  for  this  Town  has  just  prepared  | 
their  Letter  covering  the  Proceedings  of  the  Town  at  their 
two  | late  Meetings  of  the  5th  and  18th  ultimo,  . . . 

It  covered  the  next  item.  NYPL.  BPL.  MHS 

1656.  Boston,  December  1,  1773.  | At  a Meeting  of  the  People 

of  | Boston,  and  the  neighbouring  Towns^  | at  Faneuil-Hall,  in 
said  Boston,  on  | Monday  the  29th  of  November  1773  . . . 
(on  tea.)  nypl.  lc.  hc.  mhs 

1657.  [Another  issue.]  Printed  by  Edes  and  Gill,  1773. 

AAS.  BPL 

Evidently  from  the  same  form.  It  was  also  issued  by  heliotype  process 
by  Samuel  Gardiner  Drake.  Evans,  12694,  and  in  the  Bulletin  of  the 
Boston  Public  Library,  October,  1892. 

1658.  Boston,  December  1,  1773.  | At  a meeting  of  the  People 
of  Boston,  | and  the  neighbouring  Towns,  at  Faneuil-  | Hall, 
in  said  Boston,  on  Monday  the  29th  | of  November,  1773,  . . . 

NYHS 

. Brattle  Street  Church. 

1659.  Notice  is  hereby  given,  that  there  will  be  a Meet-  | ing 
of  the  Society  under  the  Pastoral  Care  of  the  j Rev’d  Dr. 


228  MASSACHUSETTS  HISTORICAL  SOCIETY.  [1773 

Cooper  on  Friday  next,  the  Ninth  of  July.  Dated,  Boston, 
July  6,  1773.  mhs 

. Fire  Society. 

1660.  Nos  conserva,  Deus;  nam  tibi  confidimus.  | These 
Presents  Witness  | That  we  who  have  hereunto  Subscribed,  do 
promise  as  Neighbours  and  Friends  to  | each  other,  That  in 
Case  it  should  please  Almighty  God,  to  permit  the  breaking  | 
out  of  Fire,  in  Boston,  . . . N.  B.  This  Society  was  founded  in 
1717,  and  the  Articles  corrected  and  revised,  March  4th,  1773. 

f AAS 

1661.  Boston,  December  2,  1773.  | Whereas  it  has  been  re- 
ported that  a Permit  will  be  given  by  I the  Custom-House  for 
Landing  the  Tea  now  on  Board  a Vessel  | laying  in  this  Harbour, 
commanded  by  Capt.  Hall:  . . . Signed,  The  People. 

BPL.  MHS 

Evans,  12696.  Reproduced  in  Winsor,  Narrative  and  Critical  History, 
vi.  92. 

1662.  [Cuts.]  The  | Boston  Sheet  | Almanack,  | For  the  Year 

of  our  Lord  God,  1774;  Boston:  Printed  and  sold  by  I.  Thomas, 
near  the  Market;  and  by  Mills  and  Hicks,  in  School-Street. 
[Price  Six-Pence.]  aas 

Deblois,  Gilbert. 

1663.  Gilbert  Deblois  | At  his  Shop  opposite  School-Street, 

near  the  late  Rev.  Dr.  Sewall’s  Meeting-House,  Boston,  | Im- 
ports from  London,  Bristol,  Scotland  and  Holland,  . . . 
Dated,  Boston,  1773.  mhs 

Dorchester. 

1664.  (N°.  2.)  Your  Province  Tax  | For  the  Year  1773. | ] 
Your  Town  and  County  Rate.  | . . . The  Assessors  sit  at  the 
Turk’s-Head  in  Dorchester,  . . . Signed,  Philip  Withington. 

MHS 

1665.  An  | Elegy  | occasioned  by  the  Death  of  the  late  Rev- 

erend | Daniel  M’Clelin,  | Pastor  of  the  Church  of  Christ  in 
Colerain.  | By  a Neighbour.  Boston:  Printed  by  J.  Kneeland, 
in  Milk-Street.  1773.  t nyhs 

Evans,  12758. 

1666.  Friends,  Brethren,  Country  men,  — The  perfidious  art 
of  your  restless  enemies  to  render  ineffectual  the  late  resolu- 
tions of  the  body  of  the  people  demand  your  assembling  at 
the  Old  South  meeting-house  . . . 

In  Newell’s  Diary  in  1 Proceedings,  xv.  346,  under  date  December  14, 
1773.  Evans,  12775. 


17731 


MASSACHUSETTS  BROADSIDES. 


229 


1667.  Friends,  Brethren,  Countrymen,  — That  worst  of 
plagues,  the  detested  tea,  shipped  for  this  port  by  the  East 
India  Company,  is  now  arrived  in  this  harbor.  (Call  to  a 
meeting  at  Faneuil  Hall,  this  day  [November  29.] ) 

In  Newell’s  Diary,  in  1 Proceedings,  xv.  345.  Evans,  12774. 


Harvard  College. 


1668.  Catalogus. 

AAS.  HC 

Evans,  12804. 

1669.  Theses. 

HC.  MHS 

Evans,  12806. 

Massachusetts-Bay,  Province. 

1670.  Boston,  February  18,  1773.  | On  Tuesday  last  His 

Excellency  the  Governor  was  | pleased  to  send  a Message  by 
the  Secretary  to  the  | Honorable  House  of  Representatives 
directing  their  | Attendance  forthwith  in  the  Council  Chamber. 
The  | House  went  up  accordingly,  and  ...  he  made  the  fol- 
lowing Speech  to  both  Houses.  mhs 

Printed  on  2 leaves,  but  forming  2 pp.  It  is,  in  fact,  the  second  and 
third  pages  of  the  Massachusetts  Gazette  of  that  date.  Evans,  12854. 

1671.  Massachusets-  | Bay.  [Royal  arms.]  By  the  Governor. 

| A Proclamation  | For  a General  Fast.  [April  15.]  Dated, 
March  10,  1773.  Boston:  Printed  by  Richard  Draper,  Printer 
to  His  Excellency  the  Governor,  and  the  j Honorable  His 
Majesty’s  Council.  1773.  bpl.  aas.  mhs 

Evans,  12852. 

1672.  Province  of  Massachusetts-Bay.  By  the  Governor.  A 
Proclamation  For  Dissolving  the  General  Court.  Dated 
April  8,  1773. 

Printed  in  the  Massachusetts  Gazette,  April  8,  1773. 

1673.  Province  of  Massachusets-Bay.  By  the  Governor.  A 
Proclamation  For  Proroguing  the  General  Court  (to  Novem- 
ber 3.)  Dated,  August  14,  1773. 

Printed  in  the  Massachusetts  Gazette,  August  19,  1773. 

1674.  Province  of  Massachusets-Bay.  By  the  Governor.  A 

Proclamation  For  Proroguing  the  General  Court.  Dated, 

October  9,  1773. 

Printed  in  the  Massachusetts  Gazette,  October  14,  1773. 

1675.  Massachusets-  | Bay.  [Royal  arms.]  By  the  Governor. 
| A Proclamation  | For  a Publick  Thanksgiving.  [Novem- 
ber 25.]  Dated,  October  28,  1773.  Boston:  Printed  by  Richard 


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[1773 


Draper,  Printer  to  His  Excellency  the  Governor,  and  the  | 
Honorable  His  Majesty’s  Council,  1773. 

Evans,  12853.  AAS.  BA.  MHS 

1676.  Province  of  Massachusets-Bay.  By  the  Governor.  A 
Proclamation  For  Proroguing  the  General  Court  (to  January 
26,  1774).  Dated,  December  21,  1773. 

Printed  in  the  Massachusetts  Gazette , December  23,  1773. 

1677.  The  Court  of  Sessions  have  | appointed  Thursday  . . . 

to  grant  Li-  | cences  on  Spirituous  Liquors:  . . . mhs 

The  form  used  was  for  1769,  with  dates  altered  in  ink. 

Nickerson,  Ansell. 

1678.  [Cut.]  The  following  | Circumstances  | Relating  to  the 

Famous  | Ansell  Nickerson,  | And  concerning  the  Boy,  (men- 
tioned in  the  Trial  to  be  carried  away  by  the  Pirates)  who,  | 
they  say,  is  arrived  at  Martha’s-Vineyard:  Also,  the  Testimony 
of  Two  Men,  belonging  to  Seaguin,  [ who  were  robbed  by  a 
Top-sail  Schooner  with  four  Boats,  on  the  Fourteenth  of 
November:  To  | which  is  added,  the  Declaration  of  a Justice 
of  the  Peace,  respecting  Mr.  Nickerson’s  Innocence  | of  the 
Murder  and  Robbery  in  Nov.  All  which  particulars  have 
transpired  since  his  Trial  and  Acquittal.  t phs 

1679.  [Cuts.]  The  | Particulars  | Of  the  late  melancholly  and 
shocking  | Tragedy,  | Which  happened  at  Salem,  near  Boston, 
on  Thursday,  the  17th  Day  of  June,  1773.  ei.  nyhs.  mhs 

Evans,  12918.  See  1690  and  1691,  infra. 

1680.  [Cuts.]  A Funeral  Elegy,  | occasioned  by  the  | Tragedy, 
| At  Salem,  near  Boston,  on  Thursday  Afternoon,  the  17th  of 


1773]  MASSACHUSETTS  BROADSIDES.  23 1 

June,  1773,  at  which  Time  the  10  following  Persons  . . . were 
drowned.  t lc.  bpl 

Awake,  my  Muse,  and  tune  the  Song 
To  harp  a doleful  Sound, 

Evans,  12777. 

1681.  [Another  issue.]  Printed  and  Sold  by  E.  Russell,  next 
the  Cornfield,  Union  Street,  near  the  Market.  (Pr.  3.  Cop.)  ei 

The  same  coffins  as  on  “The  Particulars.”  Evans,  12777.  Reprint  also. 

Peirce,  Joseph. 

1682.  Joseph  Peirce,  | At  his  Shop,  making  the  Corner, 

northerly,  of  the  Old  Brick  Meeting-  | House,  and  fronting 
the  West  End  of  the  Town-House,  Boston.  [Printed  by  Mills 
and  Hicks.]  bpl 

1683.  A Petition  of  the  People  of  Halifax.  t 

Halifax  was  one  of  the  towns  granted  by  New  Hampshire  but  was 

claimed  by  New  York;  it  joined  Coleraine,  Mass.  The  sheet  may  be 
a Massachusetts  or  a New  York  issue. 

1684.  Proposals  | For  Re-printing  by  Subscription,  | the  | Fort- 
Royal  | of  the  | Scriptures;  | or,  a [ Vade-Mecum  Concordance,  | 
containing  | An  Hundred  Heads  of  Scripture:  | wherein  | All 
(even  the  weaker  Sort  of  Christians)  may  readily  find  most  | of 
the  Rarities  in  the  Word  of  God.  | By  an  Admirer  of  the  Word. 

| ...  | Subscriptions  are  taken  in  by  William  M ’Alpine,  the 
undertaker,  Printer,  in  Marlborough-Street,  Boston.  f nypl 

Relief  Society,  Boston. 

1685.  [Cut  and  motto.]  Rules  and  Orders  | for  the  | Relief 

Society,  | Instituted  at  Boston,  March  5th,  Annoque  Domini, 
1773.  Printed  by  J.  Boyles.  bpl 

Richardson,  John. 

1686.  [Cut.]  Inhuman  Cruelty : | Or  Villany  Detected.  | Being 

a true  Relation  of  the  most  unheard-of,  cruel  and  barberous 
Intended  Murder  of  a Bastard  Child  belonging  to  | John  and 
Ann  Richardson,  of  Boston,  who  confined  it  in  a small  Room, 
with  scarce  any  Victuals,  or  [ Cloathing  to  cover  it  from  the 
cold  or  rain,  which  beat  into  it,  for  which  Crime  they  were 
both  of  them  Sen-  | tenc’d  to  set  on  the  Gallows,  with  a rope 
round  their  Necks,  &c.  [Draper.]  f phs 

The  cut  is  the  same  as  that  on  “A  Solemn  Farewell  to  Levi  Ames.” 
No.  1646,  supra. 


232  MASSACHUSETTS  HISTORICAL  SOCIETY.  [1773 

Roxbury. 

1687.  An  Address  of  Freeholders  of  the  First  Precinct  in  Rox- 
bury in  relation  to  being  set  off  to  the  third  Precinct,  . . . aas 

With  copy  of  a petition  sent  to  the  General  Court  in  1743. 

1688.  Whereas  the  Great  and  General  Court  | were  pleased  a 
their  last  Session  to  ap-  | point  a Committee,  to  whom  they 
re-  | ferr’d  the  Petition  of  several  who  had  | petitioned  to  be 
set  off  from  the  first  to  | the  third  Precinct  in  Roxbury,  . . . 

Presented,  January  12,  1773.  t AAS 

Salem. 

1689.  Just  published,  and  to  be  sold  by  the  Printers  of  this 
Paper,  Rules  For  Regulating  Salem  Hospital.  ***  The  Sub- 
scribers to  the  Hospital  are  desired  to  call  at  the  Printing-Office 
for  Copies  of  the  Rules.  — Advertisement  in  the  Essex  Gazette , 
December  21,  1773. 

1690.  Salem,  June  25,  1773.  | Verses  on  the  sudden  and  awful 
Death  of  Mrs.  Rebecca  | Giles,  Mr.  Paul  Kimball  and  his  Wife, 
Mrs.  Desire  Holman,  Mr.  William  Ward  and  his  Wife,  Miss 
Esther  | Masury,  Mr.  Nathaniel  Diggadon  and  his  Wife,  and 
Mrs.  Sarah  Becket,  all  of  Salem,  who  were  drowned  | all  to- 
gether off  this  Harbour  on  the  17th  Day  of  June,  1773.  Boston : 
Printed  and  Sold  in  Milk-Street.  [John  Kneeland.]  f phs 

1691.  [Another  edition.]  ei 

The  lines  end  as  follows:  . . . Death  of  | . . . 

Mr.  William  | . . . Wife,  and  | . . . Harbour  on  | 

See  1679  and  1680,  supra. 

Smith,  Elizabeth,  and  John  Sennet. 

1692.  [Cut.]  A Dialogue  | between  | Elizabeth  Smith,  and 
John  Sennet,  | Who  were  convicted  before  his  Majesty’s 
Superior  Court,  Elizabeth  Smith  | For  Thievery,  and  John 
Sennet  for  Beastiality!  and  each  sentenced  to  | Set  upon  the 
Gallows  for  the  space  of  one  Hour,  with  a Rope  round  their  | 
Necks  Elizabeth  Smith  to  receive  Twenty  Stripes  upon  her 
naked  Back,  | And  John  Sennet,  Thirty-nine.  [Draper.]  f phs 

The  cut  is  the  same  as  that  on  “A  Solemn  Farewell  to  Levi  Ames.” 
No.  1646,  supra. 

Spencer,  Arthur. 

1693.  To  the  Public.  | Mr.  Arthur  Spencer,  at  present  an  in- 

habitant of  Boston,  formerly  Surgeon’s  Mate  of  his  Majesty’s  | 
Ship  Glasgow  . . . aas.  hc.  mhs 

1694.  To  the  Freemen  of  this  and  the  neighbouring  Towns: 


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233 


Gentlemen!  — You  are  desired  to  meet  at  the  Liberty-Tree  this 
Day  at  12  o’clock  at  noon,  then  and  there  to  hear  the  Persons 
to  whom  the  Tea  shipped  by  the  E.  I.  Company  is  consigned, 
make  a public  resignation  of  their  Offices  . . . Signed,  O.  C. 
Sec’y.  Boston,  Nov.  3,  1773. 

Evans,  12691.  “A  number  of  printed  hand  [bills]  were  pasted  up  at 
the  corner  of  most  of  the  streets  in  town,  desiring  all  the  sons  of  freedom 
to  meet  at  the  Tree  of  Liberty,  on  Wednesday,  — signed  ‘0.  C.’”  — 
Thomas  Newell’s  Diary,  Proceedings,  xv.  343. 

In  the  Dartmouth  Papers,  n.  193,  are  copies  of  an  impersonal  letter 
signed  0.  C.  and  addressed  to  Thomas  and  Elisha  Hutchinson,  Novem- 
ber 2,  and  the  above  printed  notification  of  November  3. 

1695.  Tradesmen’s  | Protest  | against  the  | Proceedings  | of  the 

| Merchants.  | Relative  to  the  New  Importation  of  Tea.  Dated, 
November  3,  1773.  Printed  by  E.  Russell,  next  the  Cornfield, 
Union-Street.  mhs 

Evans,  13046. 

1696.  New-Year’s  Verses,  | Addressed  to  the  Customers  of 

the  | Massachusetts-Gazette,  &c.  t phs 

A New  Year’s  Wish  is  grown  so  common, 

I fear,  Good  Friends  you  will  not  like  it, 

1774 

1697.  An  Address  to  New-England:  | written  by  | A Daughter 

of  Liberty.  Boston:  Printed  and  Sold  by  Nathaneal  Coverly 
near  Christ-Church,  North-End,  mdcclxxiv  f pc.  phs 

Mourn,  mourn  O Heavens,  and  thou  O Earth  bewail, 

And  weep  ye  Saints,  ’till  all  your  Spirits  fail! 

1698.  Addresses  &c.  to  the  late  Governor  Hutchinson.  [Boston: 

Thomas  & John  Fleet,  1774.]  mhs 

1699.  The  following  is  a true  List  of  those  Persons  | who  signed 
an  Address  to  the  late  Governor  Hutchinson,  on  | his  Departure 
for  England,  with  their  several  Occupations,  Shops,  | Stores  or 
Places  of  Abode,  and  is  Published  that  every  Friend  to  his  | 
Country  may  know  who  is  Assisting  to  carry  the  execrable 
Purposes  | of  the  British  Administration  into  Execution.  mhs 

pp.  2.  Promises  a “next  Edition”  with  additions.  Evans,  13279. 

1700.  Whereas  a great  Number  of  People  have  express’d  a 
Desire  that  | the  Names  of  the  Addressers  to  the  late  Gov. 
Hutchinson,  | and  Protesters  against  the  solemn  League  and 


234 


MASSACHUSETTS  HISTORICAL  SOCIETY. 


[1774 


Covenant  | might  be  made  Publick,  the  following  is  a true  List 
of  the  | same,  Viz.  [Edes  & Gill.]  Sold  in  Queen-Street. 

AAS.  HC.  BPL.  MHS 
Issued  in  facsimilie  in  the  Bulletin  of  the  Boston  Public  Library,  October, 
1893.  Evans,  13767. 

1701.  A List  | Of  the  Addressers  to  the  late  Gov.  Hutchinson. 

Taken  from  the  London  Gazetteer,  and  New  Daily  Advertiser, 
Of  Saturday  September  24th,  1774.  Sold  by  D.  Kneeland,  in 
Queen-Street.  aas  ei.  mhs 

Evans,  13379. 

1702.  At  a Meeting  of  the  following  Gen-  [ tlemen,  being  Com- 

mittees from  every  Town  and  | District  in  the  County  of  Mid- 
dlesex, and  Pro-  | vince  of  Massachusetts  Bay,  held  at  Concord, 
| in  said  County,  on  the  30th  and  31st  Day  of  | August  1774,  to 
consult  upon  Measures  proper  | to  be  taken  at  the  present  very 
important  Day.  aas.  mhs 

Evans,  13439. 

1703.  At  a Meeting  of  the  Delegates  | of  every  Town  and 

District  in  the  County  of  | Suffolk,  on  Tuesday  the  Sixth  of 
September,  at  | the  House  of  Mr.  Richard  Woodward  of  Ded- 
ham, | and  by  Adjournment  at  the  House  of  Mr.  Daniel  | Vose 
of  Milton  on  Friday  the  Ninth  Instant,  | . . . mhs 

Evans,  13646. 

Boston,  Town  of. 

1704.  Votes  and  Proceedings  of  | the  Town  of  | Boston,  | June 

17,  1774.  BPL.  MHS 

pp.  2,  on  a folio  leaf.  Evans,  13159.  Reproduced  in  Winsor,  Narrative 
and  Critical  History,  vi.  61. 

1705.  At  a meeting  of  the  freeholders  and  other  inhabitants 

of  the  town  of  Boston,  duly  qualified  | and  legally  warned,  in 
public  town  meeting,  assembled  at  Faneuil-hall,  on  Tuesday 
the  26th  | day  of  July,  Anno  Domini  1774,  at  10  o’clock  fore- 
noon. AAS.  BPL.  MHS 

Evans,  13160. 

, Committee  op  Correspondence. 

1706.  Boston,  May  12, 1774.  | Gentlemen,  | By  the  last  advices 
from  London  we  learn  that  an  Act  has  been  passed  by  the 
British  Parliament  for  blocking  up  the  Harbour  of  Boston,  . . . 

nyhs.  mhs 


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235 


1707.  Gentlemen,  | The  evils  which  we  have  long  foreseen  are 
now  come  upon  this  town  | and  province,  the  long  meditated 
stroke  is  now  given  to  the  civil  | liberty  of  this  country. 

AAS.  NYPL.  BPL.  MHS 

pp.  2 Dated  and  signed  in  ms.,  June  8,  1774.  By  order,  etc. 
Evans,  13157. 

1708.  [Another  issue,  with  printed  date.]  nypl 

1709.  Boston,  June  10,  1774.  | Gentlemen,  | Whereas  several 

of  our  brethren,  members  of  the  com-  | mittees  of  correspond- 
ence in  the  neighbouring  towns,  | have  since  our  letter  of  the 
8th  instant  applied  to  us,  . . . aas.  bpl.  mhs 

A facsimile  is  in  the  Bulletin  of  the  Boston  Public  Library,  July,  1893. 
Evans,  13158. 

1710.  [Another  issue.]  f nypl 

The  endings  of  the  first  three  lines  are:  Commit-  I . . . have  | . . . 

whether  ] ...  . . and  the  words  Great-Britain  and  North- America  are 
italicised. 

1711.  Boston,  September  27,  1774.  [ Gentlemen,  | The  com- 
mittees of  correspondence  of  this  and  several  of  the  | neighbour- 
ing towns,  having  taken  into  consideration  the  | vast  importance 
of-  withholding  from  the  troops  now  here,  | labour,  straw,  . . . 

NYPL.  BPL.  MA.  MHS 
The  resolve  and  vote  adopted  at  a meeting  of  committees,  September  27 , 
are  attached.  Evans,  13162. 

1712.  The  Committee  (consisting  of  the  following  Members, 
namely,  | 

Mr.  Samuel  Adams,  Mr.  John  White, 

John  Rowe,  Esq;  Mr.  Gibbins  Sharpe, 

Thomas  Boylston,  Esq;  Capt.  William  Mackey. 

AAS.  BPL.  MHS 

On  donations  for  the  poor  of  Boston.  Dated,  Boston,  Sept.  22,  1774. 
Evans,  13161. 

1713.  Boston,  May  24, 1774.  | The  Merchants  and  Traders  of 

this  Town,  | are  requested  to  meet  at  the  West  Chamber  in  | 
the  Town-House,  lately  improved  by  the  Court  | of  Sessions, 
at  Four  o’Clock  This  Afternoon,  | . . . mhs 

Evans,  13156. 

Brattle,  William. 

1714.  The  following  is  a Copy  of  a Letter,  | said  to  be  wrote 
by  Gen.  Brattle,  | to  the  Commander  in  Chief,  viz. 

The  letter  is  dated,  Cambridge,  August  29,  1774.  Evans,  13175. 


236  MASSACHUSETTS  HISTORICAL  SOCIETY.  [1774 

1715.  The  following  is  a Copy  of  a Letter,  | said  to  be  wrote 

by  Gen.  Brattle,  | to  the  Commander  in  Chief,  viz.  | Cambridge, 
August  29,  1774.  f bpl 

Reproduced  in  Winsor,  Narrative  and  Critical  History , vi.  98. 

1716.  The  following  is  a Copy  of  a | Letter,  said  to  be  wrote 

by  | Gen.  Brattle,  to  the  Comman-  | der  in  chief,  viz.  [and] 
Gen.  Brattle’s  Address  | To  the  Public.  Dated,  Boston, 
September  2,  1774.  mhs 

Evans,  13176. 

1717.  To  the  Public.  | Boston,  Sept.  2,  1774.  | I think  it  but 
Justice  to  myself  to  give  an  Account  of  my  Conduct. 

f A AS.  MHS 

Congress,  Continental. 

1718.  The  following  Extracts  from  the  Votes  and  Proceedings 
of  the  American  | Continental  Congress,  we  are  induced  to 
publish  thus  early  purely  to  ease  | the  Impatience  of  our 
Readers.  | Association,  &c.  Boston:  Printed  by  Edes  & Gill. 

RIHS.  AAS.  MHS 

1719.  [Another  issue.]  Boston:  Printed,  by  T.  & J.  Fleet. 

AAS.  MHS 

The  two  issues  are  identical  except  for  the  imprint.  Evans,  13708 
and  13709. 

1720.  The  Association,  | agreed  upon  by  the  Grand  American 

Continental  Congress.  Dated,  October,  1774.  Boston:  Printed 
by  Edes  & Gill,  in  Queen  Street.  f aas 

1721.  The  9th  Article  of  the  Association  | of  the  late  Conti- 
nental Congress.  Salem,  December  3,  1774.  ei 

Evans,  13706. 

Duckett,  Valentine. 

1722.  [Cut.]  The  Life,  Last  Words,  | And  Dying  Speech  of  | 

Valentine  Duckett;  | who  was  shot  for  Desertion,  on  Boston 
Common,  Friday  Morning,  Sept.  9,  1774,  . . . Dated,  Boston 
Camp  (at  mid-night)  9th  Sept.  1774.  Sold  at  the  Printing- 
Office  in  School-Street.  Price  Six  Coppers.  f aas 

1723.  [Cuts.]  An  Elegy,  | occasioned  by  | The  Melancholly 

Catastrophe,  | which  happen’d  in  the  Night  of  the  10th.  of 
August,  1774:  | In  which  the  following  Persons  perished  in  the 
unrelenting  Flames,  | . . . Mrs.  Murphy  and  her  two  small 
Children,  Mrs.  Fling  and  | Mrs.  Whitemore,  . . . Sold  at  the 
Printing-Office  in  Milk-Street.  f phs 


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237 


1724.  From  the  Virginia  Gazette,  August  25.  | A | Parody  | on 
a late  | Proclamation,  [and]  From  the  Massachusetts-Spy.  | 
September  1,  1774.  | A General  sample  of  Gubernatorial  Elo- 
quence, | as  lately  exhibited  to  a Company  of  | Councillor] s. 

t lc 


The  second  item  is  an  attack  on  Hancock.  The  sheet  may  have  been 
printed  in  Virginia.  Evans,  13287. 


1725.  A Brief  | Narrative,  or  Poem,  | Giving  an  Account  of 
the  Hostile  Actions  of  some  Pagan  Indians  towards  | Lieutenant 
Jacob  Tilton,  and  his  brother  Daniel  Tilton,  both  of  | the  town 
of  Ipswich,  as  they  were  on  board  of  a small  vessel  at  | the 
Eastward;  which  happened  in  the  summer-time,  | in  the  year 
1722.  With  an  Account  of  the  | Valiant  Exploits  of  the  said 
Tiltons,  | and  their  victorious  Conquest  | over  their  insulting  | 
enemies.  Newbury  Port:  Printed  and  sold  by  I.  Thomas  and 
H.  W.  Tinges,  1774. 

Evans,  13289.  N.  E.  Hist.  Gen.  Register,  n.  271. 

1726.  A Genuine  | Letter  | From  a well-known  Patriot  at  St. 

James’s,  | To  his  Friend  in  Boston,  | Relative  to  the  present 
distracted  State  of  American  Affairs.  | Dated  London,  Nov- 
vember  28,  1774.  f nyhs.  bpl 

Evans,  14061. 

Great  Britain. 

1727.  Proceedings  of  his  Majesty’s  Privy-Council  on  the  Ad-  | 
dress  of  the  Assembly  of  Massachusetts-Bay,  to  remove  | his 
Governor  and  Lieutenant-Governor;  with  the  substance  of  | 


238  MASSACHUSETTS  HISTORICAL  SOCIETY.  [1774 

Mr.  Wedderburn’s  Speech  relative  to  said  Address.  Sold  at 
the  Printing-Office  in  School-street.  mhs 

pp.  4.  The  style  of  type  and  width  of  column  are  the  same  as  in  the 
“Addresses  &c.”  published  by  Thomas  & John  Fleet. 

1728.  The  King’s  Speech  | To  both  Houses  of  Parliament, 

30  November,  1774,  | Together  with  their  Addresses  to  his 
Majesty.  j aas 

Evans,  14079. 

Boston  Port  Bill  and  Act. 

1729.  London,  April  4,  [1774.]  The  following  is  the  much- 
talked-of  Boston  | Port-Bill,  which  on  Thursday  last  received  | 
the  Royal  Assent,  and  after  the  First  of  June  | becomes  a Law. 
Boston:  Printed,  by  Edes  & Gill,  | in  Queen-Street,  1774. 

f LCP 

1730.  Extracts  of  private  Letters  from  London,  dated  April  7 
and  8,  to  Persons  in  | New  York  and  Philadelphia.  Signed,  T. 

f MdHS.  EI.  AAS 

Evans,  13273,  13307,  who  gives  it  to  John  Holt  of  New  York.  The 
New  York  issue  (in  lc  and  nypl)  is  in  four  columns  instead  of  three, 
and  is  printed  on  verso  of  the  Boston  Port  Bill  brought  by  Captain 
Coupar.  The  “Extracts”  appear  as  a supplement  to  the  Boston  Evening 
Post,  May  23,  1774,  and  in  precisely  the  same  form,  line  for  line,  in  the 
Boston  Gazette  of  the  same  date.  The  broadside  was  made  up  by  adding 
enough  to  each  of  the  three  columns  to  permit  the  “Extracts”  to  appear 
on  one  page,  but  it  is  impossible  to  say  whether  it  was  the  Fleets  or  Edes 
& Gill  who  printed  it. 

1731.  The  Boston  Port  Bill,  | Together  with  Governor  John- 
sone’s  Speech  in  the  House  of  Commons  on  the  same.  mhs 

pp.  2. 

1732.  Anno  Regni  Decimo  Quarto  Georgii  III  Regis.  1774.  | 

Regulation  of  Massachuset’s  Bay.  [Royal  arms.]  An  Act  of 
Parliament  | Passed  in  the  Fourteenth  Year  of  the  Reign  of 
His  | Majesty  King  George  the  Third.  1774.  Boston:  Printed 
by  Mr.  Draper,  Printer  to  His  Excellency  | the  Governor,  and 
the  Honorable  His  Majesty’s  Council,  1774.  ei 

pp.  9.  Evans,  13303. 

1733.  An  Act  to  block  up  Boston  Harbour.  | . . . Sold  at  the 

Printing-Office  in  School-street.  nyhs.  mhs 

1734.  Anno  Regni  Decimo  Quarto  Georgii  III.  Regis.  J Regu- 
lation of  Massachusets-Bay.  [Royal  arms.]  . . . An  Act  for 
the  better  regulating  the  Government  of  | the  Province  of  the 
Massachuset’s  Bay,  in  New- | England.  Boston:  Printed  by 


1774] 


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Mr.  Draper,  Printer  to  His  Excellency  | the  Governor,  and  the 
Honorable  His  Majesty’s  Council,  1774.  ei 

pp.  9. 

1735.  The  following  extraordinary  Bills  now  pending  in  Par- 

lia-  | ment,  arrived  last  Night  in  Capt.  Williamson,  in  36  Days  | 
from  Bristol.  | Boston,  June  3,  1774.  [Boston:  Edes  & Gill, 
1774.]  A AS.  JCB.  HHS 

pp.  2.  Evans,  13304. 

1736.  The  following  extraordinary  Bills,  pending  before  the  [ 

British  Parliament,  arrived  last  night  in  Capt.  Williamson,  j 
in  36  Days  from  Bristol.  Boston,  June  3,  1774.  Salem: 
Printed  by  S.  and  E.  Hall.  ei.  aas.  mhs 

pp.  2.  Evans,  13305. 

Joyce,  jun.  (pseudonym). 

1737.  Brethren,  and  Fellow  Citizens!  | You  may  depend,  that 
those  odious  Miscreants  and  detes-  | table  Tools  to  Ministry 
and  Governor,  the  Tea  Consignees,  . . . Signed,  Joyce,  jun. 

PC 

It  was  posted  through  the  town  January  15,  1774,  and  is  reproduced 
in  Mass.  Col.  Soc.  Transactions,  vm.  88,  where  the  story  of  Joyce,  jun. 
is  fully  told  by  Albert  Matthews.  Evans,  13358. 

1738.  Brethren,  and  Fellow  Citizens!  | This  is  to  Certify,  That 
the  modern  Punishment  lately  inflicted  on  the  ignoble  John 
Malcolm,  was  not  done  by  our  Order  — ...  Signed,  Joyce, 
junr. 

Posted  through  the  Town  on  January  30,  1774.  Evans,  13359. 
Kast,  Philip  Godfrey. 

1739.  Drugs  and  Medicines.  | Philip  Godfrey  Kast  | Takes  the 

Pleasure  to  acquaint  his  Friends  and  the  Public,  that  | he  has 
just  imported  from  London,  and  is  | now  opening  at  his  Apothe- 
cary Store,  at  the  Sign  of  | the  Lion  and  Mortar,  in  King-Street, 
Salem,  . . . ei 

Massachusetts-Bay,  Province. 

1740.  Salem,  June  17,  1774.  | Province  of  Massachusett’s 
Bay.  | The  following  Resolves  passed  the  House  of  Represen- 
tatives this  Day  by  a | very  great  Majority,  and  are  now  trans- 
mitted to  the  Selectmen  of  the  | several  Towns  and  Districts  in 
this  Province.  . . . (Expressing  sympathy  with  the  inhabitants 
of  Boston,  and  recommending  the  disuse  of  tea.) 

Evans,  13425.  f NYPL.  BPL 


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1741.  Massachusets-  | Bay.  [By  the  Governor.  | A Proclama- 
tion | For  a Publick  Fast.  [April  14.]  Dated,  March  7,  1774. 
Boston:  Printed  by  Richard  Draper,  Printer  to  His  Excellency 
the  Governor,  and  | the  Honorable  His  Majesty’s  Council.  1774. 

BPL.  AAS.  MHS 

Evans,  13413. 

1742.  Province  of  Massachusetts-Bay.  By  the  Governor.  A 

Proclamation  for  Dissolving  the  General  Court.  Dated, 

March  30,  1774. 

Printed  in  the  Massachusetts  Gazette,  March  31,  1774. 

1743.  By  His  Excellency  Thomas  Gage,  Esq;  ...  A Procla- 
mation (announcing  his  appointment  as  Captain-General  and 
Governor  in  Chief  and  continuing  in  office  those  whose  com- 
missions would  otherwise  cease.)  Dated  May  17,  1774. 

Printed  in  the  Massachusetts  Gazette , May  19,  1774. 

1744.  Province  of  Massachusetts-Bay.  By  the  Governor.  A 
Proclamation  For  dissolving  the  General  Court.  Dated, 
June  17,  1774. 

Printed  in  the  Massachusetts  Gazette , June  23,  1774. 

1745.  [Proclamation  by  Gage.]  Whereas,  certain  Persons, 
calling  themselves  a Committee  of  Correspondence  for  the 
Town  of  Boston.  . . . 

In  Newell’s  Diary,  in  1 Proceedings,  xv.  354,  under  date,  June  30,  1774. 
Printed  in  the  Massachusetts  Gazette,  June  30,  1774. 

1746.  Massachusetts-Bay.  By  the  Governor.  A Proclama- 
tion. For  the  Encouragement  of  Piety,  and  Virtue,  and  for 
preventing  and  punishing  of  Vice,  Profanity  and  Immorality. 
Dated,  Salem,  July  21,  1774. 

Evans,  13412.  Printed  in  the  Massachusetts  Gazette,  July  28,  1774. 

1747.  Province  of  Massachusetts-Bay.  By  the  Governor.  A 
Proclamation.  Whereas  certain  Hand-Bills  have  been  posted 
in  sundry  Places  in  the  Town  of  Salem,  calling  .upon  Merchants, 
Freeholders  and  other  Inhabitants  of  said  Town,  to  meet  at 
the  Town-House  Chamber  on  Wednesday  next,  ...  to  con- 
sider of  and  determine  upon  Measures  for  opposing  the  execu- 
tion of  divers  late  Acts  of  Parliament.  . . . Dated,  Salem, 
August  23,  1774. 

Printed  in  the  Massachusetts  Gazette,  August  25,  1774. 

1748.  Province  of  Massachusetts-Bay.  By  the  Governor.  A 
Proclamation.  Whereas  on  the  first  Day  of  September  Instant, 


I774J 


MASSACHUSETTS  BROADSIDES. 


241 


I thought  fit  to  issue  Writs,  for  calling  a Great  and  General 
Court  (will  not  be  convened).  Dated,  September  28,  1774. 
Printed  in  the  Massachusetts  Gazette,  September  29,  1774. 

1749.  By  the  Governor.  | A Proclamation.  | Whereas  a Num- 

ber of  Persons  unlawfully  assembled  at  Cambridge,  in  the 
Month  of  | October  last,  calling  themselves  a Provincial  Con- 
gress, . . . Dated,  November  10,  1774.  Boston:  Printed  by 
Mr.  Draper,  Printer  to  His  Excellency  the  Governor,  and  the 
Honorable  His  Majesty’s  Council.  t aas 

Evans,  13414. 

1750.  Province  of  the  | Massachusets-Bay.  | The  Honorable  | 

Harrison  Gray,  Esq;  | Treasurer  . . . (Warrant  to  collect  un- 
paid taxes.)  Dated,  [December  1,  1774.]  f ma 

Archives,  cccxxi.  2. 

, Provincial  Congress. 

1751.  In  Provincial  Congress,  | Cambridge,  October  22,  1774.  ( 
From  a Consideration  of  the  Continuance  of  | the  Gospel  among 
us,  and  the  Smiles  of  | Divine  Providence  upon  us  . . . (Ap- 
pointing December  15,  as  a day  of  Thanksgiving.) 

AAS.  BA 

Evans,  13415. 

1752.  In  Provincial  Congress,  | Cambridge,  October  26,  1774.  | 

Whereas  in  Consequence  of  the  [ present  unhappy  Disputes  be- 
tween Great-Britain  and  the  Colonies,  a formidable  Body  of 
Troops  | with  warlike  Preparations  of  every  Sort  are  already 
arrived  at,  . . . f nypl.  bpl 

A facsimile  is  in  the  Bulletin  of  the  Boston  Public  Library,  October, 
1892.  Evans,  13416. 

1753.  In  Provincial  Congress,  Cambridge,  December  5,  1774.  ( 
Resolved,  | That  the  Proceedings  of  the  American  Continental 
Congress,  held  at  Philadelphia  on  | . . . f nypl.  ei.  bpl 

Evans,  13417. 

1754.  In  Provincial  Congress,  | Cambridge,  December  6,  1774. 
| The  Operation  of  the  cruel  and  iniquitous  Boston-Port  Bill, 
that  | Instrument  of  ministerial  Vengeance,  . . . 

EI.  BPL.  AAS.  MHS 
Evans,  13418.  The  ei  copy  is  printed  on  the  same  sheet  as  the  address 
to  ministers. 

1755.  In  Provincial  Congress,  j Cambridge,  December  6,  1774. 


242 


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[1774 


| Resolved,  That  the  following  Address  be  presented  to  the  | 
Several  Ministers  of  the  Gospel  in  this  Province. 

t ei.  BPL.  AAS 


Evans,  13419. 


1756.  In  Provincial  Congress,  | Cambridge,  Wednesday,  Dec. 
7,  1774.  f lc.  bpl 

On  determining  the  number  of  inhabitants,  exports  and  imports  and 
manufactures  of  the  Province.  A facsimile  is  in  the  Bulletin  of  the  Boston 
Public  Library,  October,  1892.  Evans,  13420. 


1757.  In  Provincial  Congress,  Cambridge,  December  10,  1774. 

Inasmuch  as  many  states  have  been  taught  by  fatal  experience 
. . . (On  the  adjournment  of  Congress  and  election  of  members 
to  meet,  February  1,  1775,  at  Cambridge.)  bpl 

Evans,  13421. 

1758.  In  Provincial  Congress,  | Cambridge,  December  10, 

1774.  | To  the  Freeholders  and  other  Inhabitants  of  the 
Towns  and  Districts  | of  Massachusetts-Bay.  bpl 

Evans,  13422. 

1759.  Suffolk,  ss.  | At  the  Superior  Court,  &c.  August  1774.  | 

Whereas  the  Honourable  Peter  Oliver,  Esq;  Chief  Justice  of 
this  Court,  stands  charged  | and  impeached  of  divers  High 
Crimes  and  Misdemeanors,  . . . AAS.  mhs 

Evans,  13426. 


Massie,  Joseph. 

1760.  An  Account  of  the  Trade  between  Ireland  and  London. 
“One  sheet,  small  pica,  demy  folio,”  in  an  edition  of  1000  copies. 


1761.  An  Account  of  the  Trade  between  New  England  and 
London. 

“Part  new  set,  and  the  rest  over-run  from  the  foregoing.  Number 
the  same  [1000].” 

1762.  Bills  relative  to  the  above  Accounts. 

“Demy  octavo,  800.” 

1763.  Letter  to  the  Principal  Landholders,  &c.  No.  8.  f nyhs 
“One  sheet,  small  pica,  demy  folio.  1000.”  pp.  3. 

1764.  Ditto.  No.  9. 

“A  demy  long  primer  quarto  page,  printed  by  itself.  100.” 

1765.  Ditto.  Nos.  9 and  10. 

“Printed  together  on  two  demy  quarto  pages.  1800.” 


hi  Provincial  Congrefs, 

Cambridge,  OSlober  22,  1774. 

WROM  a Conftderaticm  of  the  Continuance  of 
A the  Gofpel  among  us,  anJ  the  Smiles  of 
Divine  Providence  upoft  us  with  Regard  to  the 
Seafons  of  the  Year,  and  the  general  Health 
which  has  been  enjoyed  ; and  in  particular, 
from  a Confideration  of  the  Union  which  fo 
remarkably  prevails  not  only  in  this  Province, 
but  through  the  Continent  at  this  alarmingCrifis. 

IT  is  RESOLVED,  as  the  Senfe  of. this  Congrefs,  That  it 
is  highly  proper  that  a Day  of  PUBLIC  THANKSGIVING 
xlxoii Id  be  obferved  tliroughout  this  Province  ; and  it  is  ac- 
cordingly recommended  to  the  feveral  Religious  AfTemblies 
in  the  Province,  that  Lhurfday  the  Fifteenth  Day  of  December 
next,  be  obferved  as  a Day  of  THANKSGIVING,  to  render 
Thanks  to  Almighty  God  for  all  the  Blcflings  we  enjoy.  At 
the  fame  Time,  we  think  it  incumbent  on  this  People  to 
humble  thcmfelvcs  before  God  on  Account  of  their  Sins,  for 
which  he  hath  been  pleafed  in  his  righteous  Judgment  to 
fuffer  fo  great  a Calamity  to  befal  us,  as  the  prefent  Contro- 
verfy  between  Great-Britain  and  the  Colonies  ; as  alfo  to 
implore  the  Divine  BlelTing  upon  us,  tliat  by  the  Afliftance 
of  his  Grace  we  may  be  enabled  to  reform  whatever  is  amifs 
among  us,  that  fo  God  may  be  pleafed  to  continue  to  us  the 
Blcflings  we  enjoy,  and  remove  the  Tokens  of  his  Difplea- 
fure,  by  caufmg  Harmony  and  Union  to  be  reftored  between 
Great-Britain  and  thefe  Colonies, that  we  may  again  rejoice 
in  the  Smiles  of  our  Sovereign  and  the  Pofleflion  of  th6fc 
Privileges  which  have  been  tranfmitted  to  us,  and  have  the 
hopeful  Profpect  that  they  ihall  be  handed  down  intire  to 
Pofterity,  under  the  Proteftant  Succellion  in  the  illuflrious 
Houle  of  Hanover. 

By  Order  of  the  Provincial  Congrefs, 

John  Hancock,  Prefident. 


No.  1751. 


AhuMy.  * y *•  iCt  y <>.WJ 

/*  ( /wjt  U cyym.^  'k.-sixy.  -%^,‘fr  Slfs7/m^ 

The  Addrefs,  PetuioA,  and  Remonflrnnce,  of  the  Cicy  of 
LONDON,  co  the  KING,  in  Favour  of  chc  AMERICANS, 


and  their  Rcfolves,  prefcnted 

LONDON,  July  6. 

Yesterday  the  sheriff*  waited  no  hi. 

Majefly  at  St.  James’*.  when  Mr.  Sheriff 
PJomer  addreffed  the  King  in  the  follow- 
log  words,  " May  it  plcufe  your  M-jcrty,  we  are 
ordered  bjr  the  Mayor.  Aldermen  and  Livery  of 
the  city  of  London  io  Common  Hall  aflVmbled,  to 
wait  upon  yoor  Majefly,  hnmbly  to  deliver  into 
yonr  Majefty's  hands,  in  Their  name,  their  Refo- 
Intions  agreed  loin  Common  Malt,  on  the  14'h  of 
June  lart,  auJ  of  the  5th  infant.”  Mr  Sheriff 
Blomer  then  delivered  a copy  of  the  following 
Refilullcm  ooly  ioto  the  Klog's  baud,  which  ~ J 
rectjved  withdne  faying  a ward. 

y}t  a n riling  tf  lit  Livery  t>f  L.nJ  n,  in  Cwr.cn 
Hctt  ejfembled,  cn  Tuefdnj,  July  4.  1 7 7 > • 
Rtfilved,  That  the  Kiog  is  bound  to  hear  the 
Petitions  of  bit  People,  it  being  the  undoubted 
right  of  the  fobjefl  to  be  heard,  nad  nat  a matter 
at  grace  and  favour. 

Rtfilved,  That  him  MajeQy'a  anfwer  it  x direfl 
denial  of  the  right  of  this  court  to  have  then  pe- 
tition* heard. 

Rtfilved,  That  fuch  denial  renders  the  right 
of  petitioning  the  throne,  recognized  and  4lab- 
1 Llh «d  by  the  Revolution,  of  no  cffifl.  . 

Refitted,  That  whoever  advifed  hit  Majefly, 
direftly  or  iodireGly,  to  refufe  hearing  ibe  hum 
ble  Addreft,  RemonArance  and  Petition  of  this 
court,  on  the  throne,  is  equally  an  ehrmy  to  tha 
tappioefs  and  feeuritv  of  the  King,  and  to  the 
peace  and  liberties  of  the  people. 

Rtfifotd,  That  the  following  icflrufiions  be 
givco  to  our  Reprefeotativcs  in  Parliament. 
Gentlemen. 

You  are  hcra  inflrnfled  by  the  Livery  in  Ci^m- 

Dr st  meeting  of  parliament,  fer  aa  bumble  faj 
drels  from  the  floufe  of  Coramont  to  bis  Majefly, 
rrqueAtr.g  to  know  who  wc(e  the  advifen  of  thole 
fatal  meafurei  that  have  planted  popery  and  at- 
bkary  power  in  America, and  have  plunged  ut  in- 
to a roo A unnatural  civil  war,  tq  the  fubverfion  of 
the  fundamental  principles  of  EngMh  liberty,  the 
rum  of  our  raoft  valuable  commerce,  and  the  dc1 
ftruflion  of  his  Majefly'*  fubjefls.  To  know  who 
were  the  advifert  of  a meajure  fa  dangrrout  to 
his  Majdfty'*  bappioeli,  -and  the  rights  of  hit  peo- 
ple. as  refufing  to  hear  the  petition*  and  com- 
plAiott  of  his  fubjcSs.  You  are  further  inllrufled, 
gentlemen,  to  move  for  an  impeachment  of  rhe 
authors  and  advifers  of  thole  meafurea,  that  by 
bringing  them  to  public juflice,  rvll  counfellotc 
may  be  removed  from  before  the  King,  his  throne 
may  be  eflablifbed.the  right*  of  the  people  be  vin- 
dicated, and  the  whole  empire  reftored  10  the  en- 
joyment of  peace,  liberty,  and  fafe'y 

To  the  King's  Mod  Excellent  Majefly. 

The  Addrefi,  Petition,  and  Remonflracce,  tie. 
MoQ  gracious  Sovereign, 

WE  your  Mojefty'S  moll  faithful  fubjetSA^tk'  ‘ 
Lord  Mayor,  Aldermen,  and  Liveryyr 
the  ciTy  of  London,  in  Common  H .11  effembfe'd. 
are  compelled  again  todiAurb  yeur  MajeAy't  re- 
pofe  with  our  complaints. 

We  have  already  expreffed  to  your  Majefly  our 
abhorrence  of  the  tyrannical  meafuret  purfued 
aga'tnA  our  fcllow-ftibj<<U  in  America,  as  well  as 
of  the  men.  who  fecretly  advife,  and  of  the  mini- 
Rer»,  who  execute  thefe  mcafures. 

We  defire  to  repeat  agr.io,  that  the  power  con- 
tended for  over  the  colooien,  under  the  fpeciou* 
name  of  dignity,  is  to  all  intent*  and  purpofea, 
defpotifen  ; thac  the  ejtercife  of  defpotick  power 
to  any  part  of  the  empire,  it  incoofifleot  with  th: 
cbnrafler  and  fafety  of  this  country. 

As  tve  would  not  fuller  any  mao,  or  body  of 
men  to  eftablilh  arbitrary  power  over  us,  ws  can- 
not acquires  in  any  attempt  to  force  it  upon  asy 


to  his  Majefly,  July  5,  1775. 

part  ofot.i  islJou’  fubjefls  ; we  are  perfuaded  that 
by  the  faerrd,  unalterable  right  of  human  nature, 
si  well  os  by  every  principle  of  the  conftitutkn  ; 
the  Anuricam  might  to  enjoy  peace,  liberty,  and 
fafety  ; that  wha-cvcr  power  invades  thefe  rights, 
ought  to  bo  refilled  ; we  bold  fuch  rclirtancc,  ia 
vindication  of  their  conrtitlman.il  rights,  to  be 
then  in  JiipcuUblc  duty  to  find,  from  whom  thofe 
right*  aie  derived  ro  thcmfelees,  cfho  cannot  be 
falcaod  happy  without  them  ; and  to  t heir  pullc- 
riiy,  who  have  a right  to  claim  this  inheritance 
at  their  hands  uoviulxted  and  tfoimpaired. 

We  have  already  rtmanftrawd  to  your  Mai_-f- 
tp,  that  thtfe  mexWfet  v/ete  Wg  w*rb  all  (he  eon- 
fequrnces,  which  couldalarftt  a free  and  Cummer- 
etal  people  ; a deep  and  perhaps  fata!  wouad  to 
commerce  ; the  ram  of  cnauufafluret  ; thedimi- 
nutiun  of  the  revenue,  and  confequeot  irac reafe  of 
taif-  ; the  alienation  of  the  colooits,  »nJ  the 
blood  of  your  Mjefiy'i  fuf>j-<ls. 

Unhappily,  Sire,  the  word  of  thefe  apprehen- 
fioiis  isuow  realized  in  all  its  horror  : We  have 
feeo  with  equal  dread  and  concern,  a civil  war 
commenced  in  America,  by  your  Majtfty'i  com • 
mander  ia  chid  .--Will  yourMajefiy  be  pleated  to 
confiJcr  what  rauA  be  the  fttuition  of  your  peo- 
ple here,  who  hayo  nothing  now  to  expetk  from 
Amyrlca,  but  Gazettes  of  blood,  and  mutual  Idle 
of  their  flaughtcred  fellow  fuhjrfli 

Every  momeot’j  profecutic-u  of  this  fatal  war, 
may  loofen  irreparably  rhe  bond*  of  that  conoee 
tion,  bn  which  the  glory  and  (jfety  of  the  Bri  illt 
empire  depends. 

If  any  thing  could  add  to  rhe  ft!arm  of  thefe 
even's,  it  it  your  MajeAy  having  declared  your 
cot.fiJence  iu  the  wifdom  of  men,  a majority  of 
vrbom  are  notorioufly  bribed  to  beL-ay  their  con 
Aituepts  and  country,  It  it  the  roitforiooe  of 
j-our  M aj-ilv  it  i*  the.  mitfort  UC8  »"d  grief  of  the 
people  (•  have  a grard  rotiocil  dod  a reprefeota- 
tivo,  under  an  undue  a*id  dangerousiDfluence  ; an 
itifluence  which,  though  procured  by  your  mini- 
Jlers,  it  da  ngerous  to  y>  ur  MajeAy,  by  deceiving 
y<u,  and  to  vour  people,  by  betraying  them. 

lo  lucli  a fi  uatiou,  your  pcii  ionert  are  bound 
to  declare  to  your  MajeAy,  that  they  cannot  and 
will  hot  lit  unconcerned  ; the:  they  will  evert 
themfclvet  at  every  hazard,  ro  bring  thofe  who 
have  adviled  thofe  ruinous  meafures  to  the  jnflico 
oftliit  country  and  of  the  much  injured  colonies. 

We  have  already  Ggotfled  bur  perfuafi-  n ikat 
thefe  evilt  orioioate  in  *hr  feeret  advice  of  thofe. 
who  are  equally,  enemic-.  :o  your  Majefly**  , title, 
and  to  the  right!  of  your  people.  Your  petition- 
er.. -ra  now  compelled  to  fay,  that  your  throne 
is  furrouuded  by  men  avowedly  Inimical  to  thofe 
principle*  ou  which  y«ur  MajeAy  pe'lTcUcs  the 
crown,  and  this  people  their  liberties  : A»  a time 
of  foch  difficulty  and  danger,  public  confidence 
J>  effential  to  yoor  MajeAy's  rrpofe,  and  to  the 
prefervation  of  your  people  ; fucb  confidence  can- 
not be  obtained  by  miniflert  and  advifert  who 
want  wifdbm,  aad  hold  principle  incompatible 
with  freedom  ; oor  can  any  hope, of  relj*f  be  ex- 
pcAed  from  a par  l.anwot.cnofcn  under  a national 
dtlufioa.  infiduoofly  haifed,  by  mifreprefenta- 
fioni  touching  ihe  true  date  of  America,  and  art- 
fully embraced  by  a precipitate  diffolotion. 

Your  petitioner*  therefore  again  pray  and  be- 
feech  your  Majefly  to  difmift  your  prefent  mini- 
ffer*  aad  advilers  from  yottr  perfoo  and  ceunfels 
fo.-ever  j to  diffolvea  parliament,  who  by  various 
nfls  cf  cruelty  and  iojuSiee,  have  Ibanifefted  a 
fpiritof  perfecutioo  againft  our  brtthreoin  Ame- 
rica, and  given  tbeir  larOian  to  popery  and  ar- 
bitrary power  1 to  put  your  future  confidence  in 
oioiftcrB,  wbofe  known  and  uDlhakeo  attach- 
oteat  to  ibe  conftitution.  joioed  to  their  wifdom 
and  integrity,  may  enable  your  Majefly  to  fettle 
this  alarming  difpute  upon  the  foie,  honourable, 
vnd  laftinp  foondition  of  general  liberty 
friuted  aud  *uld  at  the  Prim  tog  Olfic*  iu  Wa; 
tertowo,  Bear  the  Bridge. 


No.  1785a. 


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1766.  Ditto.  No.  11. 

“Two  long  primer  quarto  pages  perfect  on  double  demy.  No.  4000.” 
These  seven  items  were  printed  in  London  by  Charles  Say  on  the  order 
of  Dr.  Franklin,  and  the  cost  was  paid  by  the  colony  of  Massachusetts. 
The  description  is  taken  from  Say’s  bill  in  Archives,  cxmi.  22.  The 
pieces  were  issued  in  March  and  April,  1774.  A copy  of  a later  leaflet 
by  Massie,  issued  in  June,  with  the  same  heading,  is  in  Dartmouth  Papers, 
11.  213. 

1767.  A | Mirror  | For  a Printer.  | and  A Proclamation,  f lc 

Without  one  grain  of  honest  sense, 

One  virtuous  view,  or  just  pretence 
and 

To  all  the  pretty  girls  and  boys; 

That  live  in  our  town, 

Evans,  13444. 

Monitor. 

1768.  To  the  | Provincial  Congress.  | Gentlemen,  | Whenever 

there  is  a strong  Probability  of  a general  ca-  | lamity’s  happen- 
ing, it  is  the  undoubted  right  of  every  One  freely  | to  deliver 
his  Sentiments  on  the  Subject.  ...  f nypl 

Evans,  13446. 

1769.  A Narrative  of  the  late  Disturbances  at  Marblehead. 

MHS 

pp.  4.  A statement  issued  by  Jonathan  Glover,  Azor  Orne,  John  Glover 
and  Elbridge  Gerry,  May  2,  1774.  It  was  printed  by  Samuel  and  Ebenezer 
Hall  and  is  in  the  form  of  their  Essex  Gazette,  but  apparently  not  as  a 
supplement. 

Pitt,  William,  Earl  of  Chatham. 

1771.  The  Speech  of  the  Right  Honourable  the  Earl  of  Chat-  | 

ham,  in  the  House  of  Lords,  upon  reading  the  Amend-  | ments 
in  the  Quebec  Bill,  on  Friday,  the  17th  June,  1774.  | Together 
with  his  Lordship’s  Speech,  on  the  Third  Read-  | ing,  in  the 
House  of  Lords,  of  the  Bill  for  Providing  with  | Quarters,  the 
Officers  and  Troops  in  America.  nypl.  mhs 

pp.  2. 

PORTLEDGE  BlLL. 

1772.  It  is  agreed  between  the  Master,  Seamen  and  Mariners 

of  the  | Master,  now  bound  . . . (Shipping  Paper.)  Salem: 
Printed  and  sold  by  S.  and  E.  Hall.  mhs 

1773.  A Poem,  | Occasioned  by  the  sudden  and  surprising 
death  of  Mr.  Asa  Burt,  of  Granville,  (Mas-  | sachusetts),  who 
was  mortally  wounded  by  falling  a Tree,  on  the  28th  of  January, 

1774.  | in  the  37th  year  of  his  age,  and  expired  in  a few  hours 


244  MASSACHUSETTS  HISTORICAL  SOCIETY.  [1774 

after  he  received  the  wound.  Tracy  & Bliss,  Printers,  Lansing- 
burgh.  f bpl 

Though  a New  York  item,  of  unknown  date,  it  may  have  been  a reprint 
of  a Massachusetts  broadside. 

Putnam,  Archelaus. 

1774.  To  the  Public.  | The  dispute  that  has  lately  arisen  in 

this  | place,  on  the  merit  of  Dr.  Latham’s  prac-  | tice  in  the 
Small-pox,  . . . [and]  To  the  Public.  | When  I wrote  my  last 
address  I designed  | not  again  to  solicit  the  attention  of  the  | 
public  . . . Signed,  A Lover  of  Truth,  and  dated,  Salem, 
April  9th,  1774.  f aas 

pp.  2. 

1775.  [Salem,  August,  1774.  Notice  of  a meeting  to  consider 
of  and  determine  upon  Measures  for  opposing  the  execution  of 
divers  late  Acts  of  Parliament.] 

See  the  Governor’s  Proclamation,  August  23,  1774,  supra. 

1776.  Sinners  invited  to  come  to  Jesus.  | With  an  | Hymn  on 

Christ’s  Atonement.  Boston:  Printed  and  Sold  in  Milk-Street 
1774.  [John  Kneeland.]  f phs 

Come,  ye  Sinners,  poor  and  needy, 

Weak  and  wounded,  sick  and  sore; 

1777.  Thomas’s  Boston  Almanac,  [ For  the  Year  of  Our  Lord 
God,  1775.  Boston:  Printed  and  Sold  by  Isaiah  Thomas,  at 
the  South-Corner  of  Marshall’s-Lane,  near  the  Mill-Bridge. 

AAS 

1778.  We  the  Subscribers,  inhabitants  of  the  town  of  | 
having  taken  into  our  serious  consideration  the  | precarious 
state  of  the  liberties  of  North  America  . . . Dated  June,  1774 

MA.  AAS.  BPL.  BA.  MHS 

1779.  [Another  issue.]  j nypl.  aas 

Contains  47  instead  of  49  lines,  and  shows  many  differences  of  text. 

Evans,  13163  and  13427. 

Wilson,  Daniel. 

1780.  Life,  Last  Words,  and  Dying  Confession  of  Daniel 
Wilson,  who  was  executed  at  Providence,  Rhode-Island,  April 
24,  1774.  Boston,  1774. 

Evans,  13774. 

1781.  Worcester  June  13th,  1774.  | Gentlemen.  [ Many  per- 
sons in  this  county  conceiving  that  an  agreement  not  to  | 


1775] 


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purchase  the  goods  which  are  or  shall  be  imported  before  the 
31st  of  | August  next.  ...  f aas.  bpl 

Signed  in  ms.  William  Young.  Evans,  13158,  but  it  is  a separate  broad- 
side. Reproduced  in  the  Bulletin  of  the  Boston  Public  Library,  July,  1893. 

1782.  [Cut.]  John  Nurse,  Carrier  of  the  Essex  Gazette,  | 

humbly  presents  the  following  Lines  to  the  Gentlemen  and  | 
Ladies  to  whom  he  carries  the  News,  on  the  Beginning  of  the 
| Year  1774.  ei 

Evans,  13271. 

1783.  [Royal  arms.]  New  Year’s  Verses,  | Addressed  to  the 
kind  Customers  of  the  | Massachusetts  Gazette,  &c.  f phs 

Oft  Gen’rous  Patrons,  to  regale  your  Taste, 

The  Summer  Suns,  and  Winter  Storms  I ’ve  fac’d. 


1775 

1784.  An  Address  of  the  Gentlemen  and  Principal  Inhabitants 
of  | the  Town  of  Boston,  to  His  Excellency  Governor  Gage. 
[On  second  leaf :]  The  Address  of  His  Majesty’s  Council,  [and] 
The  Address  of  the  Gentlemen  who  were  | driven  from  their 
Habitations  in  the  Country,  | to  the  Town  of  Boston.  mhs 

1785.  The  Address,  Petition,  and  Remonstrance,  of  the  City 

of  I London,  to  the  King,  in  Lavour  of  the  Americans,  and  their 
| Resolves,  presented  to  his  Majesty,  July  5,  1775.  mhs 

1785a.  The  Address,  Petition,  and  Remonstrance,  of  the  City 
of  | London,  to  the  King,  in  Lavour  of  the  Americans,  | and 
their  Resolves,  presented  to  his  Majesty,  July  5, 1775.  Printed 
and  Sold  at  the  Printing  Office  in  Wa-  | tertown,  near  the 
Bridge. 

1786.  An  | Address  | to  the  | American  Army  in  general,  | 

Lormed  on  the  respectable  Establishment,  recommended  | by 
the  American  Continental  and  Provincial  Congresses;  | and  to 
the  Regiments  | Lorming  in  Salem  and  Marblehead,  in  par- 
ticular. | To  which  is  Annexed,  | Extracts  from  an  excellent 
Pamphlet,  | lately  published  in  New-York,  entitled,  Strictures 
on  the  “Lriend-  | ly  Address  to  all  reasonable  Americans  . . . 
Salem:  N.E.  Printed  and  sold  j by  E.  Russell,  in  Ruck-street, 
leading  | from  the  State-house  to  Marblehead.  f aas 

Dated  in  ms.  1775.  Evans,  14557.  The  Friendly  Address  was  by 
Myles  Cooper. 


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[i77S 


1787.  The  American  Hero:  | Made  on  the  battle  of  Bunker- 
Hill,  and  the  burning  of  Charlestown. 

Wegelin,  1.  60. 

1788.  [Cut.]  Americans  [ to  | Arms.  | Sung  to  the  Tune  of, 
Britons  to  Arms. 

America’s  Sons  yourselves  prepare 
For  Liberty  now  calls  for  War. 

1789.  An  Association,  | proposed  to  the  | loyal  Citizens.  | 

Agreeably  to  the  Proclamation  issued  by  His  Excellency  the 
| Honorable  Major-General  William  Howe,  Commander  in  | 
Chief  of  His  Majesty’s  Forces,  &c.  &c.  &c.  f nypl.  bpl 

Evans,  14088.  Reproduced  in  the  Bulletin  of  the  Boston  Public  Library, 
October,  1893. 

1790.  At  a Convention  of  Committees  for  the  County  of  | 
Worcester,  convened  at  the  Court-House  in  Worcester,  [ 
January  27,  1775,  the  following  Resolves  (among  others)  | 
passed,  viz.  (Against  Isaac  Jones,  Rivington  and  Game,  of 
New  York,  and  Draper,  Mills  and  Hicks,  of  Boston.)  f aas 

Auchmuty,  Samuel. 

1791.  Dr.  Auchmuty ’s  Letter  to  Capt.  Montresor,  | Chief 

Engineer,  at  Boston.  | New  York,  April  19,  1775.  f lc' 

Evans,  13818- 

1792.  [Cuts.]  Bloody  Butchery,  | by  the  | British  Troops  | or 

the  | Runaway  Fight  of  the  Regulars.  bm.  ei.  mhs 

It  was  reproduced  in  modem  type  before  1860.  Evans,  13839. 

1793.  [Another  issue.]  Salem,  N.  E.  Printed  and  sold  by 

E.  Russell,  removed  next  door  to  John  Turner,  Esq;  in  the 
Main-Street.  [With  cuts.]  nypl 

Boston,  Town  of. 

1794.  Boston,  February  25,  1775.  | Gentlemen,  | The  following 

Proceedings  and  Votes  of  the  joint  committees  | of  this  and 
seven  other  towns  are  conveyed  to  you  by  their  | unanimous 
request.  nypl.  bpl.  aas.  mhs 

Evans,  14193. 

1795.  At  a Meeting  of  the  Freeholders  and  other  Inhabitants 

of  Boston,  on  Monday  the  18th  of  | November  Inst,  it  was 
Voted  that  the  following  Hand  Bill  be  Printed,  and  delivered 
to  the  | Inhabitants,  for  their  Government  in  giving  in  to  the 
Committee  an  Account  of  the  Dama-  | ges  they  have  received 
from  a Savage  Enemy,  viz.  ...  f aas 


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1775] 


, Committee  of  Donations. 

1796.  To  the  Publick.  | The  Committee  appointed  by  the 

Town  of  Boston  to  receive  and  distribute  | Donations  for  the 
charitable  Purpose  of  relieving  and  employing  the  Suffer-  | ers 
by  Means  of  the  Act  of  Parliament.  Dated,  January  20,  1775. 
Signed,  Samuel  Adams.  t AAS 

1797.  Watertown,  1775.  | Received  of  Moses  Gill,  Esq; 
Treasurer  to  the  Committee  of  the  [ Colony  of  Massachusetts- 
Bay,  for  the  receiving  and  distributing  | the  Donations  for  the 
Poor  of  the  Towns  of  Boston  and  Charlestown,  |.  . . mhs 

1798.  Boston,  May  1775.  | The  Bearer  Mr.  and  | Family 

removing  out  of  the  Town  of  Boston  | recommended  to  the 
Charity  and  Assistance  of  our  Benevolent  Sympathizing 
Brethren  . . . bpl 

1799.  Boston,  January  31,  1775.  | Yesterday  a Vessel  arriv’d 

at  Marblehead  from  Falmouth,  in  which,  London  Papers  were 
brought  to  the  12th  of  De-  | cember,  which  were  immediately 
sent  to  the  Committee  of  Correspondence  of  this  Town,  con- 
taining, | The  King’s  Speech,  &c.  mhs 

Evans,  14080. 

1800.  [Another  issue.]  . . . from  Falmouth,  by  which  Papers 

| were  brought  . . . sent  to  | the  committee  ...  f AAS 

1801.  Boston,  26th  of  June,  1775.  | This  Town  was  alarmed 

on  the  17th  Instant  at  break  of  Day,  | by  a Firing  from  the 
Lively  Ship  of  War;  . . . bm.  mhs 

Evans,  13842. 

1802.  Cambridge,  21st  August,  1775.  | Wanted  for  the  Con- 
tinental Army.  | One  Million  of  Bricks,  | . . . aas.  mhs 

1803.  A Circumstantial  Account  | Of  an  Attack  that  happened 
on  the  19th  of  April  1775,  on  his  | Majesty’s  Troops,  | By  a 
Number  of  the  People  of  the  Province  of  Massachusetts-  | Bay. 

NYPL.  MHS 

Evans,  13869.  On  the  copy  in  nypl  is  noted:  “Printed  at  Boston, 
21st  April,  1775.” 

Congress,  Continental. 

1804.  In  [Continental]  Congress,  May,  17,  1775.  | Resolved, 

That  all  Exportations  to  Quebec,  Nova-Scotia,  | the  Island  of 
St.  John’s,  . . . [And]  In  Provincial  Congress,  Watertown, 
June  9,  1775.  | The  foregoing  Resolves  of  the  Continental 
Congress  being  read,  . . . ma.  mhs 

Archives,  cxxxvm.  157.  Evans,  14561. 


248  MASSACHUSETTS  HISTORICAL  SOCIETY.  [1775 

ACircumstantial  ACCOUNT 


Of  an  Attack  that  happened  , on  the  19th  of  April  1775,00  his 
Majesty’s  Troops, 

By  a Number  of  the  People  of  the  Province  of  Massachusetts- 

Bay. 


ON  TtV  Bay  the  1 8th  of  April,  about  half  part  V 
at  Lieutenant  Colonel  Smith  of  the  loti 

Rcginpwr,  embarked  from  the  Common  at  Bortoi?, 
with  the  Grenadiers  and,  Light  Infantry  of  thi 
Troops  there,  '*nd  landed  on  the  oppofite  Side,  froi 
whence  he  began'  his  March  towards  Concord,  where 
was  ordered  to  eftflroy  a Magazine  of  Military  Stores,  de 
poGted  there  for  jhe  Ufe  of  an^Army  to  be  aflemblcd, 
Order  to  aft  agayfi,his  Majefty,  and  hisGbvcrnmenr. ' The 
Colonelcalled  hirbfficers  together,  and  gave  Orders,  that  live 
Troops  fhould  not  fire,  unlcls  fired  upon  ; andaferm  arch-}. 
ing  a few  Mile^,  detached  fix  Companies  of  Light  Iofancrya 
under  the  Command  of  Major  Pitcairn,  to  take  Poffeflionl 
of  two  Bridges  utLthe  other  Side  of  Concord  : Soon  aftem 
they  heard  many  ^grt^Gunj,  and  the  ringing  of  Alar.xT j 
Bells  repea’edly,  fdhich  convinced  them  that  the  Country 
was  rifing  to  op  tilt  them,  and  that  it  was  a preconccrtccijj 
Scheme  to  oppose  the  King’s  Troops,  whenever  therf 
fhould  be  a favoiSb|e  Opportunity  for  it.  About  3 o’ClocI 
the  next  Momie^Vthe  Troops  being  advanced  within  r 
1 Intelligence  was  received  that  abom 
ij  Arros^werc  sffembled,  and  del' 

/p  to  ii>c  Head  of  the  advanced  Comp^ 
v formed  him  that  a Man  ^advanced  fron 
jled)  bad  prefented  his  Mufquit  am 
attempted  to  Pnoor  them,  but  the  Piece  flafhed  in  the  Pan  ft! 
On  this  the  Major  gave  directions  to  the  Troops  to  mov^J 
forward,  but  on  £<.)  Account  to  fire,  npr  even  to  attempt  it  1 
without  Orders..-' When  they  arrived  at  the  Lnd  of  thirl 
Village,  they  objfefvcd  about  200  armed  Men,  drawn  u.t  o&j 
a Green,  and  when  the  Troops  came  within  a Hundred  1 
Yards  of  them,  thry  began  to  file  off  towards  fomc  Sron”  ' 
Walls,  on  their  right  Flank  : The  Light  Infantry  ob'emni 
this,  ran  after  them  1 the  Major  inftantly  called  to  the  Sol 
diersnot  to  fire,  but  to  furround  and  difarm  them  •,  lomc 
them  who  had  jumped  over  a Wall,  then  fired  four  or  fi 
Shot  at  the  Troops,  wounded  a Man  of  the  io'h  Re^ 
Tncnt,  and  th^ Major’s  Horfe  in  two  Places,  and  at  t 
fame  Time  feveral  Shots  were  fired  from  a Mceting-Houl 
on  the  left  :•  Upon  this,  without  any  Order  or  Regulars; 
the  Light  Infantry  began  a fcattered  Fire,  and  killed  feve 
of  the  Country  People  ; but  were  filenced  as  fuon  as  tl 
Authority  of  jheir  Officers  could  make  them. 

After  this7Cblo'n?I  Smith  marched  up  with  the 
der  of  the  Detachment,  and  the  whole  Body  proceeded  to 
Concord,  where  they  arrived  about  9 o'Clcck,  without 
any  Thing  further  happening;  but  vaft  numbers  of  armed 
People  were  feen  Aflcmbling  on  all  the  Heights:  wlu|e 
Colonel  Smith  with  the  Grenadiers,  and  Part  of  the  Light 
Infantry  remained  at  Concord,  to  fearch  for  Cannon,  &c. 
there  ; he  detached  Captain  Parfons  with  fix  Light  Compa- 
nies tofecure  a Bridge  at  fome  Dirtancc  from  Concord,  and 
to  proceed  from  thence  to  certain  Houfcs,  where  it  was 
fuppofed  there  was  Cannon,  and  Ammunition  ; Captain 
Parfons  in  purfuanceof  thefe  Orders,  ported  three  Compa- 
nies at  the  Bridge,  and  on  forac  Heights  near  it,  under  the 

• During  thi*  Tiroe  Colonel  Smith  «od  Major  Pitoiro,  wiihihe 
frciicft  Difficulty,  kept  the  Soldiers  fiom  foictu"  ir.tc  the  Mseuo£- 
Hoofc  ud  patting  >11  ihofc  la  it  lo  Death, 


Command  of  Captain  Laurie  of  the  43d  Regiment;  *nd 
♦kh  the  Remainder  went  and  deftroyed  Ibme  Csonon 
Wheels,  Powder,  and  Ball  ; the  People  ftill  continued 
encreafing  on  the  Heights ; aqd  In  about  an  Hour  after, 
a large  Body  of  (hum  began  to  move  towards  the  Bridge, 
the  L'ghc  Companies  of  the  £h  and  ioth  then  defeended, 
and  joined  Captain  Laurie,  the  People  continued  to  ad- 
vance in  great  Numbers  * and  fired  upon  the  K ngsTroops,* 
killed  three  Men,  wounded  four  Officers,  one  Serjeanr, 
and  four  private  Men,  opon  which  (after  returning  the  fire) 
Captain  Laurie  and  his  Officers,  thought  it  prudent  to 
retreat  towards  the  Main  Body  at  Concord,  and  were  foorx 
joined  by  two  Companies  of  Grenadiers  ; when  Cao’ain 
Pa  fons  returned  with - the  three  Companies  over  the 
B idge,  they  obferved  three  Soldiers  on  fhe  Ground  cnc  of 
them  (calpod,  his  Head  much  mingled,  and  his.  Ears  cue 
off,  tfio’ net  quite  dead  ; a Sight  which  (truck  the  Soldiets 
wiih  Horror  j Captain  ‘Pirfons  marched  on  and  joined  the 
Main  Body,  who  were  only  waiting  for  Lis  comii.g  up,  to 
march  back  to  Eofion  ; Colonel  Snnih  had  executed  his- 
Oidors,  .wiT.out  Opposition,  by  dertroying  all  the  M-iirary 
Stores  he  could  find  ; both  the  Colonel,  ancf  Alsjof 
(9CT51v.i-.fc  tha. 

Inhabitants  that  ho  Injury  was  lm'cftcTefftfie'm,  iM  Tjur  tf 
they  opened  their  Doora  when  required,  to  fira'ch  for  faid 
Stores,  not  the  flighted  Mifchief  fhould  be  done  ; reithef 
had  any  of  the  People  the  lead  Occafibn  to  ccm;  lain,  Irjc 
they  were  fulky,  and  one  of  than ‘even  (truck  Major 
Piicairn.  Except  upon  Captain  Laurie,  at  the  Burge, 
no  Hudilitics  happened  from  the  'Affair  at  Lex-ngcor, 
until  the  Troop*  began  their  March  back.  As  fin  i' aa 
the  Troops  had  got  out  of  the  Tcv>n  of  Corxcrd,  they 
received  a heavy  Fire  from  all  Sides,  from  Wil’.i,  Knees, 
Houfcs,  Trees,  Barns,  &c.  which  continued  without  l.trer- 
mifficn,  till  they  met  the  fird  Brigade,  with  two  Field  Pieces, 
near  Lexington  ; ordered  out  under  die  Command  of  Lord 
Percy  to  fupport  them  ; (advice  ffiSving  been  received 
about  7 o’Clock  next  Morning,  that  i'ig>  alt  had  been 
made,  and  Exprefles  gone  out  to  alarm  the  Country,  and 
that  the  People  were  rifing  to  attack  the  Ttoops  under 
Colonel  Smith.)  Ujon  the  Filing  of  the  Field  Pieces,  the 
People's  Fire  was  for  a while  filenced,  but  as  they  dill  con- 
tinued to  encreafe  greatly  iaNunfber?,  they  fi<ed  again  as 
before,  from  all  Places  were  they -co* Id  find  Cover,  upon 
the  whole  Body,  and  continued  fo'dorng  for  the  Space  of 
{fifteen  Miles:  Notwithftanding  their  Numbers  they  didnot 
attack  opcply  during  the  Whole  Day,  boc-kep:  'JvW.Cavew 
on  all  Occafions.  The  Troops.were  Very  much  fatigued, 
the  greater  Part  of  thecn  havulg  been  under  Arms  ait 
Nighr,  atd  made  a March  of  upwards  of  Forty  Milci 
before  they  airivcd  at  CharMlown,,  frotft  whence  they 
were  ferryed  over  to  Burton. 

The  Troops  had  above  Fifty  killed,  and  many  more 
wounded  • Reports  are  various  about  the  Lofs  Curtained 
by  the  Country  Peoplt,  fome  make  it  very  confideraClc, 
other/ not  fo  much. 

Thus  this  unfortunate  Affair  has  happened  through  the 
Rafhnefs  and  Imprudence  of  a few  People,  who  began 
Firing  on  the  Troops  at  Lexington. 


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249 


1805.  In  [Continental]  Congress,  Friday,  June  9,  1775.  | Re- 

solved, That  no  Obedience  being  due  to  the  Act  of  Par-  | lia- 
ment  for  altering  the  Charter  of  the  Colony  of  Massachusetts-  | 
Bay,  . . . [And]  Colony  of  the  | Massachusetts-Bay.  | In  Ob- 
servance of  the  foregoing  Resolve  of  the  Honorable  Continental 
| Congress  now  sitting  at  Philadelphia.  . . . Dated,  June  19, 
1775.  (Providing  for  elections  to  House  of  Representatives.) 
[On  verso]  (Return  of  town  accordingly.)  ma.  mhs 

Archives,  cxxxvni.  163.  Evans,  14562. 

1806.  In  [Continental]  Congress,  | Monday,  June  12,  1775.  | 
As  the  Great  Governor  of  the  World,  by  his  supreme  and  uni- 
versal Provi-  | dence,  (appointing  July  20,  to  be  a fast  day.) 
Watertown:  Printed  by  Benjamin  Edes. 

NYHS.  AAS.  MA.  MHS 

Archives,  cxxxvm.  124.  Evans,  14565. 

1807.  A | Declaration  | By  the  Representatives  of  the  | United 

Colonies  | of  North-America,  now  met  in  | General  Congress  | 
At  Philadelphia,  | Setting  forth  the  Causes  and  Necessity  | Of 
their  taking  up  | Arms.  Sold  at  the  Printing-Office  in  Ports- 
mouth. f phs 

pp.  2.  What  entitles  this  to  a place  in  this  list  is  the  woodcut  at  the 
head  of  the  second  column  on  the  first  page  — A View  of  that  great  and 
flourishing  City  of  Boston,  when  in  its  purity,  and  out  of  the  Hands  of 
the  Philistines  — being  James  Turner’s  engraving  used  on  the  title  of 
The  American  Magazine,  Boston,  1743. 

Evans,  14550. 

1808.  Dose  | for  the  Tories.  Ireland  Printed:  America  Re- 

Printed,  in  the  Year  mdcclxxv.  aas 

Come  hither  brother  tradesmen 
And  hear  what  news  I bring, 

1809.  An  | Elegy,  | Occasion’d  by  the  Death  of  Major-General 

Joseph  Warren,  who  fell  | fighting  in  Defence  of  the  glorious 
Cause  of  his  Country,  at  Charlestown,  in  New-  | England,  on 
the  memorable  17th  Day  of  June,  1775.  Printed  and  Sold  in 
Watertown,  near  the  Bridge,  1775.  t phs 

1810.  From  the  London  Evening  Post,  | 29th  of  April,  1775.  | 

To  the  Three  Generals,  | with  Scotch  Orders,  on  their  ] Voyage 
to  North-America.  [Salem:  E.  Russell.]  f phs.  aas 

It  [consists  of  “Critical  and  faithful  Extracts  from  Colonel  Cavallier’s 
Memoirs  of  the  Wars  of  the  Cevennes,  or  Lower  Languedoc,  in  his  own 
hand  writing,  and  in  the  French  language.”  Evans,  14517,  who  attributes 
it  to  the  press  of  John  Dunlap,  Philadelphia.  See  1926,  infra. 


250  MASSACHUSETTS  HISTORICAL  SOCIETY.  [1775 

Great  Britain. 

1811.  His  Majesty’s  | most  gracious  | Speech  | to  both  Houses 
of  | Parliament,  | on  Thursday  October  26,  1775.  [Royal 
arms.]  Boston:  | Printed  by  John  Howe,  in  Newbury-Street. 

pp.  4.  Evans,  14784.  f NYPL 

1812.  [Another  issue.] 

Without  imprint?  Evans,  14785. 

1813.  Protest  | Of  the  Lords,  | On  passing  the  Bill  for  re- 

straining the  British  Colonies  from  the  | Fishery  on  the  Banks 
of  Newfoundland,  and  the  American  | Coasts,  Bays,  &c. 
Dated  March  21,  1775.  f nypl 

1814.  [Royal  arms.]  By  His  Excellency,  [ The  Hon.  Thomas 

Gage,  Esq.  | Governor,  and  Commander  in  Chief,  in  and  over 
his  Majesty’s  Province  of  Massachusetts-  | Bay,  and  Vice- 
Admiral  of  the  same.  | A Proclamation.  | Whereas  the  infatu- 
ated Multitudes,  who  have  long  suffered  themselves  to  be 
conducted  by  certain  well  known  Incendiaries  and  | Traitors, 
. . . Dated  June  12,  1775.  aas.  mhs 

Evans,  14184. 

1815.  [Another  issue.]  Cambridge,  June  14,  1775.  The  fol- 

lowing is  a Copy  of  an  infamous  Thing  handed  about  here 
Yesterday,  and  now  reprinted  to  satisfy  the  Curiosity  of  the 
Public,  . . . (Gage’s  Proclamation  follows.)  t nypl 

Evans,  14185.  In  the  nyhs  is  a copy  of  an  official  reprint  in  New 
York  of  the  Proclamation,  headed  by  the  royal  arms  — the  same  cut 
as  is  used  on  Tryon’s  Proclamation  of  November  14,  1775.  It  was  printed 
by  Hugh  Gaine. 

1816.  [Another  issue.]  By  his  Excellency  the  Honourable  | 

Thomas  Gage,  Esq;  | . . . | A Proclamation.  f aas 

In  newspaper  type. 

1817.  [Royal  arms.]  By  the  Governor.  | A Proclamation.  (On 

delivery  of  fire  arms.)  Dated,  June  19,  1775.  mhs 

1818.  [Royal  arms.]  By  the  King,  | A Proclamation,  | For 
suppressing  Rebellion  and  Sedition.  Dated,  August  23,  1775. 

NYPL.  MHS 

The  English  issue  has  the  imprint:  London:  I Printed  by  Charles 
Eyre  and  William  Strahan,  Printers  to  the  King’s  most  Excellent  Majesty. 
1775.  It  was  reproduced  in  the  Bulletin  of  the  Boston  Public  Library, 
October,  1892.  The  Boston  reprint  follows  closely  the  form  of  the  London 
issue,  but  has  no  ornamental  initial  letter  and  the  royal  arms  is  from 
another  block.  Evans,  14077. 


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251 


1819.  Province  of  | Massachusetts-Bay.  [Royal  arms.]  By 
the  Governor.  | A Proclamation.  | The  Circumstances  of  the 
Inhabitants  of  the  | Town  of  Boston,  being  such  as  makes  it 
necessa-  | ry  I should  know  the  Number  of  Persons  that  still  | 
remain  within:  . . . Dated,  October  2,  1775.  nypl.  mhs 

Evans,  14188. 

1820.  By  the  Governor.  | A Proclamation.  [ Whereas  the 

Public  Seal  of  the  Pro-  | vince  of  the  Massachusetts-Bay,  above- 
said,  | was  sometime  in  the  Month  of  September  last,  stolen  | 
from  the  Council-Chamber  in  Boston,  . . . Dated,  October  3, 
1775.  f NYPL 

Evans,  14189. 

1821.  [1]  [Royal  arms.]  A Proclamation.  | By  His  Excellency, 

| The  Honorable  William  Howe,  | . . . ( Whereas  several  of  the 
Inhabitants  of  this  Town  have  | lately  absconded  to  join,  it  is 
apprehended,  His  Majesty’s  | Enemies  assembled  in  open 
Rebellion:  Dated,  October  28,  1775.  nypl.  lc.  mhs 

Evans,  14085. 

1822.  [2]  [Royal  arms.]  A Proclamation.  | By  His  Excellency,  | 
the  Honorable  William  Howe,  | . . . | Whereas  there  is  reason 
to  believe,  that  many  persons  leaving  this  town  by  permission 
have,  contrary  to  orders,  conveyed  away  large  sums  in  specie, 

. . . Dated,  October  28,  1775.  f nypl.  lc 

Evans,  14086. 

1823.  [3]  A Proclamation.  By  His  Excellency,  the  Hon.  Wm. 

Howe,  | ...  | Whereas  it  is  become  the  indispensable  Duty  of 
every  loyal  and  faithful  Citizen,  to  contribute  all  in  his  Power 
for  the  Preservation  of  Order  and  good  Government  within  the 
Town  of  Boston  (providing  for  an  “Association.”)  Dated, 
October  28,  1775.  f lc.  nypl.  bpl 

Evans,  14087.  Taken  from  the  Bulletin  of  the  Boston  Public  Library 
October,  1893.  The  “Association”  follows. 

1824.  [Royal  arms.]  By  His  Excellency  | The  Hon.  William 

Howe,  | . . . | A Proclamation.  f lc 

It  gives  the  three  proclamations  dated  October  28,  1775,  and  the 
“Association  proposed  by  the  Loyal  Citizens.”  It  may  have  been  issued 
in  New  York. 

1825.  [4]  [Royal  arms.]  A Proclamation.  [ By  His  Excellency, 

| The  Honorable  William  Howe,  | . . . | Whereas  many  Incon- 
veniences and  Abuses  have  arisen,  | and  are  likely  to  arise,  for 
want  of  proper  Regulations  to  | be  observed  by  Vessels  enter- 


252  MASSACHUSETTS  HISTORICAL  SOCIETY.  [1775 

ing  into,  and  sailing  out  of  this  Harbour  | of  Boston:  . . . 
Dated,  November  1,  1775.  mhs 

1826.  [Royal  arms.]  A Proclamation.  | By  His  Excellency,  | 
The  Honorable  William  Howe,  | . . . | Whereas  the  present  and 
approaching  | Distresses  of  many  of  the  Inhabitants  in  the  | 
Town  of  Boston,  . . . Dated,  November  6,  1775.  f nypl 

Evans,  14089. 

1827.  Howe’s  | Proclamation,  | Versified.  f aas 

By  William  Howe,  whose  high  command, 

Extends  o’er  all  this  western  land; 

1828.  Orders  | To  be  observed  during  the  Time  of  Fires  by 

the  Inhabi[ta]nts.  Dated,  November  18,  1775,  and  signed, 
William  Howe.  nypl.  mhs 

Evans,  14084. 

1829.  Head-Quarters,  Boston,  18th  December,  1775.  | The 

Bearer  hereof  having  | voluntarily  engaged  to  serve  His 
Majesty,  in  the  Royal  Regiment  of  | Highland  Emigrants 
(raised  and  established  for  the  just  and  Loyal  Purpose  | of 
opposing,  quelling  and  suppressing  the  present  most  unnatural 
unprovo-  | ked,  and  wanton  Rebellion)  . . . Signed  in  ms., 
John  Small,  Major  of  Brigade.  mhs 

1830.  George  the  Third,  | By  the  Grace  of  God,  ...  To  all 

whom  these  Presents  shall  come,  Greeting.  (Commission  of 
Justice  of  Peace,  signed  by  the  Major  Part  of  the  Council.) 
Watertown,  September  6,  1775.  aas.  ma.  mhs 

Archives,  cxcvn.  142,  headed  in  ms.  “The  Government  & People  of 
Massachusetts  Bay  in  New  England.” 

1831.  George  the  Third,  | . . . (Commission  to  hold  Inferior 
Courts  of  Common  Pleas.)  Dated  in  ms.,  October  29,  1775. 

mhs 

The  caption  has  been  struck  out  by  pen  and  the  words  “The  Govern- 
ment and  People  of  Massachusetts  Bay  New  England”  substituted  in  ms. 

1832.  [Royal  arms.]  A Commission  | By  His  Excellency,  | 

The  Honorable  Thomas  Gage,  | . . . | To  Crean  Brush,  Esquire. 
(For  taking  charge  of  goods  left  by  persons  departing  from 
Boston.)  Dated,  October  1,  1775.  nypl.  mhs 

Evans,  14191. 

1833.  Notification.  | All  Persons  who  are  desirous  | of  leaving 
the  Town  of  Boston,  | are  hereby  called  upon  to  give  in  ] their 


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253 


1775] 

Names  to  the  Town-Major  | forthwith.  Dated,  Boston,  July 
24,  1775,  and  signed,  James  Urquhart,  Town-Major.  mhs 
Evans,  14187. 

1834.  Boston,  May  , 1775.  | Permit  , together  with 

his  | Family,  ...  to  pass  between  Sunrise  and  Sunset. 
By  Order  of  his  Excellency  the  Governor.  No  Arms  nor 
Ammunition  is  allowed  to  pass.  mhs 

1835.  Head-Quarters,  Cambridge,  November  1775.  | The  Gen- 

erals flatter  themselves,  that  the  new  Establishment  of  the 
Army  will  | be  not  less  agreeable  to  the  Men  in  general,  than 
it  is  calculated  for  Action  and  | Oeconomy.  . . . mhs 

A “proof”  of  the  paper,  without  the  heading,  is  also  in  mhs.  Evans, 
14556. 

1836.  An  humble  Address  and  Exhortation  to  the  Provincial 
Ge-  | neral,  Officers,  and  Soldiers  in  Connecticut,  June,  1775. 

f NYPL 

Hark!  the  alarm  of  war  salutes  my  ear! 

What  is  the  cause  so  many  now  appear 
The  General  is  David  Wooster.  It  may  be  a Connecticut  issue. 

Evans,  14121. 

1837.  [Cut.]  An  humble  | Intercession  | for  the  distressed  I 
Town  of  Boston,  | Now  almost  deserted  by  its  former  rightful  | 
inhabitants,  . . . By  a Young  Lady,  who  was  lately  a resident 
in  that  unhappy  Town.  Salem : Printed  by  E.  Russell,  next 
Door  to  John  | Turner,  Esq;  in  the  Main  Street,  1775.  — 
Travelling-  | Traders,  &c.  are  desired  to  call  at  the  above 
Place,  where  | they  may  supply  themselves  with  sundry  New 
Pieces  on  | the  Tunes,  very  cheap  by  the  Quantity.  bpl 

1838.  Late  Advices  from  London.  Boston  : Printed  by 

Thomas  & John  Fleet.  mhs 

Contains  the  proceedings  in  the  House  of  Commons,  February  20,  1775. 

Lee,  Charles. 

1839.  A Letter  from  General  Lee,  to  General  Bur-  | goyne, 

dated  June  7,  1775;  received  at  Boston,  | July  5.  Printed 
from  the  New-York  Gazetteer,  July  6.  t AAS 

1840.  [Cut.]  A List  of  the  Names  of  the  | Provincials  who 

were  Killed  and  | Wounded  in  the  late  Engagement  with  | His 
Majesty’s  Troops  at  Concord,  &c.  Sold  in  Queen-Street. 
[Edes  & Gill.]  ei.  mhs 

Evans,  14161. 


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MASSACHUSETTS  HISTORICAL  SOCIETY. 


[1775 


In  Provincial  Congrefs , 

Cambridge,  February  14,  1775. 


T W y HERE  AS  it  appears  neceffary  for  the  Defence  of  the  Lives, 
f'r  Liberties,  and  ‘Properties, of  the  Inhabitants  of  this  Province,  that 
this  Congrefs  on  the  frfl  Day  of  their  next  SeJJion,  fhould  be  made 
fully  acquainted  -with  the  Humber  and  Military  Equipments  of  the  Militia, 
and  Minute  Men  in  this  Province  ; and  alfo  the  Town  Stock  of  Ammu- 
nition in  each- Town  and  DiJiriB  : 


It  is  therefore  RESOLVED,  That  it  be  and  it  is  hereby  recom- 
mended, to  the  commanding  Officers  of  each  Regiment  of  Minute 
Men,  that  now  is  or  fhall  be  formed  in  this  Province,  that  they  review 
the  feveral  Companies  in  their  refpedtive  Regiments,  or  caufe  them  to 
be  reviewed,  and  take  an  exadt  State  of  their  Numbers,  and  Equipment, 
— and  where  there  is  any  Company  that  is  not  incorporated  into  a Re- 
giment, the  commanding  Officer  thereof  fhall  review  the  feveral  Com- 
panies, or  caufe  them  to  be  reviewed,  and  take  a like  State  of  their 
Numbers  and  Equipment. — And  it  is  alfo  recommended  to  theColonels 
or  commanding  Officers  of  each  Regiment  of  Militia  in  this  Province, 
that  they  review  the  feveral  Companies  in  their  refpedtive  Regiments,  or 
caufe  them  to  be  reviewed,  and  take  a State  of  their  Numbers  and  Ac- 
coutrements ; which  faid  State  of  the  Minute  Men  and  Militia,  fhall  be 
by  faid  Officers  returned  in  Writing  to  this  Congrefs,  on  the  firfl  Day  of 
their  Seffion  after  the  Adjournment. 

And  it  is  further  RESOLVED,  Thai  it  be  recommended  to  the 
Seledt-Men  of  each  Town  and  Diftridt  in  the  Province,  that  on  the  fame 
Day  they  make  return  in  Writing  of  the  State  of  the  Town  and  Difhidi 
Stock  of  Ammunition,  and  War-like  Stores  to  this  Congrefs. 


Signed  by  Order  of  the  Provincial  Congrefs, 

JOHN  HANCOCK,  Prefident. 

A true  Ext  raft  from  the  Minutes, 


BENJAMIN  LINCOLN,  Secretary. 


No.  1841 


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Massachusetts-Bay,  Province. 

1841.  In  Provincial  Congress,  | Cambridge,  February  14, 1775. 
| Whereas,  it  appears  necessary  for  the  Defence  of  the  Lives,  | 
Liberties,  and  Properties  of  the  Inhabitants  of  this  Province, 
(on  number  of  militia  and  town  stock  of  ammunition.) 

Evans,  14216.  t El.  NYPL.  LC.  BPL 

1842.  In  Provincial  Congress,  | Cambridge,  February  16, 1775. 

| Whereas  it  has  pleased  Almighty  God,  the  just  and  good  | 
Governor  of  the  World,  to  permit  so  great  a Calamity  to  be- 
fall | us,  as  the  present  controversy  between  Great-Britain  and 
these  | Colonies  . . . (appointing  March  16  as  a day  of  Fast- 
ing and  Prayer.)  ei.  aas 

Evans,  14217. 

1843.  In  Provincial  Congress,  | Concord,  March  31,  1775.  | 
Whereas  this  Congress  is  informed,  that  many  Collectors  and 
Constables,  | having  in  their  Hands  considerable  Sums  of  the 
public  Monies  of  this  | Colony  (to  pay  same  to  Henry  Gardner.) 

f EI.  LC.  BPL 

A facsimile  is  in  the  Bulletin  of  the  Boston  Public  Library , October, 
1892.  Evans,  14218. 

1844.  In  Provincial  Congress,  | Concord,  April  12,  1775.  | 

Whereas  the  Preservation  of  our  Country  from  Slavery,  de- 
pends under  | God,  on  an  effectual  Execution  of  the  Conti- 
nental and  Provincial  Mea-  | sures  for  that  Purpose:  (com- 
mittee in  each  county.)  bpl.  ei.  nyhs.  mhs 

Evans,  14219. 

1845.  In  Provincial  Congress,  | Concord,  April  15,  1775. 

(Appointing  May  11  as  a day  of  Public  Humiliation,  Fasting 
and  Prayer.)  bpl.  aas.  mhs 

Evans,  14220. 

1846.  In  Provincial  Congress,  at  Watertown,  April  23,  1775.  | 
Resolved,  That  the  following  Establishment  of  Forces  now 
immediate-  | ly  to  be  raised  for  the  Recovery  and  Preservation 
of  our  undoubted  Rights  | and  Liberties,  be  as  follows,  viz. 

MA.  NYPL.  MHS 

Archives,  cxxxvn.  80;  ccvi.  1.  Evans,  14221. 

1847.  In  Provincial  Congress,  Watertown,  April  23,  1775.  | 
Resolved,  That  the  Selectmen  of  each  Town  in  this  Colony 
be,  | and  hereby  are  directed  to  furnish  (blankets.)  [And]  In 
Provincial  Congress,  Watertown,  May  9th,  1775.  | Whereas  a 
few  of  the  Inhabitants  of  this  Colony,  who  are  in-  | listed  into 


256  MASSACHUSETTS  HISTORICAL  SOCIETY.  [1775 

its  Service,  are  destitute  of  Fire-Arms,  Bayonets,  and  | other 
Accoutrements.  bpl.  mhs 

Evans,  14222. 

1848.  In  Congress,  at  Watertown,  April  30,  1775.  | Gentle- 

men, | The  barbarous  Murders  on  our  innocent  Brethren  on  | 
Wednesday  the  19th  Instant,  has  made  it  absolutely  | necessary 
that  we  immediately  raise  an  Army  . . . mhs 

1849.  In  Provincial  Congress,  Watertown,  April  30,  1775.  | 
Whereas  an  agreement  has  been  made  between  | General  Gage 
and  the  Inhabitants  of  the  Town  | of  Boston,  for  the  removal 
of  the  Persons  and  Effects  of  | such  of  the  Inhabitants  . . . 

Evans,  14223.  BPL 

1850.  In  Provincial  Congress,  Watertown,  May  1,  1775.  | 

Whereas  the  Inhabitants  of  the  Town  of  Bos-  | ton  have  been 
detained  by  General  Gage,  . . . (provision  for  those  allowed 
to  come  out.)  ma.  bpl.  mhs 

Archives,  ccvi.  2.  Evans,  14224. 

1851.  In  Provincial  Congress,  | Watertown,  May  5,  1775.  | 
Whereas  the  Term  for  which  this  present  Congress  was  chose, 
expires  | on  the  Thirtieth  Instant  (for  choosing  a new  body,) 
[And]  Whereas  his  Excellency  General  Gage,  since  his  Arrival 
into  this  | Colony,  hath  conducted  as  an  Instrument  in  the 
Hands  of  an  arbitrary  | Ministry,  to  enslave  this  People;  (no 
obedience  to  be  given  to  his  writs,  etc.)  Salem:  Printed  by 
E.  Russell,  next  Door  to  J.  Turner,  Esq;  in  the  Main-street. 

MA.  AAS.  El.  NYHS.  AAS.  MHS 
Archives,  clvi.  6.  Evans,  14226. 

1852.  [Another  issue.]  mhs 

Without  an  imprint  and  in  different  type. 

1853.  In  Provincial  Congress,  Watertown,  May  8th,  1775.  | 
Whereas  there  are  divers  Persons  now  in  this  Colony,  who 
have  by  | their  Conduct  discovered  themselves  to  be  Enemies 
to  the  Rights  of  | Mankind,  and  the  Interest  of  America;  . . . 

Evans,  14227.  AAS.  El.  BPL.  MHS 

1854.  In  Provincial  Congress,  Watertown,  May  9th,  1775.  | 
Whereas  a few  of  the  Inhabitants  of  this  Colony,  who  are 
inlisted  into  its  service,  are  destitute  of  fire-arms,  . . . 

Evans,  14228.  BPL 


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257 


1855.  In  Provincial  Congress,  Watertown,  May  15,  1775.  I 
Whereas  some  of  the  Inhabitants  of  this  Colony,  and  most  of  I 
them  such  as  have  been  inimical  to  the  Constitution  and  In- 
terest of  | the  same,  . . . (prohibiting  removal  of  goods  and 
directing  that  suspected  persons  be  watched). 

Evans,  14229.  NYHS.  El.  BPL 

1856.  In  Provincial  Congress,  Watertown,  May  25,  1775.  | 

Resolved,  That  there  be  draughted  out  of  the  | Town  Stock 
of  Powder.  . . f ma 

Archives,  ccix.  116. 

1857.  In  Provincial  Congress.  | Watertown,  June  8,  1775.  | 

Whereas  it  is  necessary  to  have  as  soon  as  may  be,  a Return  of 
the  | Number  and  Equipments  of  the  Forces  raised  by  this 
Colony;  . . . ma.  hhs 

Archives,  cxlvi.  172.  Evans,  14230. 

1858.  In  Provincial  Congress,  Watertown,  June  12,  1775.  | 

Whereas  the  Enemies  of  America,  are  multiplying  their  Cruel- 
| ties  towards  the  Inhabitants  of  the  New-England  Colonies, 
by  | seizing  Provision  Vessels,  . . . (prohibiting  exportation  of 
fish  and  provisions.)  ma.  mhs 

Archives,  cxxxvni.  123.  Evans,  14231. 

1859.  In  Provincial  Congress,  Watertown,  June  15,  1775.  I 

Whereas  some  of  the  Inhabitants  of  the  Plantations  in  this  | 
Colony,  not  incorporated  . . . have  inlisted  (calling  for  fire- 
arms.) MHS 

[Endorsement.]  200  of  these. 

1860.  In  Provincial  Congress,  Watertown,  June  16th,  1775.  | 
As  it  has  pleased  Almighty  God  in  his  Providence  to  suffer 
the  Calamities  of  an  | unnatural  War  to  take  Place  among  us, 
(calling  for  observance  of  the  Lord’s-Day.) 

MA.  BPL.  EI.  AAS.  MHS 
Archives,  cxxxvni.  134J£.  Evans,  14232. 

1861.  In  Provincial  Congress,  Watertown,  June  17th,  1775.  | 
Whereas  some  of  the  Inhabitants  of  the  New  Plantations  in 
this  Colony,  not  incor-  | porated,  . . . (for  obtaining  firelocks.) 

Archives,  cxxxvin.  158.  Evans,  14233.  MA.  BPL.  AAS.  MHS 

1862.  In  Provincial  Congress,  Watertown,  June  17th,  1775.  | 
Whereas  the  hostile  Incursions  this  Country  is  exposed  to,  and 
| the  frequent  Alarms  we  may  expect  (recommending  militia 
to  be  ready  to  march  “at  a Minute’s  Warning.”) 

Archives,  CXLVI.  224.  Evans,  14234.  MA.  BPL.  AAS.  MHS 


258  MASSACHUSETTS  HISTORICAL  SOCIETY.  [1775 

1863.  In  Provincial  Congress,  Watertown,  June  27th,  1775.  | 

Resolved,  That  there  be  immediately  raised  in  the  County  of 
Essex,  . . . [and  a resolution,  June  29,  1775,  for  supplying 
soldiers  on  sea-coast  with  provisions.]  ei.  mhs 

Evans,  14235. 

1864.  In  Provincial  Congress,  Watertown,  June  29,  1775.  | 
Resolved,  That  thirteen  Thousand  Coats  be  provided  as  soon 
as  may  be,  and  | one  thereof  given  to  each  non-commissioned 
Officer  and  Soldier  in  the  Massachu-  | setts  Forces,  . . . 

MA.  NYPL.  LC.  MHS 
Appended  is  a resolution  on  wool,  July  13,  1775.  Archives,  ccvi.  44. 
Evans,  14236. 

1865.  In  Provincial  Congress,  Watertown,  June  30,  1775.  ] 

Resolved,  That  all  Offences  committed  by  any  of  the  Soldiers  | 
rais’d  for  Defence  of  the  Sea  Coast,  shall  be  tried  by  a Court  j 
Martial,  . . . (With  list  of  those  to  administer  oaths  to  these 
forces.)  mhs 

Evans,  14237. 

1866.  In  Provincial  Congress,  Watertown,  June  30,  1775.  | To 

the  several  Towns  in  the  County  of  Hampshire,  on  the  Easterly 
Side  of  Connecticut  | River,  and  the  Towns  in  the  County  of 
Worcester:  (on  powder.)  ma.  aas.  bpl.  mhs 

Archives,  civil.  480.  Evans,  14238. 

1867.  In  Provincial  Congress,  Watertown,  July  1st,  1775.  | 

Resolved,  That  all  Offences  committed  by  any  of  the  Forces  | 
rais’d  for  Defence  of  the  Sea  Coast,  shall  be  tried  by  a Court-  | 
Martial,  . . . mhs 

1868.  In  Provincial  Congress,  Watertown,  July  9,  1775.  | 
Whereas  there  is  now  a very  pressing  Demand  for  some  Articles 
of  Cloathing,  | more  especially  of  Shirts,  . . . (with  names  of 
receivers  and  .allotment  to  towns.)  ma.  aas.  ei.  lc.  mhs 

Archives,  ccvi.  38.  Evans,  14240. 

1869.  In  the  House  of  Representatives,  Watertown,  August 

10th,  1775.  | Inasmuch  as  the  Time  prefixed  by  the  Continental 
Congress,  | prohibiting  all  Exportation  to  Great-Britain,  . . . 
is  not  yet  come  . . . (prohibiting  sailing  of  ships  on  a whaling 
voyage  without  leave.)  ma.  mhs 

Endorsed:  18  [August],  850  of  these  to  charge.  Archives,  cxxxvm. 
217J6-  Evans,  14206. 

1870.  Watertown,  August  14,  1775.  | This  Day  the  following 
Resolved  passed  the  General  Court  or  Assembly  of  the  Colony 


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259 


of  | Massachusetts-Bay.  | In  Council,  August  13,  1775.  (Whereas 
it  is  made  evident  to  this  Court,  that  many  non-commissioned 
Officers  and  [ Soldiers  belonging  to  the  Continental  Army,  do 
absent  themselves  from  their  Duty;  ( . . . ma.  bpl.  mhs 
Endorsed:  Aug.  17,  350.  Archives,  cxlvi.  335.  Evans,  14207. 

1871.  In  Council,  | Watertown,  August  23,  1775.  | Resolved, 

That  the  Assessors  of  each  Town  and  District,  in  this  | Colony, 
for  the  present  Year,  be  required,  so  far  as  in  their  Power,  to 
exhibit  to  this  Court,  . . . the  Sum  total  of  the  Assessments 
made  on  their  Town  . . . nypl.  ma.  ei.  mhs 

Endorsed:  Aug.  31,  300  to  charge.  Archives,  cxxxvm.  2243q>.  Evans, 
14197. 

1872.  In  the  House  of  Representatives,  October  31,  1775. 
Resolved,  That  Dr.  Whiting,  a Member  of  the  Committee 
appointed  by  this  Court  to  improve  the  Art  and  Business  of 
ma-  | nufacturing  Salt  Petre,  . . . ma.  ei.  nypl.  mhs 

Evans,  14208.  Archives,  ccvn.  138,  printed  with  No.  1875,  infra. 

1873.  In  the  House  of  Representatives,  November  2,  1775.  | 

Whereas  by  two  Resolves  of  Congress  passed  the  1st  of  May 
and  the  1st  of  July  ( last,  the  Provision  made  for  the  Reception 
and  Support  of  the  Poor  of  the  Towns  | of  Boston  and  Charles- 
town, . . . MA.  MHS 

Archives,  cxxxvm.  256.  Evans,  14209. 

1874.  A Proclamation  [ for  a | Public  Thanksgiving.  [Novem- 

ber 23.]  Dated,  November  4,  1775.  Watertown:  Printed  by 
Benjamin  Edes,  Printer  to  the  Honorable  Council  and  [ House 
of  Representatives.  M,  dcc,  lxxv.  aas.  bpl 

Evans,  14199. 

1875.  Whereas  it  is  of  the  utmost  Importance  to  the  Welfare 

and  Happiness  of  these  | Colonies,  that  the  manufacturing  of 
Fire  Arms  and  Provisions  of  Military  Stores,  | be  effectually 
promoted  and  encouraged,  agreeable  to  the  Recommendations 
of  the  ho- | norable  Continental  Congress:  . . . Dated  Novem- 
ber 4,  1775.  MA.  EI.  NYPL.  MHS 

Evans,  14210.  Archives,  ccvn.  137.  See  No.  1872,  supra. 

1876.  In  Council,  November  7th,  1775.  | Whereas  by  an  Act 
of  this  Colony,  made  in  the  Sixteenth  | Year  of  the  Reign  of 
George  the  Third,  intitled,  An  Act  im-  | powering  the  Courts 
of  General  Sessions  of  the  Peace,  within  this  Colony  to  grant 
Licences,  to  Innholders  and  Retailers,  in  certain  Cases:  . . . 

MA.  AAS.  MHS 

Endorsed:  Nov.  9.  300.  Archives,  cxxxvm.  260.  Evans,  14198. 


260  MASSACHUSETTS  HISTORICAL  SOCIETY.  [1775 

1877.  Watertown,  November  18,  1775.  | You  have  hereunder 
two  Resolves,  one  passed  by  the  American  Congress,  and  the 
other  by  our  General  | Court  relative  to  collecting  the  proper 
Evidences  of  the  Depredations  made  by  the  Ministerial  Army 
and  Navy  in  the  | American  Colonies:  . . . aas.  lc.  mhs 

1878.  In  Council,  December  1,  1775.  | Whereas  it  is  of  the 

utmost  Importance  to  the  Inhabitants  of  this  Colony,  as  well 
as  the  | American  Army,  that  the  Fortifications  at  Cambridge 
and  Roxbury  be  effectually  defended:  | and  his  Excellency 
General  Washington  has  applied  for  a temporary  reinforce- 
ment ...  LC.  MA.  MHS 

On  second  leaf  is  form  of  inlistment.  Archives,  cxlvi.  344,  345. 
Evans,  14200. 

1879.  In  the  House  of  Representatives,  | December  2,  1775.  | 

Whereas  the  Supply  of  the  Article  of  Wood  for  | the  Cambridge 
and  Roxbury  Camps,  hath  not  been  | hitherto  fully  sufficient 
to  answer  the  Demands.  . . . mhs 

1880.  In  the  House  of  Representatives,  Dec.  2,  1775.  | Re- 

solved, That  Mr.  Guild,  for  the  County  of  Suffolk;  Messi’s 
Hopkins,  Phillips  and  Mighill  and  Major  Cross,  . . . be  . . . 
appointed  to  use  their  utmost  Endeavours  to  raise  the  Men 
proportioned  . . . ma.  mhs 

Evans,  14211.  Archives,  cxlvi.  345a. 

1881.  In  the  House  of  Representatives,  December  11,  1775.  I 

Resolved,  That  it  be,  and  it  hereby  is  strongly  recommended  I 
to  the  Committees  of  Correspondence  and  Safety  of  the  Town  | 
of  ...  that  they  cause  to  be  made  | to  this  Court,  a true 
Return  of  the  Number  of  Men  in  said  Town,  who  are  | desirous 
of  inlisting,  and  fit  for  Marines,  or  Seamen,  on  board  of  armed 
Vessels,  . . . mhs 

A form  of  return  is  appended. 

1882.  In  the  House  of  Representatives,  December  16,  1775.  | 

Whereas  a considerable  Quantity  of  Hay  is  | wanted  for  the 
Use  of  the  American  Army,  | . . . t nypl.  ei 

Evans,  14212. 

1883.  [Another  issue.]  With  “Medway ” inserted.  f nypl 

1884.  In  the  House  of  Representatives,  December  27,  1775.  I 
Whereas  the  Time  for  which  the  Men  raised  by  this  Colony  | 
for  Defence  of  the  Sea  Coast  thereof,  is  near  expired,  and  it 
| being  necessary  that  there  should  be  new  Levies  . . . [And] 


1775]  MASSACHUSETTS  BROADSIDES.  261 

Resolution,  January  1,  1776,  on  appointing  additional  com- 
missaries. t MA.  AAS 

pp.  4.  Archives,  ccvn.  361. 

1885.  Colony  of  | Massachusetts-Bay.  | Henry  Gardner,  Es- 

quire; | Treasurer,  etc.  (Tax  warrant.)  Dated,  Watertown, 
December  20,  1775.  aas.  mhs 

100  of  these.  Jan.  16,  1776.  — ms.  note. 

1886.  Receiver-General’s  Office.  1775.  [ Received  of 

the  Sum  of  | being  of  the  Province  Tax  set  on  the  Town 
of  . . . aas 

1887.  The  Congress  of  the  Colony  of  the  Massachusetts-Bay.  | 
To  , Gentleman,  Greeting.  | We  reposing  especial  Trust,  etc. 

mhs 

Endorsed:  July  1,  120  to  charge.  Evans,  14242. 

1888.  Colony  of  the  | Massachusetts-Bay.  j To  | Field  Officers 

of  the  Regiment  of  Militia  [ in  the  County  of  | Greeting. 
(On  delivering  Commissions.)  mhs 

1889.  The  Congress  of  the  Colony  of  the  ] Massachusetts- 
Bay.  (A  commission  in  the  army  of  the  Colony.) 

Archives,  cxlvi.  77.  AAS.  MA.  MHS 

1890.  Cambridge,  April  24,  1775.  | Whereas  you  have  this 

Day  received  Orders  for  | inlisting  86  Soldiers  . . . bpl 

1891.  Cambridge,  1775.  | Whereas  you  have  this  Day 

received  Orders  for  | inlisting  56  Soldiers,  including  Serjeants, 
for  the  | Massachusetts  Service,  ...  f lc.  ma 

Archives,  clxxx.  208,  filled  in,  May  18,  1775,  and  printed  on  same 
sheet  as  “You  are  hereby  empowered  immediately  to  inlist  a Company,  to 
consist  of  56  . . . No.  1912,  infra. 

1892.  Instructions  for  the  Officers  of  the  several  Regiments  of 

the  | Massachusetts-Bay  Forces,  who  are  immediately  to  go 
upon  the  | Recruiting  Service.  Dated,  July  10,  1775,  and 
signed,  Horatio  Gates,  Adjutant-General.  ma.  mhs 

Endorsed:  200  Instruction  for  Recruiting  Officer.  Archives,  cxlvi.  316. 
Evans,  14243. 

1893.  To  the  Military  Officers,  Select-Men,  and  Committee 

of  Correspondence  | in  the  Town  of  . (On  raising  a tem- 
porary reinforcement  of  the  army.)  With  resolution  of  the 
Provincial  Congress,  July  12,  1775.  ma.  aas.  mhs 

Evans,  14241 . Archives,  ccvi.  43 . 


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1894.  We  the  Subscribers  do  hereby  solemnly  and  severally  [ 

engage  and  inlist  ourselves  as  Soldiers  in  the  Massa-  | chusetts 
Service,  for  the  Preservation  of  the  Liberties  of  | America, 
from  the  Day  of  our  Inlistment,  to  the  last  Day  | of  December 
next,  ...  f ma 

Archives,  cxlvi.  337.  Evans,  14246. 

1895.  We  whose  Names  are  hereunto  subscribed,  being  de- 
termined to  serve  and  | defend  our  Country  and  its  Liberties, 
have  this  day  voluntarily  inlisted  | as  Soldiers  in  the  Conti- 
nental Army,  for  one  Year,  from  the  last  Day  of  De-  | cember 
next,  unless  sooner  discharged.  . . . October  , 1775. 

A AS.  MHS 

1896.  We  the  Subscribers  do  hereby  severally  inlist  ourselves 

into  the  Service  of  the  United  Colonies  of  America,  to  serve 
from  the  date  hereof  until  the  fifteenth  day  of  January  next, 
if  the  service  requires  it,  . . . ma 

Evans,  14247. 

1897.  To  the  Guards  of  the  Colony  Army.  | Pursuant  to  a 

Resolve  of  the  Provincial  | Congress,  you  are  hereby  ordered 
to  permit  | a Member  of  said  | Congress,  to  pass  and  re- 
pass at  all  Times.  | Joseph  Ward,  Secretary.  ma 

Archives,  cxlvi.  85. 

1898.  Muster-Roll  of  Colonel  Company,  in  the 

Regiment  of  Foot,  serving  in  the  Army  of  the  United  Colonies  | 
of  North-America,  with  the  Field  and  Staff-Officers  included. 

Endorsed:  Muster-Rools  for  Colonels  360  August  16.  MHS 

1899.  Muster-Roll  of  Captain  Company,  in  the 

Regiment  of  Foot,  commanded  by  Colonel  | belonging 

to  the  Army  of  the  United  Colonies  of  North-America.  mhs 

1900.  A Return  of  the  Regiment  in  the  Service  of  The  United 
Colonies  of  North-America,  | commanded  by  Colonel 

July  1,  1775.  aas 

1901.  A Return  of  the  Regiment  in  the  Service  of  The  United 

Colonies  of  North-America,  | commanded  by  July  1, 

1775.  mhs 

1902.  A Return  of  the  Regiment  in  the  Service  of  The  United 

Colonies  of  North-America,  commanded  by  mhs 

Endorsed:  1000  of  these  to  charge  Aug.  18,  1775. 

1903.  American  Hospital,  [September  2,  1775.]  This  may 


1775]  MASSACHUSETTS  BROADSIDES.  263 

certify  that  of  Colonel  | Regiment  is  very  infirm,  and 
much  redu-  | ced  by  Illness.  ma.  mhs 

Archives,  clxxx.  271a.  The  same  form  was  used  in  1776. 

1904.  Return  of  the  Sick  and  Wounded,  in  the  General 

Hospital,  belonging  to  the  Army  under  his  Excellency  | George 
Washington,  Esq;  Major-General  and  Commander  in  Chief  of 
all  the  Continental  Forces,  in  North-America,  from  | to 
the  177  mhs 

1905.  A Return  of  Cloathing,  &c.  wanting  in  Col. 

Regiment,  September  1775.  mhs 

1906.  The  Day  of  1775.  Received  of  | Firelock 

to  the  Use  of  the  Colony  | of  the  Massachusetts-Bay,  of  the 
Value  of  . . . mhs 

1907.  Watertown,  1775.  | To  the  Select-Men  of  the 

Persons  | here  named  viz  | are  ordered  to  your  Town  by 
the  Provincial  Congress,  and  | also  recommended  to  the  Select- 
Men  thereof,  to  provide  | for  and  employ  said  Persons  in  the 
best  and  most  prudent  | Manner  that  may  be;  . . . aas 

1908.  In  Committee  of  Supplies,  Watertown,  May  8th,  1775. 

Public  notice  is  hereby  given,  that  there  will  be  wanted  for 
use  of  the  Massachusetts  Army,  ma 

Evans,  14196. 

1909.  Chamber  of  Supplies,  Watertown,  1775.  | Sir,  | Pay 

to  the  Sum  of  | And  charge  the  same  to  the 

Colony,  ...  | ma 

Archives,  cccxx.  9. 

1910.  Chamber  of  Supplies,  Watertown,  June  18,  1775.  | 
Gentlemen,  | The  Welfare  of  our  Country  again  induces  us  to 
urge  your  | exertions  in  sending  to  the  magazine  in  this  place, 
(provisions  and  blankets.)  Signed,  David  Cheever. 

BPL.  MHS 

1911.  Watertown,  July  8th,  1775.  | Gentlemen,  | In  Obedience 
to  the  Order  of  Congress  we  have  proportioned  Thirteen 
Thousand  | Coats  on  all  the  Towns  and  Districts  in  this 
Colony,  . . . Signed,  David  Cheever,  Chairman. 

BPL.  AAS.  MHS 

Evans,  14239.  The  copy  in  bpl  has  a sample  of  cloth  attached. 

1912.  In  Committee  of  Safety,  Cambridge  1775.  | To  | 
Sir,  | You  are  hereby  empowered  immediately  to  inlist  a | Com- 
pany, to  consist  of  96  able-bodied  and  effective  | Men,  . . . 

| LC.  AM 


264  MASSACHUSETTS  HISTORICAL  SOCIETY.  [1775 

The  figure  96  is  often  altered  in  ms.  Archives,  cxlvi.  15  (dated  in 
ms.  April  24.)  The  copy  in  clxxx.  208,  is  printed  with  Whereas,  etc.  No. 
1891,  supra.  Evans,  14195. 

1913.  Commission  for  Coroner.  Dated  Watertown,  1775,  and 

issued  by  “the  major  Part  of  the  Council.”  mhs 

1914.  The  Modern  Veni,  Vidi,  Vici. 

We  came,  we  saw,  but  could  not  beat, 

And  so  — we  sounded  a retreat ; . . . 

Moore,  Ballad  History , 74,  states  that  this  “epigram  appeared  on  a 
large  handbill,  and  was  generally  copied  into  the  newspapers  of  the  day.” 

1915.  [Cuts.]  A | New  Liberty  | Song,  | Composed  at  the 

Camp  on  Pros-  | pect  Hill,  August,  1775.  | By  a Son  of  Liberty. 
Salem:  Printed  by  E.  Russell  [and  same  as  on  “An  humble 
Intercession,”  No.  1837,  supra]  bpl 

1916.  On  Saturday  next  | Will  be  Perform’d  | By  a Society  of 

Ladies  and  Gentlemen,  | At  Faneuil-Hall,  | The  Tragedy  of  | 
Zara:  . . . mhs 

Evans,  13841.  “A  Number  of  Officers  and  Ladies  having  formed  a 
Society  for  promoting  Theatrical  Amusements,  and  encouraging  a use- 
ful Charity,  the  Theatre  will  be  opened  on  Saturday  Evening  the  2d  of 
December,  with  the  Tragedy  of  Zara,  at  Faneuil-Hall.  — Tickets  deliver’d 
for  Friday  will  be  taken  on  that  Night.  — The  Doors  to  be  open  at  Five, 
and  begin  precisely  at  Six.  — Pit  One  Dollar,  Gallery  Quarter  of  a Dollar 
Admittance  — The  Expences  of  the  House  being  paid,  the  Over  plus  will 
be  appropriated  to  the  Relief  of  distress’d  Soldiers,  their  Widows  and 
Children.  — Tickets  for  the  Pit  and  Gallery,  will  be  delivered  at  Dr. 
Morris’s  in  School-Street,  on  Friday  and  Saturday,  between  the  Hours  of 
Eight  in  the  Morning  and  Two  Afternoon. 

“N.B.  No  Person  can  be  admitted  without  a Ticket;  and  as  the 
House  is  on  a contracted  Scale,  by  Order  of  the  Managers,  no  Person 
is  to  be  admitted  behind  the  Scenes  or  into  the  Orchestra.”  Massachu- 
setts Gazette,  November  30,  1775. 

1917.  Permit  to  pass  the  | Guards  from  Head  Quarters. 
Dated,  [June  9,  1775.]  Signed,  [J.  Ward]  Secretary.  aas 

1918.  The  | Recantations  | of  | Jacob  Fowle,  Benjamin  Mars- 

ton,  John  Gal-  | lison,  Robert  Hooper,  Tertius,  Nathan  Bow-  | 
en,  Samuel  White,  and  Thomas  Lewis.  Dated  May  2,  1775, 
In  Committee  of  Safety,  Cambridge.  t aas 

pp.  2. 

1919.  The  | Recantations  | of  | Robert  Hooper,  John  Pedrick, 

Robert  Hooper,  jun.  | George  M’Call,  Richard  Reed,  and 
Henry  Sanders.  Dated  May  4,  1775.  In  Committee  of  Safety, 
Cambridge.  Printed  and  Sold  in  Queen-Street.  mhs 


MASSACHUSETTS  BROADSIDES. 


265 


1775] 

1920.  [Another  issue.]  Dated,  May  4,  1775.  Salem : Printed 
by  E.  Russell,  next  Door  to  John  Turner,  Esq;  in  Main-street. 

f A AS 

1921.  [Another  issue.]  In  Committee  of  Safety,  May  4,  1775. 

No  caption  and  without  imprint.  Evans,  14194.  El 


Rich,  Elisha. 

1922.  [Cuts.]  A | Poem  | On  the  Bloody  engagement  that  was 

Fought  on  | Bunker’s  Hill  | In  Charlestown  | New-England,  | On 
the  17th  of  June,  1775;  Together  with  some  Remarks  of  the 
Cruelty  and  Barbarity  of  the  \ British  Troops,  by  Destroying 
the  above  mention’d  Town  by  Fire,  . . . By  Elisha  Rich, 
Minister  of  the  Gospel.  Chelmsford:  Printed  and  sold  by j 
Nathaniel  Coverly,  1775.  t nyhs 

Evans,  14426. 

1923.  [Cut.]  Poetical  | Remarks  upon  the  Fight  at  the 
Boston  | Light  House  | Which  happen’d  between  a Party  of 
Troops  belonging  to  the  United  Colonies,  Commanded  by  | 
Major  Tupper,  and  a Number  of  Regulars.  Chelmsford: 
Printed  and  Sold  by  Nathaniel  Coverly,  where  may  be  had 
Verses  by  the  Groze  | Dozen  or  Single,  m,  dcclxxv.  bpl 

Evans,  14427,  who  says  the  verses  are  signed  E.  R.,  but  it  is  not  so 
in  bpl. 

1924.  Rev.  Sir,  | Our  destitute  state  earnestly  bespeaks  your 
compassion.  (Appeal  from  the  third  church  and  congregation 
of  Salem.)  Dated,  March  6, 1775.  Signed,  Nathaniel  Whitaker. 

t AAS 

1925.  Salem,  May  29,  1775.  | Yesterday  Captain  Hill,  in  a 
Brig,  arriv’d  at  Marblehead,  | in  Five  Weeks  from  Falmouth, 
in  England,  who  has  brought  | Prints  to  the  Eighteenth  of 
April,  from  which  the  following  | is  extracted.  Salem:  Printed 
by  E.  Russell,  next  to  | John  Turner,  Esq;  in  the  Main-street. 

Evans,  14163.  El 


266  MASSACHUSETTS  HISTORICAL  SOCIETY.  [1775 

1926.  Salem,  Tuesday,  July  19,  1775.  | This  Day  at  Noon, 
Captain  John  Derby,  in  a Schooner,  arrived  here  in  Six  | Weeks 
from  London,  which  he  left  the  Third  of  June,  and  brings  Ad- 
vices to  the  Second,  among  which  is  | An  | Address  | to  the 
British  Soldiery.  Salem:  Printed  by  E.  Russell,  in  the  Main- 
street:  Where  may  also  be  had,  An  Address  to  | the  Three 
Generals,  with  Scotch  Orders,  on  their  Voyage  to  America. 

MHS 


No.  1923. 

Signed,  An  Old  Soldier.  The  Address  begins:  “You  are  about  to 
embark  for  America,  to  compel  your  Fellow-Subjects  there  to  submit 
to  Popery  and  Slavery.”  See  1810,  supra. 

1927.  Address  to  the  Soldiers.  mhs 

The  same  Address,  but  on  the  verso  is  a comparison  of  conditions  on 

Prospect  Hill  and  on  Bunker’s  Hill.  Evans,  14414  for  the  verso  only. 

1928.  Salem:  Wednesday,  Nov.  1,  one  o’clock,  | P.M.  | We 
have  this  moment  received  the  following  great  | and  important 
intelligence  from  Capt.  Stephen  | Lowater,  who  arrived  at 
Ipswich,  yesterday  in  | 14  Days  from  Liverpool,  Nova  Scotia. 

Evans,  14449.  NYPL.  BPL 

1929.  The  Second  Section  of  the  Articles  of  War.  | Whatso- 

ever Officer  or  Soldier  shall  presume  to  use  ] traiterous  or  dis- 
respectful Words  against  the  Sacred  | Person  of  His  Majesty, 
. . . [Also]  The  Sixth  Section  of  the  Articles  of  War,  and  The 
Oath  of  Fidelity.  ei.  bpl 

1930.  A Song.  | Composed  by  the  British  Butchers,  after  the 

Fight  | at  Bunker-Hill  on  the  17 th  of  June  1775.  Sold  at  the 
Bible  and  Heart  in  Cornhill,  Boston.  f nyhs 

It  was  on  the  Seventeenth  by  break  of  Day,  the  Yankees  did  surprize  us, 


1775]  MASSACHUSETTS  BROADSIDES.  267 

With  their  strong  works  they  had  thrown  up,  to  burn  the  town  and 
drive  us; 

1931.  [Cut.]  A Song,  Composed  by  the  British  Butchers, 

after  the  Fight  at  Bunker-Hill,  on  | the  Seventeenth  of  June, 
1775.  mhs 

Evans,  14465.  Reprinted  in  1880,  by  Arthur  W.  Dow. 

1932.  [Cut.]  A Song,  | Composed  by  the  British  Soldiers,  | 

after  the  fight  at  | Bunker  Hill,  June  17,  1775.  mhs 

Issued  by  Lockwood,  Brooks  & Co.,  Boston. 

1933.  [Cut.]  A | Song,  | Composed  by  the  British  Butchers, 

after  the  Fight  | at  Bunker-Hill,  on  the  seventeenth  of  June, 
1775.  NYPL 

Printed  at  Chelmsford? 

1934.  [Cut.]  A | Song,  | Composed  by  the  British  Soldiers, 
after  the  Battle  | at  Bunker-Hill,  on  the  17th  of  June,  1775. 

BPL 

Wegelin  (i.  61)  gives  a poem  with  nearly  the  same  title,  “Sold  by 
Leonard  Deming,  Middlebury,  Vermont.” 

1935.  Train  Band  and  Alarm  List  Muster.  aas 

Trumbull,  Jonathan,  and  Thomas  Gage. 

1936.  Copy  of  a Letter  to  his  Excellency  Gen.  Gage,  from 
the  Hon.  Jona-  | than  Trumbull,  Esq;  Governor  of  his  Majesty’s 
Colony  of  Connecti-  | cut,  in  behalf  of  the  General  Assembly  of 
said  Colony.  | Dated  Hartford,  April  28th,  1775.  f nypl 

pp.  3.  With  General  Gage’s  reply,  dated  May  3,  1775. 

1937.  Wednesday  August  2,  1775.  | By  Capt.  Spain,  arrived 

at  Philadelphia  from  Bristol,  we  have  the  following  | Interesting 
Intelligence,  viz.  . . . Price  Two  Coppers.  | nyhs 

It  contains  also  an  item  dated  Cambridge  (Massachusetts-Bay)  July  21. 
It  may  be  a New  York  issue. 

1938.  Whereas  it  is  the  prevailing  rage  of  the  present  times, 

for  people  of  all  Ranks,  Orders,  and  Professions,  | to  form 
Associations,  and  erect  themselves  into  what  they  call  Con- 
gresses and  Committees  of  various  | denominations;  . . . (Pro- 
posing a military  Congress,  under  the  name  of  a Grand  Congress 
of  Comptroul.)  mhs 

Prepared  by  British  officers? 

Worcester,  Mass. 

1939.  Resolved,  That  it  be  recommended  | that 

have  not  signed  this  or  a similar  Covenant,  that  they  do  it  as  | 


268 


MASSACHUSETTS  HISTORICAL  SOCIETY. 


[1776 


soon  as  may  be  with  Convenience.  [Worcester.]  January  27, 
1775.  ' f aas 

1940.  [Cuts.]  A Yankee  Song.  Printed  and  Sold  at  the 

Bible  and  Heart.  ei.  pc 

Father  and  I went  down  to  camp 
Along  with  Captain  Goodin, 

Reissued  in  Salem,  1875. 

1941.  [Cut.]  The  Fanner  and  his  Son’s  Return  from  a Visit 

to  | Camp:  | Together  With  The  | Rose  Tree.  f 

1942.  [Royal  arms.]  The  Carrier  of  the  Massachusetts- 

Gazette,  | and  Boston  Weekly  News-Letter,  | humbly  presents 
the  following  Ode  | on  the  New-Year,  to  all  his  generous 
Customers.  1775.  t PHS 

Behold ! poor  Boston  sore  distrest, 

Why  is  she  thus  with  arms  opprest, 

1776 

1943.  Advertisement.  | Watertown,  January  26,  1776.  | Ran 

away  from  the  custody  of  the  | Messenger  of  the  General 
Court,  a cer-  | tain  Dr.  Samuel  Gelston,  belonging  to  | Nan- 
tucket, . . . MHS 

1944.  [Cut.]  The  | American  Gazette:  | or,  | Constitutional 
Journal  Extraordinary.  | Salem,  Wednesday,  June  12,  1776. 
IV  o’clock,  P.  M.  (News  from  Canada.)  Salem:  Printed  by 
John  Rogers,  at  his  Printing-Office,  Upper  End  of  Main-street. 

Evans,  14645.  p[EABODY]  H.  S. 

Boston,  Town  of. 

1945.  At  a Meeting  of  the  Freeholders  and  other  Inhabitants 

of  Boston,  on  Monday  the  18th  of  | November  Inst,  it  was 
Voted,  that  the  following  Hand  Bill  be  Printed,  and  delivered 
to  the  | Inhabitants,  for  their  Government  in  giving  in  to  the 
Committee  an  Account  of  the  Dama-  | ges  they  have  received 
from  a Savage  Enemy,  viz.  . . . mhs 

, Anti-Stamp  Fire  Society. 

1946.  Rules  and  Orders  | To  be  observed  by  the  Anti-Stamp 

Fire  Society,  instituted  at  Boston,  October  1763.  | Revised 
and  Corrected  November  1776.  f bm 

Evans,  14666. 

Capen,  Hopestill. 

1947.  The  following  was  written  with  an  expectation  that  I 
should  have  the  Liberty  to  lay  | the  same  before  the  Court  of 


MASSACHUSETTS  BROADSIDES. 


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269 


Enquiry,  before  whom  I was  impeached  as  an  Enemy  | to  my 
Country,  <.  . . Dated,  Boston  Goal,  Aug.  29,  1776. 

Evans,  14672.  Archives,  cliv.  70.  MA.  BM.  MHS 

Congress,  Continental. 

1948.  In  [Continental]  Congress,  January  30,  1776.  [ Resolved, 

That  it  be  recommended  to  the  several  I Assemblies  in  New- 
England,  to  assist  the  General  in  | procuring  Arms;  and  the 
Thanks  of  the  Congress  | given  to  such  of  them  as  have  already 
done  so.  | Extract  from  the  Minutes.  | Charles  Thompson, 
Sec’ry.  mhs 

Endorsed:  Feb.  15.  100  of  those  to  charge. 

1949.  In  [Continental]  Congress,  j Saturday,  March  16,  1776. 

(Appointing  May  17  to  be  a day  of  humiliation,  fasting  and 
prayer.  With  order  of  General  Court,  April  3,  for  printing  and 
distributing  the  recommendation  to  each  of  the  religious  As- 
semblies in  the  Colony.)  bpl.  lc.  aas.  mhs 

Evans,  15133. 

1950.  In  [Continental]  Congress  March  23,  1776.  Whereas 
the  Petition  of  these  United  Colonies  to  the  King,  for  the 
Redress  of  great  and  manifest  Grievances,  . . . (Fitting  out 
armed  vessels.) 

Evans,  15136;  but  I have  not  found  an  example  that  would  determine 
its  issue  by  a Massachusetts  press. 

1951.  In  [Continental]  Congress,  May  21,  1776.  (Treatment, 
form  of  parole,  etc.  of  prisoners  taken  in  arms  on  prize  ships.) 

Evans,  15143. 

1952.  [Torn]  July  4,  1776.  | Declaration,  j By  the  Representa- 

tives of  the  | United  States  of  America,  I In  General  Congress 
Assembled.  f aas 

It  is  signed,  John  Hacock.  Simon  Greenleaf  gave  it  to  aas  in  1822 
and  stated  that,  “It  was  posted  up  in  Newburyport,  and  afterwards 
preserved  by  my  grandfather,  the  late  Hon.  Jonathan  Greenleaf,  who 
gave  it  to  me.” 

1953.  In  | Congress,  | July  4,  1776.  [ A | Declaration  | by  the 

Representatives  j of  the  | United  States  of  America,  | In  Gen- 
eral Congress  assembled.  ei 

Printed  in  four  columns,  without  imprint. 

1954.  In  [Continental]  Congress,  July  4, 1776.  | A Declaration 

| By  the  Representatives  of  the  | United  States  of  America,  | 
In  General  Congress  assembled.  America:  Boston,  Printed  by 
John  Gill,  and  Powars  and  Willis,  in  Queen-Street.  mhs 

Evans,  15161. 


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MASSACHUSETTS  HISTORICAL  SOCIETY. 


[1776 


1955.  In  | Congress,  [ July  4,  1776.  | A Declaration  | by  the  | 

Representatives  | of  the  | United  States  of  America, | In  Gen- 
eral Congress  assembled.  Salem,  Massachusetts-Bay:  Printed 
by  E.  Russell,  by  Order  of  Authority.  nypl.  ei.  mhs 

Endorsed:  On  August  11th,  1776,  after  the  Conclusion  of  Divine 
Service,  I read  this  Declaration,  conformable  to  the  Order  of  the  Council 
of  State;  and  spake  in  Favour  of  a Compliance  with  the  Continental 
Declaration.  As  witnesseth  my  Hand,  Samuel  Mather.  Evans,  15163. 

1956.  In  Congress,  July  19,  1776.  | Resolved,  That  a copy  of 

the  circular  letters  and  of  | the  declarations  they  enclosed  from 
Lord  Howe  to  Mr.  | W.  Franklin,  Mr.  Penn,  Mr.  Eden,  Lord 
Dunmore,  Mr.  Martin,  and  Sir  James  Wright,  ...  be  pub- 
lished in  the  several  Gazettes,  . . . mhs 

With  Boston  item  of  July  27. 

1957.  [Another  issue.]  mhs 

With  Boston  items  of  July  27  and  29.  The  type  is  the  same  in  the 

two  issues,  which  came  from  the  same  press,  but  the  contents  of 
the  three  columns  show  variations.  They  may,  however,  be  identified  by 
the  Boston  items. 

Essex  County. 

1958.  County  of  Essex,  Colony  of  Massachusetts-Bay.  | As 

the  Connexion  between  Great-Britain  and  this  Continent  is  | 
growing  every  day  more  and  more  loose  and  uncertain  (on  a 
Form  of  Government.)  Dated,  [April  17,  1776.]  ei 

Evans,  14749. 

1959.  Extract  of  a letter  from  London,  dated  Feb.  13,  1776. 
[And]  Extract  of  a letter  from  Bristol,  Feb.  1,  1776.  mhs 

Endorsed:  Extract  concerning  the  British  plan  for  Campaign  of  1776, 
perhaps  by  Dr.  [Arthur]  Lee. 

1960.  [Cuts.]  A | Funeral  Elegy,  | composed  on  the  Death  of 

the  truly  Brave  and  Heroic  Captain  | James  Mugford,  | Late 
Commander  of  the  Franklin  Privateer  Schooner,  lately  fitted 
out  from  Marblehead,  with  a few  Two  Pounders,  and  Swivels, 
and  Twenty-one  Men,  who  | was  killed  in  a disperate  Engage- 
ment with  Thirteen  Boats,  and  Two  Hundred  Men,  belonging 
to  the  Ministerial  Fleet,  near  Boston,  on  Sunday  the  Nine- 
teenth | of  May,  One  Thousand  Seven  Hundred  and  Seventy- 
Six.  Salem:  Printed  and  sold  by  E.  Russell,  in  Main-street: 
where  Shopkeepers,  Travelling-Traders,  &c.  may  be  supplied 
with  sundry  new  Pieces  on  the  Times,  very  Cheap.  ei 

Evans,  14771. 


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271 


Great  Britain. 

1961.  By  his  Excellency  ] William  Howe,  | Major  General,  &c. 
&c.  &c.  | As  Linnen  and  Woolen  Goods  are  Articles  j much 
wanted  by  the  Rebels,  . . . Dated,  Boston,  March  10th,  1776. 

Evans,  14781.  MHS 

1962.  The  King  of  Great-Britain’s  Speech  to  both  Houses  of 

Parliament,  on  Thursday,  | October  31,  1776.  mhs 

May  possibly  be  a Connecticut  issue.  It  was  in  the  Trumbull  Papers. 

1963.  The  | Happy  Man:  | or,  the  | True  Gentleman.  Salem: 

Printed  for  the  Benefit  of  the  Public,  by  Desire  of  R.  Napier, 
1776.  | Sold  at  John  Roger’s  Printing-Office,  Upper  end  of 
Main-street.  f jcb 

See  No.  2138,  infra. 

Harvard  College. 

1964.  Catalogus.  ba.  hc 

1965.  Theses.  ei.  lc.  hc 

Evans,  14795,  14796. 

1966.  Interesting  Intelligence  from  Europe.  [ Boston,  May  13, 

1776.  t aas.  bpl 

Evans,  14811. 

Massachusetts-Bay,  Province  and  State. 

1967.  In  the  House  of  Representatives,  January  4,  1776.  | 

Whereas  His  Excellency  General  Washington,  has  represented 
to  this  Court  | the  Necessity  of  providing  Blankets  for  the 
Army,  and  has  requested  the  immediate  Assistance  of  this 
Court,  in  this  interesting  Affair:  . . . ma.  mhs 

pp.  2.  Archives,  ccvn.  370.  Evans,  14851. 

1968.  In  the  House  of  Representatives,  January  9,  1776.  | 

Whereas  it  appears  to  this  Court,  that  the  Part  of  the  Militia 
of  this  | Colony  now  in  the  American  Army  as  a temporary 
Reinforcement,  in  Conse-  [ quence  of  a Resolve  of  said  Court 
of  the  1st  of  December  last  past,  . . . lc.  mhs 

Evans,  14852. 

1969.  In  the  House  of  Representatives,  January  16,  1776.  | 
The  Committee  appointed  to  consider  what  further  Measures 

are  necessary  to  be  taken  for  furnishing  Hay  for  the  Army, 
reported,  . . . mhs 

1970.  In  the  House  of  Representatives,  January  17,  1776.  | 
Resolved,  That  the  Committees  or  Selectmen  of  the  several 


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[1776 


Towns  | in  this  Colony,  send  a just  and  true  Account  of  all 
the  Powder,  Lead  | and  Flints,  by  them  delivered  . . . 

MA.  BPL.  EI.  MHS 
Endorsed:  300  of  these  to  charge,  viz.  one  for  each  Town  and  District 
@ 1 d.  Archives,  ccvn.  428.  Evans,  14853. 

1971.  In  the  House  of  Representatives,  January  19,  1776.  | 

Whereas  it  is  of  great  Importance,  not  only  to  the  Inhabitants  | 
of  this  Colony,  but  also  of  all  the  United  Colonies,  That  the 
Lines  and  | Fortifications  at  Cambridge  and  Roxbury  should 
at  all  Events  be  main-  | tained;  . . . ma.  mhs 

pp.  2.  Jan.  23.  462  of  these  to  charge.  Archives,  ccvn.  442.  Evans, 
14854. 

1972.  In  the  House  of  Representatives,  January  21,  1776.  | 
Whereas  it  is  of  very  great  Importance  to  our  Brethren  the 
Inhabitants  | of  Canada,  and  to  the  Inhabitants  of  the  United 
Colonies,  especially  to  the  | Western  and  Northern  Counties 
thereof,  that  the  Advantages  gained  under  | the  Smiles  of 
Providence  by  the  American  Arms,  ...  f nypl.  lc.  ma 

Archives,  ccvn.  439.  Evans,  14855. 

1973.  By  the  Great  and  General  Court  of  the  Colony  of 

Massachusetts-Bay.  | A Proclamation.  | The  Frailty  of  human 
Nature,  the  Wants  of  Individuals,  and  the  numerous  Dangers 
which  surround  them,  through  the  Course  | of  Life  . . . Dated, 
January  23,  1776.  nyhs.  ei.  aas.  bpl.  mhs 

Evans,  14839. 

1974.  Falmouth,  February  1776.  | Whereas  the  Great  and 
General  Court  of  this  Colony,  have  passed  an  Act  | requiring 
all  Persons  who  have  in  their  Custody  any  Goods  that  were 
taken  ] and  carried  away  from  any  of  the  Inhabitants  of  the 
Town  of  Falmouth,  at  | the  Time  of  the  late  Fire  there,  . . . 

MHS 

Endorsed:  Sunday  Feb.  11.  100  of  these  to  charge  pd.  Folks  for  Work- 
ing extra. 

1975.  In  the  House  of  Representatives,  February  10th,  1776.  | 
Whereas  the  Votes  and  Proceedings  of  the  Honorable  Conti- 
nental Con-  | gress  respecting  the  Regiment  now  raising  in  this 
Colony  to  join  the  Conti-  | nental  army  in  Canada,  . . . 

MA.  MHS 

Endorsed:  Sunday,  Feb.  11,  1776.  120  of  these  to  charge,  pd.  Work- 
ing extra.  Evans,  14856. 

1976.  The  Committee  of  both  Houses  on  the  Letter  this 
Morning  received  | by  this  Court  from  His  Excellency  General 


By  the  G;ca:  snd  General  Courc  of  the  Colony  c f MJSS .1CHUS ETTS-B  AT, 

A PR'OCL  A M A T I O N. 

THE  Frailty  of  human  Narr.-e.  the  Wan-  of  I.-J:u  'rd:,  *rJ  the  riTt-os  Dingers  wh'ch  forround  th-tra.  ifcrocgh  the  Cost  ft 
o:  Lie.  hare  in  til  Acr;.  and  in  ev  :v  C .:mry.  i npell'd  theta  f !o-n  S.-cicticx.  and  eiLSiifli  Governments. 

A»  ih«  Mir.pinc&  01  :l.<r  Fsnplc  it  the  ' •!:  L>;-f  of  Certrctrcr.:.  f • Lie  C'oclj.n  ot  :h«  P_  .*le  it  ihecr.ly  Fonndjiioo  of  it, 

in  Pcaion.  Morality.  and  *!>•:  i *'n«E  °f  I h«wg»  : A.-  1 M-\-eci.:y  Act  ..f  Government,  every  Escrcile  oi  So* 

xerc-gnly.  agamU  or  tiil.o-ji.  th- tWesi  ofihe  People.  : ].  -utl:;e,  Lfurperioi:.  1 Tyianr.y. 

1 t a Masim.  that  in  every  L.evernner.i.  there  nio'.l  :*ifl  fotaewhere.  a ■ !'■  - e 'X  :.e.  ar.d  ancowrodable  Power : But 

tIV:»  Tower  t tikes  alwaysin  the  Body  o!  the  People  . and  ii  never  tin,  or  can  be  d<!e;---ei  to  ore  Mar  or  a lew , the  Great  Crec’ar  having 
r.cver  pi ven  to  Meo  a Right  tc  veil  o;hcr»  wi'fci  Whonty  over  the  n,  unlistiaed  either  in  Du.-atiox  cr  Degree. 

V.t.ro  Kuijt.  Maoifteis.  Governor!,  or  LrgdLior*  therefore.  mil  rad  of ocerctf  iig  the  Towers  initialed  • i:h  term.  according  to  the  PriocT- 
' p . K.-rmv  and  Proper rions  listed  by  the  Coniii'utba.  acd  eflsblfJh'd  b\  thi  onglral  Campri,  pmUitae  thole  Powers  to  the  Purpofes  of 
C'pr-ri" -.T,— :r»  lebve.-:.  i.-.flca  i oi  ftippurricg  > (tee  Con  ''union  todefirov  nllead  ot  prel.-rvirgthe  L>v\  Liberties  and  Properties  of 
' the  i'-"j-!r , — they  arc  t\  longer  to  cr'/etr.rd  Migillratr:  veiled  ««h  a (acred  Lhsrsft.-  v.  becerue  p- ..'•! f .i,  and  csghr  to  be  refilled. 

The  .'..'mir-n'rat  on  ot  G'tat  Pryjir,  d.Ipr'rng  equally  the  Jjhka.  neosoff  and  Magnannaaity  , f .-heir  Ancellosi ; and  the  Rights, 

Liber  er  and  Courage  of  AMERICA  A S have  fur  a Ccnrfc  nt  Years.  b boated  :n  ert.bbf.i  a Sovereignty  .n  A'-.rn.  a.  r.ot  fa  ended  in  the 

tc  •:«  St  of  the  People,  bur  ,n  the  mere  tt  .!l  Pctf.ru  » Thou  land  League*  fton  L\.  * Itoto  tte  L.uov  rot,  and  have  endeavoured  to 
«iubl:2l  this  Sovereignty  near  Os.  tgaiall  our  Ccr.reni.tfn  all  Cafes  whiriuc  vcr. 

'1  he  Gaieties,  doting  this  Period,  l“ae  recurred  io  every  peaceable  Kefccrte  in  a free  Co:  fliuri.-.n.  by  Petit i.  n:  and  SetrerP-anm, 
m obtain  Jeftice  ; which  has  Veen  not  s»ly  denied  to  jhem,  but  ibey  hare  been  treated  «..h  -;r , v.  r, p'ccf  • yr.iiy  and  Ctntexp  ; and 
s: 'er.jtS.  o'peo  War  of  tht  eartfl  gtroek-us  cruel  and  fartguirary  Kind,  ba:  been  co^ttn  c.-d  apainfl  rt.evi-  To  thn.  :r.  crea,  eanly  aoi 
facer  L("jI  Rebfhccc'hts  ttheran  been  met.  1 htf.eea  Colonies  are  now  Snnty  united  ia  the  Coni. A of  this  notl  jutl  i r.S  ceeefiary  War, 
Wader  the  irfc  Ccur.eils  of  their  Gncre1;. 

It  i:  the  Will  of  Provident*,  for  onie.  right:-  et.  sad  gracious  Ends  tic  this  Cu!.-r,y  Gtojld  hive  been  CaglctJ  out.  by  the  Etemies  of 
jSvr’Kt,  as  the  firfl  Oh-cilboth  of  thair  Envy  and  tbeir  Revengv ; aad  alter  havin  ’ been  rtuie  the  Sui^eft  of  fevcral  cterciiefi  aid  via- 
Otdtive  S'JttstO.  one  of  which  fit  intended  to  fubverv  our  Gnrttiotioo  by  Charier,  ii  made  ihc  Sea;  of  >\  a.-.  . 

No  etJifiua!  Rcfiflaasc  to  the  SyT.cn  ol  Tyranny  pepired  lev  us,  could  be  made  » si  boat  either  ir.Panl  Recaaoe  o Arms,  cr  i tem* 
porary  Sul'perGo.  of  the  otcGcary  foaeta  of  Gtvctrateot.  and  Ttiburais  Of  Jotlicc : To  the  laid  of  which  Svilr,  is-  Hope’  of  a fpetdy 

■Seconeilblw*  *llh  G'f--i-vntnn.  toon  cetniab'e  Tons,  the  CosgreG  advifeJ  V:  to  fobmit  : y^-And  Man  hind  hasTcena  Pl.K.iom*. 

con.  without  Eivmple  in  fbt'poTptCil  AYor'tf,  a Js^e  and  pbpnlotA  Colony,  {ub fating  io ‘ J'earLhccrncy  and  Order, -fur  aaorertnn  a Ytar, 
Under  fueh  a SufpenGtso  of  Gorcrrtment.  • 

Bet  as  o-r  Enetr.RS  have  poceeded  to  fitch  barhavoos  Extremities,  eoowner.cinj  Hcfitl'nies  upon  the  gacsd  People  of  this  Ceiony,  and 
s*nb  vnprecedeoied  Malice  esenirg  »h<ir  Ftroer  to  (p-.rsi  tbe  Cabrriiics  cl  Fire.  b»oro  snd  Fatrune  tht -u^h  the  Lacd,  and  do  reafcuablc 
Profpct  remains  oi  a fpeedy  Recanciliatton  with  G’e*:-5;n!i,  the  Cbngrefs  have  ref  jived  .- 

••  That  co  Obedience  being  dee  to  the  Adi  of  Parliament  fur  altering  the  Charter  of  the  C»lnny  e£  A £ j~.:LjJfhr-B:7.  nor  to  a Go* 
'*  verr.cr  or  Liruienant  Governor,  who  «''l  not  obftrve  the  Diro&ioos  of.  but  e.idcavocr  to  fubvert -ihut  Clut«r  ; the  Governor  anj 
'•  Ltectocaisc  Gwotsst  of  (bat  Colony,  are  to  be  conEdere*  e-  abfent.  and  their  uRces  vacant  , and  as  there  it  no  Council  there,  and 
“ Ir^onvoniecccs  xniliig  fforo  the  SufpnC.ao  of  ih*  Poaera  of  Gov.-mma-j,  sic  int  .lrrablc.  ,vfpcciaJly-  at  a Time  when  Cesaxl  Gs^t 
••  hath  aScaily  levied  War.  ar.d  i;  carrying  on  Hclliltfte*  agitnft  bu  Ma;-(ly's  peaceable  and  !i  val  Sir  oftSa:  Colony  ; that.  La  order 

*•  to  conform  as  cor  at  may  be  to  the  Spvl  and  ’ubila:  :e  i<f  tbeCh-ftcr.it  be  rec.nnnjen.led  to -he  Provincial  Coovrntioe.  to  ®?ii« 
••  Letters  to  the  Inhabitants  of  'be  (everal  Places  which  a'c  ■-.-•i'led  to  Rrpefcctation  in  AlTembly  regur-L  .g  |btm  to  chute  (uch  Rcpre* 

“ leniativcs  ; and  that  the  Adembly  when  chofen.  do  elrft  Ccu  .Iellcri  ; and  that  luch  Aflembly  and  Council,  escrcjie  ibe  Powers  of  Go* 
»■  venvr.pct,  waul  a Gtrt-eraof  of  hit  Msjefty’t  A pponn.ery  will  con  let:  .to  govern  i he  Colony,  s.cor.log  to  m's  Charter.^ 

It>  t’orfoaoce  of  which  Advice,  the  gued  Peep’s  < f-this  Colony  have  chete.i  a f LI  end  free  Reprelcnstion  of  rhemfeives,  tslso,  beicj 
ccaveriedla  ASembly.  have  eledted  a Cncacd  , who,  at  the  executive  Branch  of  Government,  have  cooltituccd  necefiary  Clcccn  through 

thx  Cottmv.  Tbo  prefeni  G<ner*noti.  tbarefore.  may  be  Cong'Slolited  on  the  Acguifiiioo  of  a Farm  of  Government,  more  Iramcdarcty 

in  all  it’s  ISartc'bes.  lander  the  Icfiuecce  sad  Cootrogi  of  the  People ; and  ;hece!ore  more  free  and  hippy  than  *aa  emtjyed  by  tbeic 
Aceeflot*  : But  as  a Government  lo  pojr.ilat  can  be  fippcrted  only  by  calvcrfrl  knowledge  and  Yctce,  in  the  Body  of  the  Tcople.  it  ii 
she  Duty  of  all  Ranks,  to  promote  the  Means  of  Educa.kn,  for  the  riCng  Gcccratiwn.  aa  well  as  true  Raltg'.-o,  Pun^  cf  Manners,  and 
Integrity  of  Die,  amor-gall  Orders  and  Degrees. 

As  an  ?rrny  has  becctne  nectflary  for  our  Defence,  and  in  ail  free  Sates  the  Gvil  rr.j'l  provide  fer  end  cuotroul  the  Military  Power, 
the  major  Pan  of  the  Council  have  appointed  Magifl rates  ard  Ccorts  of  Jullicc.in  every  County  whole  Happirels  is  Ib  rorrneftcd  with 
that  oi  the  People,  that  it  is  d fitoli  io  fjppofc  they  can  abufe  tbtie  T r-ull.  The  ?u(inef»  of  n L to  fee  ihole  Laws  inforced,  which  are 
BcttefSry  for  the  Prefervaiioo  of  Peace.  ^ iriue  and  goed  Order.  And  iht  Gicat  acd  Gcitersi  • quit  eypt.Ts  and  rccuL'er  that  ail  ne* 
celfarv  Scppert  end  AiCfianec  be  gi\tn,  and  ail  proper  Cbcrikpcc  yielded  to  them  ; >r.d  sri.l  deem  cveiy  Pet  (un,  who  fhall  fail  of  his 
Luty  in  this  Rel*cQ  tcsarrN  them,  a Diflcrber  of  [tie.  Peace  of  thi:  Colony.. and  JeU’ving  of  c.vempl&ry  PamfiimcnD 

Ibat  Piety  acd  Virtue,  which  alore  can  freure  the  Freedom  of  any  Prop'e.  m.  y be  encouraged,  and  Vice  and  Imnoranry  fupprefTcd. 
the  Great  and  General  Court  has'e  thought  ft  ;r>  i t this  Prociarratirn,  cimm-roii  j and  epjoioip'g  it'  Lopets-ihe  good  People  of 
this  Colcny,  that  they  lead  (eber,  religious  and  peaceable  Ltvea:  avoiding  al.  Blalphanncs.  _C<mu:r.;c  r»‘  ; .e  H.  ly  Scriptures,  and  of 
the  Lord's  Day.  aad  all  other  Crimes  aud  hiif-'emcvr-ors,  ail  Dcbauchf-y,  ]V  ph-nencS..  Corrupt i.  n,  Venclry.  air  r’.hrou;  lod 
tvausltocas  Prccerdings.  and  all. Immoralities  *-'-3'loever  ; A r^. that  they  dscsr.i  y ar.J  eeve.-cnly  aiter.d  the  public  \curQt'p  of 
GOD.  at  all  Times  acknowledging  wi-h  Graritcdc  his  menial  lBtecp^kju«_tn.  sfew  - e*bat£ -dxs^y  • wcwtijie^  To  bt 

GOD  of  Armies,  by  whole  Favour  and  Prorechon  alone  fhcjt  may -i  npe  fur  Sorcvts.  in  their  prelcnt  ConSA  . 

Acd  all  Jadsa.  JaAkes.  Sheritis,  Graid  Jorcrs,  Tythirgmco,  arai  all  ether  l_i.il  Officers  wrihirx  this  Colony,  are  hereby  P.rifl'y 
Crj-iaed  aad  ecraraa.-.deJ  that  they  eontnbctc  all  :a  their  Poivcr.  by  thn't  Advice,  Etvrtio  s and  Examples,  towards  a general  Ro. 
forsauca  of  Manoeri  ; atsd  that  they  bring  to  conJign  Pu<  ifbm<*t,  every  Pcrl-e,  who  (bull  eoaaut  any  of  rfce  .Crimes  or  Mi£ 
de.treaDSsra  aforefaid,  or  that  (hall  be  glilry  of  my  I m -coral hies  sabat&cver,  anJ  that  they  cfe  their  uttnoft  Eadeavoars,  to  hare 
the  Relolves  of  tbe  Congrefs.  ard  tb:  good  and  wbolfutne  Laws  of  tbu  Colony  duty  carried  into  Execution. 

And  as  the  Miaiffers  of  the  G ofpcl.  within  this  Colony;  htrve.  dorieg  the  late  Rdaxatiaso  of  're  Powers  of  Gvil  Government,1 
excited  them  (elves  for  our  Safety,  it  ‘re  hereby  recommended  to.  them,  liaJl  to  continue  their  vine.ius  Labour*  for  she  Good  of 
the  People,  ioculcating  hy  tlxtr  public  Mioillry.  and  private  .Example,  the  NVc.fiLy  of  Religion,  Morality,  ar.d  good  Older. 

Jo  Council  Jtscjrj . /<?,  tyjd. 

ORDERED , That  the  foregoing  Proclamatiwt  ,be  rcid  t'c  the  Opening,  of  CTerySuperincr  Court  of  judicerorr.  fee.  and  las' 
feriour Court  of  Ccmaoa  Picas.  ardCoart  of  General  Se33ot»»  for  (be Peace  within  tlniColooy,  by  thur.  refpeQire  Clerks ; and 
at  tbe  annual  Town  Meeiings  Is  Marti,  in  each  Town.  And.it  is  hereby  recommended  to  the  fevcral  Minillcrsof  the  Gofpel, 
throughout  this  Colooy.  to  read  th«  lame  is  theL-  refpeflive  ACimWies  on.  A ho  Lord's  Day  n:  :t  after  thoir  receiving  immedi- 


faely  after  Divine  Service. 


By  Grier  of  tbs  General  Court. 


down  fur  Concur>encet 

PEREZ  MO  RT  ON.  Dep’y  Sec’ry. 
la  the  He-afe  cf  Reprefcctaives,  Jo^ary  je.  » 77 d.  P-cad  acd  copc.urr’d..  . 

Cr  — friLLlAM  COOPER.  Speaker  pro  Tea. 

Confected  to, 

WILLIAM  SEVER i 
WALTER  SPOOLER, 

CALEB  CUSHING. 

JOHN  fVINT-HROP, 

■frm  ir  JO  /~r7CMr,\'rt 


PEREZ  MORTON,  Pep.  Sec’ry. 


THOMAS  CUSHING. 
JOHN  WHETCOMB.  ■ 
JEDIDIAH  FOSTER, 
ELDAD  T AT  LOR, 


MOSES  GILL. 
MICHAEL  FAR  LET, 
SAMUEL  HOLTEN. 
CHARLES  CHAUNCT. 
JOSEPH  PALMER, 
JOHN  TAT  LOR  ■ 
BENJAMIN  WHITE, 
7-LUES  PRESCOTT. 


C,  O D Save  the  P 5 O ? L f. 


No.  1973 


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Washington,  re-  | lative  to  supplying  the  Army  with  Fire-Arms, 
beg  Leave  to  Report,  by  Way  | of  Resolve,  . . . Dated, 
February  12,  1776.  ha.  mhs 

Evans,  14857.  Archives,  ccvm.  104. 

1977.  In  the  Flouse  of  Representatives,  February  13,  1776.  | 

Whereas  it  appears  to  this  Court,  that  it  will  be  greatly  con- 
ducive | to  the  Safety  and  Welfare  of  this  and  the  other  Col- 
onies, at  a Time  | of  common  Danger,  that  a Committee  be 
chosen  in  each  Town,  and  | one  only  for  the  especial  Business 
of  attending  to  the  political  and  ge-  | neral  Interest  of  the 
Colonies,  . . . aas.  mhs. 

1978.  In  the  House  of  Representatives,  Feb.  14,  1776.  j 

Whereas  many  Constables,  and  Collectors  of  Taxes  in  this 
Co-  | lony  have  neglected  to  exhibit  to  this  Court  the  Receipts 
or  attested  | Copies  thereof,  which  they  have  received  from 
the  Colony  Treasurer,  . . . nypl.  ma.  mhs 

Evans,  14858.  Archives,  ccvm.  120. 

1979.  In  the  House  of  Representatives,  Feb.  14,  1776.  I 
Whereas  the  honorable  the  Continental  Congress  have  desired  | 
this  Court  to  make  Application  to  the  several  Towns  in  this 
Colony,  | to  know  what  Quantity  of  Silver  and  Gold  can  be 
procured  in  Exchange  | for  the  Continental  Bills,  . . . 

MA.  MHS 

Endorsed:  100  of  these  to  charge.  Feb.  17.  Archives,  ccvm.  136 
Evans,  14859. 

1980.  In  the  House  of  Representatives,  Feby.  15,  1776.  | Re- 

solved, That  the  Plantations  within  this  Colony,  not  Incorpo-  | 
rated,  be,  and  they  are  hereby  impowered  to  call  a Meeting  of 
the  Inha-  | bitants  (for  choosing  committees  of  Correspondence, 
Inspection  and  Safety.)  mhs 

Endorsed:  100  of  these  to  charge.  Feby.  17. 

1981.  Colony  of  the  | Massachusetts-Bay.  | A Proclamation  | 
for  a | General  Fast.  [March  7.]  Dated,  February  22,  1776. 

Evans,  14841.  AAS.  MHS 

1982.  In  the  House  of  Representatives,  April  9,  1776.  | Where- 
as it  is  of  the  greatest  Importance,  not  only  to  the  Inha-  | 
bitants  of  Boston,  but  of  this  whole  Colony,  that  the  Town 
and  | Harbour  of  the  said  Boston  should  be  effectually  fortified 
and  se-  | cured  against  any  Attacks  from  the  Enemy;  . . . 


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1983.  In  the  House  of  Representatives,  April  11,  1776.  | Re- 

solved, That  the  following  Officers  and  Seamen  be  ap-  | pointed 
for  each  of  the  Vessels  now  building  by  this  Colony,  and  the 
Pay  per  Month  allowed  them,  agreeable  to  the  Sums  | affixed, 
viz.  . . . MA.  MHS 

pp.  2.  Evans,  14860.  Archives,  ccix.  35. 

1984.  In  the  House  of  Representatives,  April  11,  1776.  ] The 

House  Voted,  That  Beating-Orders  should  be  | sent  to  the 
following  Gentlemen,  for  enlisting  the  | Regiment  to  be  raised 
to  fortify  the  Town  and  | Harbour  of  Boston,  viz.  (Beating- 
Order  printed  on  same  sheet,  but  on  a second  leaf.  It  is  signed, 
Ebenezer  Sayer.)  mhs 

1985.  In  the  House  of  Representatives,  April  19,  1776. 
Whereas  sundry  Persons  of  this  Colony  have  joined  our  un- 
natural Enemies,  who  have  in  a hostile  Manner  been  endeavour- 
ing to  enslave  the  United  Colonies;  and  others  have  abscondec 

| and  removed  out  of  this  Colony  ...  (to  take  possession 
of  their  estates.)  bpl.  ma.  nypl.  aas.  ei.  mhs 

Archives,  ccxv.  416p2.  Evans,  14861. 

1986.  In  the  House  of  Representatives,  May  7,  1776.  | Re- 

solved, That  a Regiment  to  consist  of  Seven  Hundred  | and 
Twenty  eight  Men  ...  be  immediately  raised  within  this 
Colony.  mhs 

1987.  In  Council,  June  6,  1776.  (A  printed  copy  of  the  In- 

structions prepared  by  the  Continental  Congress,  April  3,  1776, 
for  commanders  of  private  ships  or  vessels  of  war  having  com- 
missions or  letters  of  marque  and  reprisal,  adapted  by  ms. 
changes  to  vessels  of  Massachusetts.)  ma 

1988.  In  the  House  of  Representatives,  j June  7th,  1776.  | A 

Resolve  of  the  late  House  of  Representatives  passed  on  | the 
10th  of  May,  1776,  That  the  Inhabitants  of  each  | Town  in 
this  Colony  ought  in  full  Meeting  warned  for  that  | Purpose, 
to  advise  the  Person  or  Persons  who  should  be  chosen  to  re-  | 
present  them  in  the  next  General  Court  . . . mhs 

1989.  In  the  House  of  Representatives,  June  25th,  1776. | 
As  the  unrelenting  Spirit  which  possesses  the  King  and  Parlia- 
ment of  | Britain,  has  pushed  them  on  to  leave  no  Measures 
unessayed,  to  ac-  | complish  our  Destruction;  . . . 

pp.  4.  Evans,  14862.  LC.  EI.  MHS 

1990.  In  the  House  of  Representatives,  June  26,  1776.  | 
Whereas  repeated  Applications  have  been  | made  by  the  hon- 


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orable  Congress  to  this  Court,  | to  procure  a Sum  of  hard 
Money,  to  be  | forthwith  sent  into  Canada,  . . . 

Evans,  14863.  Archives,  ccix.  366.  NYHS.  MA.  MHS 

1991.  The  Committee  of  both  Houses  appointed  to  take  into 

Consi-  | deration  what  Routs  the  Troops  shall  take  that  are 
destin’d  for  | New  York  and  Canada,  and  in  what  Bodies  they 
shall  March  . . . Dated,  June  28,  1776.  ei 

Evans,  14864. 

1992.  Watertown,  July  3,  1776.  | In  Council.  | Ordered,  That 
the  following  Part  of  the  Resolution  j of  this  General  Assembly 
respecting  the  Declaration  | prescribed  in  the  Act,  commonly 
called  the  Test  Act,  | be  forthwith  published  in  Hand  Bills,  . . . 

MHS 

1993.  A | Proclamation  | For  a Day  of  public  Humiliation, 
Fasting  and  Prayer.  [August  1.]  Dated,  July  4,  1776. 

Evans,  14843.  AAS.  BPL 

1994.  In  the  House  of  Representatives,  July  10th,  1776.  | 

Whereas  the  Honorable  the  American  Congress  have  lately 
made  | upon  the  Colony  of  the  Massachusetts-Bay  a most 
urgent  Requisition  | for  a further  Reinforcement  by  two  Regi- 
ments of  its  militia,  to  | support  our  Army  in  the  Northern  or 
Canada  Department.  ...  ei 

pp.  2.  Evans,  14865. 

1995.  In  the  House  of  Representatives,  July  11th,  1776.  | 

Whereas  this  Court  have  been  informed  that  some  of  the 
Towns  and  | Plantations  in  this  Colony  have  not  as  yet  raised 
the  proportion  assigned  | them  of  the  Five  Thousand  Men  for 
the  Reinforcement  of  the  Continental  | Army  in  New  York 
and  Canada.  ...  ei 

Evans,  14866. 

1996.  Whereas  it  has  been  represented  to  the  General  Court 

of  this  State,  | by  the  honorable  the  Governor  of  the  State  of 
Connecticut,  (on  stationing  troops  above  the  Island  of  New 
York.)  Dated,  September  12,  1776.  f aas 

pp.  2. 

1997.  In  the  House  of  Representatives,  September  17 th,  1776.  | 

Resolved,  That  it  be  recommended  to  the  Male  Inhabitants  of 
each  | Town  in  this  State,  . . . (on  consenting  to  allow  the 
House  of  Representatives  and  Council  to  frame  a constitution 
and  form  of  government  ...  f MA.  aas 

Archives,  clvi.  197. 


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1998.  In  the  House  of  Representatives,  September  | 17,  1776.  | 

Whereas  Doubts  may  arise  in  the  Minds  of  some  of  the  good 
Peo-  j pie  of  this  State,  who  are  willing  to  go  out  at  this  impor- 
tant Juncture  | against  our  unnatural  Enemies,  (on  time  of 
Service).  f ei.  ma.  nypl.  bpl 

Evans,  14867.  Archives,  ccx.  241. 

1999.  In  the  House  of  Representatives,  November  1,  1776.  | 

Ordered,  That  the  following  Address  from  the  General  Court 
of  this  State,  to  the  Officers  and  | private  Soldiers  who  are 
gone  from  thence  and  are  serving  in  the  American  Army,  be 
printed  in  two  | thousand  hand-bills,  and  immediately  for- 
warded to  the  committees  from  this  state  in  the  southern  and  | 
northern  armies,  to  be  by  them  dispersed  among  the  soldiery 
there.  f lc.  MeHS.  nyhs.  bpl 

Evans,  14868. 

2000.  State  of  Massachusetts-Bay.  | A Proclamation  | For  a 

Day  of  public  Thanksgiving  and  Prayer.  [December  12.] 
Dated,  November  16,  1776.  aas.  bpl 

Evans,  14844. 

2001.  In  the  House  of  Representatives,  November  24,  1776.  | 

Whereas  the  Resolve  of  this  Court  of  the  Nineteenth  of  October 
last,  so  far  as  | relates  to  the  additional  Encouragement  to  the 
Non-Commissioned  Officers  and  Soldiers,  | has  been  found  to 
be  attended  with  Inconveniences,  . . . ma.  ei.  mhs 

Evans,  14869.  Archives,  ccxi.  179. 

2002.  Extract  from  the  Resolves  of  the  General  Court  of  the 

State  of  Massachusetts-  | Bay,  passed  on  the  30th  Day  of 
November,  A.  D.  1776.  | A Resolve,  | For  amending  and  ex- 
plaining a late  Act  of  | the  General  Assembly  of  this  State, 
in  titled,  | “An  Act  for  providing  a Reinforcement  | to  the 
American  Army.”  f ma 

Evans,  14871.  Archives,  ccxi.  267. 

2003.  For  the  Encouragement  of  those  who  shall  Inlist  | in 
the  Continental  Army  — The  Congress  in  | their  Resolves  of 
September  16th,  18th,  19th,  October  | 8th,  and  November  12th, 
1776,  Engage,  . . . Adopted  December  4,  1776.  aas.  bpl 

Evans,  14870. 

2004.  In  the  House  of  Representatives,  December  4,  1776.  | 
Resolved,  That  the  Selectmen  of  each  Town  in  this  State  be 
and  | hereby  are  directed  to  deliver  out  of  these  narrow  Axes 


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kept  in  such  | Town  for  the  Use  of  the  Militia  upon  an  Alarm. 
. . . NYPL.  BPL 

Evans,  14872. 

2005.  State  of  Massachusetts-Bay.  | In  the  House  of  Repre- 
sentatives, | December  9,  1776.  | Whereas  great  Inconveniences 
may  take  Place  from  | our  not  knowing  the  Number  of  Male 
Inhabitants  in  | each  Town  and  Plantation  in  this  State,  . . . 

EI.  MA.  BPL.  NYPL.  MHS 

Archives,  clxi.  132.  Evans,  14873. 

2006.  State  of  Massachusetts-Bay.  | Council-Chamber,  De- 
cember 10,  1776.  | Whereas  an  Embargo  was  laid  the  Seventh 
Day  of  Decern-  | ber,  Instant,  on  all  Vessels,  excepting  such 
as  may  be  fitted  out  by  | Order  of  the  United  States,  . . . 

Archives,  ccxi.  386.  f MA 

2007.  In  the  House  of  Representatives,  December  27,  1775.  | 

Whereas  the  Time  for  which  the  Men  raised  by  this  Colony  | 
for  Defence  of  the  Sea  Coast  thereof,  is  near  expired,  and  it 
| being  necessary  that  there  should  be  new  Levies  for  that 
Purpose.  . . . [Consented  to,  January  1,  1776.]  mhs 

pp.  4.  Jan.  3,  printed  these  ms.  note.  Evans,  14850. 

2008.  State  of  Massachusetts-Bay.  | In  the  House  of  Repre- 
sentatives, December  28,  | 1776.  | Resolved,  That  the  following 
Persons  be  and  hereby  are  | appointed  to  muster  the  Men  that 
have  inlisted  or  shall  inlist  | into  the  Continental  Army,  . . . 

MHS 

2009.  In  the  Year  of  our  Lord,  one  Thousand  seven  Hundred 

and  Seventy-six.  | An  Act  for  establishing  a Naval  Office,  and 
for  ascertaining  the  Fees.  t ma 

Archives,  cxxxvm.  311.  Evans,  14848. 

2010.  In  the  Year  of  Our  Lord  One  Thousand  Seven  Hundred  [ 

and  Seventy  Six.  | An  Act  for  providing  a Reinforcement  to 
the  | American  Army.  Boston : Printed  by  Edes  & Gill,  opposite 
the  Court-House.  aas.  ma.  bpl.  nypl.  mhs 

pp.  4.  Evans,  14847.  Archives,  ccx.  451. 

2011.  In  the  Sixteen th  Year  of  the  Reign  of  George  the  Third 

King,  &c.  1776.  | An  Act  for  the  carrying  into  Execution  a 
Resolve  of  the  | American  Congress,  for  ascertaining  the  Num- 
ber | of  Inhabitants  in  this  Colony.  ma.  mhs 

Evans,  14849.  Archives,  ccvii.  136. 


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2012.  Province  of  | Massachusetts-Bay.  | Henry  Gardner, 

Esq;  | Treasurer  . . . (Tax  warrant.)  Dated,  November  20, 
in  the  Sixteenth  Year  of  the  Reign  of  George  the  Third,  King, 
&c.  [1776.]  ei 

2013.  Watertown,  [31  May,]  177[6].  Received  of  the  Sum 
of  | . . . | being  of  the  Province  Tax  set  on  the  Town  of  | 

...  f MA 

Archives,  cccv.  69. 

2014.  A List  or  Return  on  Oath  of  the  Names  of  the  Hous- 
holders  in  the  Town  of  | in  the  County  of  | in  the 
Colony  of  the  Massachusetts-Bay;  and  of  the  Number  | of  the 
Souls  in  each  Family,  including  Innmates  and  Boarders.  (With 
the  Resolution  of  February  16,  1776,  appended.) 

LC.  AAS.  MHS 

2015.  In  Observance  of  the  Colony-Writ  to  me  directed,  These 

are  in  | the  Name  of  the  Government  of  the  Massachusetts- 
Bay,  to  will  | and  require  you  forthwith  to  cause  the  Free- 
holders . . . (to  elect  representatives  to  a Great  and  General 
Court).  Dated  in  ms.  April  29,  [1776].  f ma.  mhs 

Archives,  ccix.  319.  On  verso  is  the  blank  for  the  return. 

2016.  Watertown,  September,  1776.  | Received  of  | . . . | 

Pounds  Weight  of  Salt-Petre,  valued  at  . . . f ma 

Archives,  cccv.  189. 

2017.  To  | Sir,  | You  are  hereby  impowered  immediately 

to  Inlist  a | Company  ...  as  Soldiers  | in  the  Massachusetts 
Service  for  the  Defence  of  the  Sea  | Coast  in  this  Colony,  . . . 
Dated,  January  4,  1776.  mhs 

2018.  To  | You  are  hereby  impowered  immediately  to 
inlist  a Company,  | to  consist  of  Eighty-six  able-bodied  and 
effective  Men,  ...  as  Sol-  | diers  in  the  Service  of,  . . . f ma 

Archives,  clxxxv.  42J^. 

2019.  To  | You  are  hereby  impowered  immediately  to 

inlist  a Company,  | to  consist  of  Eighty-six  able-bodied  and 
effective  Men  ...  to  continue  in  that  Service  ’till  the  End 
of  the  present  War.  [With]  Extracts  from  the  Resolves  of  the 
Continental  Congress.  Dated,  October  19,  1776.  f aas 

2020.  To  | You  are  hereby  impowered  immediately  to 
inlist  a Company,  | ...  as  Soldiers  in  the  | Service  of,  and  for 
the  Defence  of  The  United  American  States,  . . . [Followed 
by:]  State  of  Massachusetts-Bay,  October  19,  1776.  | The  fol- 


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lowing  are  Extracts  from  the  Resolves  of  Congress,  | trans- 
mitted to  the  General  Assembly  of  this  State,  viz.  . . . [and] 
The  following  is  an  additional  Encouragement  given  by  the 
State  of  | Massachusetts-Bay,  to  their  Quota  of  Men,  to  be 
raised  by  that  | State.  ma.  mhs 

Archives,  cxcv.  356,  corrected  for  a reissue? 

2021.  Colony  of  Massachusett’s-Bay,  1776.  | We  the  Sub- 

scribers, do  hereby  severally  inlist  ourselves  into  the  Service 
of  the  United  Colonies  of  America,  to  serve  until  the  first  day 
of  April  next,  if  the  Service  shall  require  it.  Dated  in  ms. 
1776.  AAS.  MA 

2022.  We  whose  Names  are  under-written,  do  hereby  severally 
Inlist  ourselves  into  | the  Service  of  the  United  American  Colo- 
nies, and  severally  promise,  | and  engage  to  continue  in  such 
Service  until  the  first  Day  of  December,  1776,  ...  ei.  mhs 

Evans,  14883. 

2023.  We  the  Subscribers  do  hereby  severally  inlist  Ourselves 
into  the  Service  of  the  | United  States  of  America,  to  continue 
in  that  Service  ’till  the  End  | of  the  present  War  with  Britain, 
unless  sooner  regularly  discharged.  Dated,  October  19. 

Archives,  ccxi.  269.  MA.  MHS 

2024.  Colony  of  the  | Massachusetts-Bay.  | The  Major  Part 
of  the  Council  of  the  Massachusetts-Bay,  in  | New-England, 

. . . (military  commission.)  bpl.  ei.  aas.  ma.  mhs 

Archives,  cxcrv.  305. 

2025.  Colony  of  the  | Massachusetts-Bay.  | To  | Officers 

of  the  Re- 1 giment  of  Militia  in  the  County  | of  | Greet- 
ing. | You  are  hereby  directed  forthwith  to  divide  and  set  off 
the  Companies  in  | your  Regiment,  each  Company  to  con- 
sist, ...  EI.  MHS 

Endorsed:  Feb.  10,  100  of  these  to  charge  @/3d/  The  copy  in  the 
Essex  Institute  is  dated  in  ms.  February  14,  1776,  and  is  signed  by  the 
Major  part  of  the  Council. 

2026.  A Return  of  Troops  in  the  Pay  of  the  State  of  Massa- 
chusetts, in  the  Year  1776,  stationed  at  t aas 

2027.  Commission  to  be  Coroner  [The  Government  and 
People  of  | the  Massachusetts-Bay  in  New-England.]  f ma 

Archives,  ccxcv.  194. 

Mendon,  Uxbridge  and  Douglass,  Mass. 

2028.  At  a meeting  of  the  Committee  of  Correspon-  | dence, 

&c.  of  the  towns  of  Mendon,  Uxbridge,  and  Douglass,  on  the 
29th  day  of  May,  1776,  ...  f aas 


280 


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[1776 


2029.  [Cuts.]  Now  fitting  for  a | Privateer,  | In  the  Harbour 

of  Beverly,  | The  Brigantine  | Washington,  | a strong,  good 
vessel  for  that  purpose,  ...  t aas 

Oath. 

2030.  Colony  of  Massachusetts-Bay,  1776.  | We  the  sub- 

scribers, Do  each  of  us  severally  for  ourselves,  | profess,  testify 
and  declare  before  God  and  the  World,  | that  we  verily  believe 
that  the  War,  Resistance  and  | Opposition  in  which  the  United 
American  Colonies  | are  now  engaged  ...  is  on  | the  Part  of 
the  said  Colonies,  just  and  necessary.  (An  Association  not  to 
aid  the  enemy.)  bpl.  nyhs.  aas.  ma.  mhs 

Evans,  14840.  An  Association  or  test  made  in  accordance  with  an 
act  passed  May  1,  1776. 

2031.  The  Occasional  Salem  Gazette,  | or  Newbury  and  Mar- 

blehead | Advertiser.  (Pr.  Two  Pence.)  | Glorious  | News.  | 
From  the  Provincial  | Army.  | Salem,  April  28.  Salem:  Printed 
by  E.  Russell,  in  the  Main-street.  ei 

2032.  The  Officers  of  the  Army  and  Navy,  and  others  in  the 

Town  of  Boston  to  | whom  the  following  List  of  Letters  now 
at  Cambridge  belong,  are  desired  to  send  the  Postage  annex-  | ed 
to  their  Names,  to  the  Post-Office  in  Boston  Saturday  next  at 
12  o’Clock  Noon,  that  their  Let- 1 ters  may  be  sent  for.  Signed, 
Jonathan  Hastings,  Post-Master.  mhs 

2033.  On  the  Death  of  Beulah  Worfield,  | Who  departed  this 

life  September  26,  1776,  aged  17.  aas 

2034.  Policy  of  Insurance.  mhs 

2035.  A Poem,  | Upon  the  present  Times,  with  a brief  [and] 
humble  Address  to  the  Almighty,  | in  Behalf  of  the  [justic]e  of 
our  Cause.  ] Composed  by  Philoleutheros  Americanus.  f nypl 

Tom  Tory  who  not  long  ago  was  sent, 

By  George  the  third  to  rule  this  continent, 

Paine,  Thomas. 

2036.  The  American  Crisis.  (No.  1.)  | By  the  Author  of 

Common  Sense.  Sold  opposite  the  Court  House,  Queen- 
Street.  MHS 

Rich,  Elisha. 

2037.  [Cut.]  A | Poem  ] On  the  late  distress  of  the  | Town  of  | 
Boston.  | With  some  Remarks  of  the  sudden  Flight  of  the 
Ministerial  Troops,  after  plundering  and  Destroying  the  Prop- 
erty of  the  | Worthy  Inhabitants,  they  left  the  town  in  the 


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281 


greatest  confusion  imaginable,  not  allowing  themselves  time  to 
take  with  them  great  | part  of  their  Warlike  Stores,  In  short, 
they  fled  like  Murderer’s  pursued  by  the  Hand  of  Justice. 
Chelmsford:  Printed  and  Sold  at  H.  Coverly’s  Printing- 
Office:  Where  may  be  had,  Verses  by  the  Groze  | or  Dozen. 
M,  dcclxxvi.  t BPL 

Evans,  15061. 

Sewall,  Jonathan  Mitchell. 

2038.  Gen.  Washington,  | A New  Favorite  Song,  at  the 
American  Camp.  | To  the  Tune  of  the  British  Grenadiers. 

f NYHS 

Same  verses  as  2039. 

2039.  A | New  Song.  | To  the  Tune  of  the  British  Grenadiers. 

f AAS.  PHS.  BPL 

Vain  Britons,  boast  no  longer  with  proud  Indignity, 

By  Land  — your  conqu’ring  Legions  — your  matchless  strength  at  sea. 
Evans,  14918. 

2040.  [Cut.]  Two  favorite  Songs,  | made  on  the  Evacuation 

of  the  Town  of  Boston,  | by  the  British  Troops,  on  the  17th 
of  March,  1776.  ei.  mhs 

In  seventeen  hundred  and  seventy  six, 

On  March  the  eleventh,  the  time  was  prefix’d, 

It  wasn’t  our  will  that  Bunker  Hill 
From  us  should  e,er  be  taken; 

The  same  cut  was  used  on  “New  England  Bravery,”  1745. 

2041.  [Two  favjorite  Songs  made  on  the  evacuation  | of  the] 

Town  of  Boston  by  the  Britons,  March  17th,  [1776]  [Same 
cut.]  t JCB 

Appears  to  be  identical  in  text  and  from  the  same  type  as  No.  2040, 
except  for  the  word  GOD  in  the  last  verse  of  the  second  song,  instead 
of  God,  and  the  word  e’er  in  the  first  verse  has  the  apostrophe  in  place 
of  the  comma. 

2042.  [Cut.]  Two  Favorite  new  Songs  at  the  American 

Camp.  | Exhortation  | To  the  Freemen  of  America.  [And] 
The  | American  Liberty  Song.  f phs 

Hark!  the  goddess  of  fame, 

Fair  Liberty’s  dame,  . . . 

In  story  we’re  told 

How  our  Fathers  of  old 

Brav’d  the  rage  of  the  wind  and  the  waves. 

2043.  [Two  cuts.]  Two  Songs  on  the  Brave  General  | Mont- 
gomery, | and  others,  who  fell  within  the  Walls  of  Quebec, 


282 


MASSACHUSETTS  HISTORICAL  SOCIETY. 


[1776 


Dec.  31,  1775,  in  attempting  to  Storm  that  City.  Printed  and 
Sold  next  the  Bell-Tavern,  in  | Danvers:  Where  Travelling- 
Traders,  &c.  | may  be  supplied  with  sundry  Pieces  on  the  | 
Times.  — Cash  paid  for  Linnen  Rags.  ei 

Come  Soldiers  all  in  chorus  join, 

To  pay  the  tribute  at  the  shrine  . . . 

Hark!  Hark!  the  joyful  news  is  come 
Sound  sound  the  trumpet,  beat  the  drum. 


No.  2042. 

2044.  A | Vaudevil,  | Sung  by  the  characters  at  the  Conclu- 
sion of  a new  Farce,  called  the  | Boston  Blockade.  mhs 

Evans,  15195. 

Washington,  George. 

2045.  By  His  Excellency  | George  Washington,  Esq:  | . . . | 
Whereas  the  Ministerial  Army  have  abandoned  the  Town  of 
Boston;  and  the  Forces  of  the  United  Colonies,  under  my  | 


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MASSACHUSETTS  BROADSIDES. 


283 


Command,  are  in  Possession  of  the  same:  (orders  for  preser- 
vation of  Peace,  good  Order  and  Discipline.)  Dated,  March 
21,  1776.  hhs 

Evans,  15124. 

Worcester,  Committee  of  Correspondence. 

2046.  In  Committee  Chamber,  Worcester,  Nov.  18,  1776.  | 

Signed,  Nathan  Baldwin,  chairman.  f AAS 

2047.  At  a Court  of  General  Sessions  of  the  Peace,  within 

and  for  the  County  of  Worcester,  held  at  Wor-  | cester  on  the 
first  Tuesday  of  September,  1776.  Ordered,  that  the  following 
Rules  and  Regulations  [on  small-pox  hospital]  be  printed  on 
Hand  Bills.  Signed,  Joseph  Allen,  Clerk.  f aas 

1777 

Bigelow,  Timothy. 

2048.  Thirty  Dollars  | Reward.  | This  evening  escaped  from 

the  custody  of  my  guard  one  Caleb  Green,  | late  of  New-Fane. 
Dated,  Worcester,  May  24,  1777.  bpl 

Evans,  15440. 

Boston,  Town  of. 

2049.  Your  State  Tax.  | Lawful  Money.  ||  Your  Town  and 

County  Rate.  | Lawful  Money.  aas.  mhs 

2050.  Boston,  Feb.  19th,  1777.  | In  Pursuance  of  an  Act  of 

the  General  Assembly  of  this  State,  | en-  j titled  “An  Act  to 
prevent  Monopoly  and  Oppression;”  the  | Select-Men  and 
Committee  of  Correspondence  of  this  Town  have  | stated  and 
affixed  the  following  Prices  to  certain  Articles  not  | enumerated 
in  said  Act;  . . . mhs 

2051.  Boston,  [20  May,]  1777.  | Permit  to  Pass  to  the  | 
Town  of  with  his  Waggon,  containing  | he  Obliging 
himself  to  deliver  this  Pass  to  the  Committee  | of  Inspection 
&c.  of  said  Town  of  . | Chairman  of  the  Com-  | mittee  of 
Inspection  | and  Safety,  &c.  of  the  | Town  of  Boston.  aas 

2052.  Boston,  January  4,  1777.  | At  half  past  One  0 Clock  this 

Day  arrived  an  Express  | from  Governor  Trumbull,  of  Connec- 
ticut, to  the  | Council  of  this  State,  with  the  following  most  | 
agreeable  and  important  Intelligence.  (Battle  of  Trenton.) 
Powars  and  Willis,  print.  ei 

Evans,  15245. 

2053.  Boston,  Sunday,  January  12, 1777.  | The  Letters,  where- 
of the  following  are  Extracts,  being  wrote  by  several  Field 


284  MASSACHUSETTS  HISTORICAL  SOCIETY.  [1777 

Officers  in  the  American  Army,  arrived  in  | Town  last  Evening, 
and  are  made  Public  for  the  Perusal  of  the  several  Gentlemen 
who  subscribed  to  defray  the  Expen-  | ces  of  obtaining  Intel- 
ligence from  the  Army.  Printed  by  Powars  and  Willis. 
Evans,  15246.  t El.  PHS.  AAS.  MHS 

2054.  Boston,  February  27,  1777.  | Gentlemen,  | At  a time 

when  degenerate  Britons  are  with  brutal  rage,  and  the  greatest 
injustice,  | using  every  means  in  their  power  to  wrest  from 
their  American  Brethren  every  | thing  that  ought  to  be  held 
dear  and  invaluable  by  any  people;  . . . (on  price  act.)  Signed 
in  ms.,  Jona.  Williams,  Chairman.  aas.  mhs 

pp.  3. 

2055.  Boston,  September  26,  1777.  | Last  Evening  a Gentle- 

man arrived  here  from  Providence,  by  whom  we  | are  favour’d 
with  the  following,  |Fresh  Advices  from  the  Northern  | Army. 
Published  by  order  of  the  Council.  f aas 

2056.  Boston,  October  23,  1777.  The  following  most  impor- 

tant and  interesting,  as  well  as  pleasing  and  glorious  Intelli- 
gence, the  | Honourable  the  Council  of  this  State,  received  by 
Express  last  Evening  from  the  Honourable  | Major-General 
Gates.  . . . (The  Articles  of  Convention.)  bpl 

Evans,  15438. 

Dorchester. 

2057.  To  | Your  Province  Tax.  | 1776  ||  Your  Town  Rate. 

(Assessors  sit  February  27,  1777.)  mhs 

Duche,  Jacob. 

2058.  Copy  of  a Letter  from  the  Rev.  Mr.  Jacob  Duche,  | to 
General  Washington.  Dated,  October  8th,  1777. 

nyhs.  mhs 

Evans,  15292,  attributes  it  to  Philadelphia.  The  copy  in  mhs  came 
to  it  from  Mr.  Samuel  S.  Shaw,  who  took  it  from  the  papers  of  Samuel 
Phillips  Savage,  of  the  Massachusetts  Board  of  War.  As  the  question 
of  imprint  is  still  open  I insert  the  item  as  possibly  a Massachusetts 
issue. 

2059.  Fresh  Advices  from  the  Northern  | Army.  | Danvers, 

Friday,  September  2,  1777.  | Twelve  o’Clock  at  Noon.  We  are 
favored  by  a | New-Hampshire  Express,  with  the  following 
Im-  | portant  Hand-bill,  published  by  Authority  at  | Boston 
this  Morning.  p[eabody]  hs 

2060.  Fresh  and  Important  News!  Jan.  12,  1777.  | This 
Morning  an  Express  arrived  to  His  Honor,  the  | Governor, 
from  the  Honorable  Governor  Trum-  | bull,  of  Connecticut, 


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MASSACHUSETTS  BROADSIDES. 


285 


with  the  following  very  a-  | greeable  and  important  Intelli- 
gence, . . . (Battle  of  Princeton.)  Printed  by  Powars  & 
Willis.  t BPL.  AAS 

2061.  [Cuts.]  Great  | Encouragement  | for  | Seamen.  | All 
Gentlemen  Seamen  and  able-bodied  Landsmen  | who  have  a 
mind  to  distinguish  themselves  in  the  Glorious  [ Cause  of  their 
Country,  . . . (Service  on  the  ship  Ranger,  commanded  by 
John  Paul  Jones.)  With  resolve  of  the  Continental  Congress, 
March  29,  1777.  Danvers:  Printed  by  E.  Russell,  at  the 
House  later  the  Bell-Tavern. 

Evans,  15648. 

2062.  Great  News  | from  | New  York.  | Salem,  January  6, 

1777.  (Affair  of  Trenton.)  Salem:  Printed  by  E.  Russell.  — 
May  be  had,  Bickerstaff’s  Boston  Almanack.  ©^“Beware  of 
a Counterfeit  with  one  Plate,  printed  by  Boyles,  Draper,  and 
Phillips,  in  Boston.  p[eabody]  hs 

Evans,  15355. 

Harvard  College. 

2063.  Theses.  ei.  hc 

Evans,  15358. 

2064.  Important  News.  | Boston,  (Twelve  o’clock)  Friday, 

August  22.  | The  following  Letter  from  the  Hon.  Major-General 
Lincoln,  | to  the  honorable  Council,  is  just  received  by  Express. 
(Battle  of  Bennington.)  mhs 

Ipswich,  Mass. 

2065.  The  | Price  Act:  | or  the  List  of  the  Prices  | now  in 

force  | in  the  Town  of  | Ipswich,  | for  the  Prevention  of  | Mon- 
opoly and  Oppression.  Dated,  February  10,  1777.  Salem: 
Printed  by  E.  Russell,  in  the  Main-  | street.  (Price  Six  Pence 
single,  and  Four  Pence  | by  the  Dozen,  or  Half  Dozen.)  At 
the  same  | Place  may  be  had,  the  State  Price  Act.  Also,  | the 
Salem  and  Marblehead  Price  Act.  f ei.  ipswich  hs 

Evans,  15375.  Two  small  cuts. 

2066.  A List  of  the  Prisoners  of  War  in  the  State  of  Massa- 
chusetts. MHS 

Marblehead. 

2067.  The  Price  Act:  or,  the  List  of  the  Prices  now  in  force 
in  the  Town  of  Marblehead,  for  the  Prevention  of  Monopoly 
and  Oppression.  Salem:  Printed  by  E.  Russell,  in  the  Main- 
Street,  1777. 

Evans,  15386. 


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Massachusetts-Bay,  State. 

2068.  A | Report  | of  a | Committee  of  Convention,  | of  a 
Form  of  Government  | for  the  | State  of  Massachusetts-Bay. 
Published  for  the  Inspection  and  Perusal  of  the  Members. 

pp.  8.  Archives,  clvi.  203.  f MA 

2069.  State  of  Massachusetts-Bay.  | Resolved,  That  it  be 

recommended  to  the  two  regiments  of  Light-  | Infantry  raised 
by  this  State,  and  now  doing  duty  in  the  State  of  | Rhode- 
Island.  aas 

2070.  State  of  Massachusetts-Bay.  | In  Council,  January  1, 
1777.  | Whereas  a considerable  Number  of  Men  belonging  to 
this  State  have  inlisted  into  the  Service  of  the  United  | States, 

...  f MA 

Archives,  ccxi.  468. 

2071.  State  of  Massachusetts-Bay.  | In  Council,  January  9, 

1777.  | Whereas  by  a Resolve  of  this  Court,  passed  December  | 
10,  1775,  all  Persons  are  prohibited  from  exporting  from  | the 
State  any  Sugars  ...  | ma 

Archives,  ccxn.  43. 

2072.  State  of  Massachusetts-Bay.  | A Proclamation  | For  a 

Day  of  public  Humiliation,  Fasting  and  Prayer.  [January  29.] 
Dated,  January  13,  1777.  aas 

2073.  State  of  Massachusetts-Bay.  | In  the  House  of  Repre- 
sentatives, January  20th,  1777.  | Whereas  it  is  of  the  utmost 
Importance,  That  the  Army  now  raising  for  the  Defence  of 
the  American  States,  should  | be  supplied  with  Blankets.  . . . 

Evans,  15424.  Archives,  ccxn.  129.  f MA.  El.  BPL 

2074.  State  of  Massachusetts-Bay.  | In  the  House  of  Repre- 

sentatives, January  25,  1777.  | The  Perseverance  of  Britain  in 
her  Attempts  to  subjugate  the  Free  States  of  America  to  | an 
unconditional  Submission  to  their  arbitrary  Impositions,  de- 
mands a vigorous  Persever-  | ance  in  the  Inhabitants  of  these 
States,  . . . NYPL.  BPL.  EI.  AAS.  MHS 

Evans,  15425. 

2075.  State  of  | Massachusetts-Bay.  | In  the  House  of  Repre- 
sentatives, January  26th,  1777.  | Ordered,  That  the  following 
Address  be  printed,  and  a copy  thereof  | sent  to  each  minister 
of  the  gospel  within  this  State,  . . . and  to  the  commanding 


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287 


officer  of  each  company  of  the  militia  in  each  town  in  this 
State,  . . . NYHS.  EI.  AAS.  MHS 

pp.  2.  Endorsed:  Read  at  Pepperrell  Feby.  9th  Inst,  per  Jno.  Fairfield 
Pastor.  Archives,  cxlii.  11.  Evans,  15426. 

2076.  An  Abstract  from  Resolves  containing  | the  Encourage- 

ment offered  by  the  | Continental  Congress,  and  by  | the  State 
of  Massachusetts-Bay,  to  | such  as  shall  inlist  into  the  Conti- 
nen-  | tal  Army.  [The  resolve  of  Massachusetts  is  dated 
January  28,  1777.]  f lc.  ma.  bpl.  aas 

Evans,  15418.  Archives,  ccix.  383. 

2077.  State  of  | Massachusetts-Bay.  | In  the  House  of  Repre- 

sentatives, February  5,  1777.  | Whereas  the  Rum,  Molasses  and 
sundry  other  Articles  herein  after  | enumerated,  now  in  this 
State,  are  all  needed  for  the  Supply  of  the  Army  | and  the 
Inhabitants  of  this  State:  ...  f lc.  aas.  ma.  bpl 

pp.  2.  Evans,  15427.  Archives,  ccxn.  325. 

2078.  State  of  Massachusetts  Bay.  | In  the  House  of  Repre- 

sentatives, February  5,  1777.  | Resolved,  That  when  any 
Waggon-Master  shall  be  called  upon,  . . . bpl 

2079.  State  of  Massachusetts-Bay.  | In  the  House  of  Repre- 
sentatives, February  6,  1777.  j Whereas  there  may  be,  in  some 
Instances,  an  Omission,  to  renew  the  Appointment  | of  Com- 
mittees of  Correspondence,  Inspection  and  Safety.  f nyhs 

2080.  State  of  Massachusetts-Bay.  | In  the  House  of  Repre- 
sentatives, February  6,  1777.  | That  the  Army  may  be  duly 
supplied  with  Shoes,  Stockings  and  Shirts,  It  is  | Resolved,  . . . 

NYHS.  MA.  BPL.  NYPL.  MHS 
Evans,  15428.  Archives,  ccxn.  318. 

2081.  State  of  Massachusetts-Bay.  | In  the  House  of  Repre- 

sentatives, March  15,  1777.  | Whereas  it  is  of  great  consequence 
to  prevent  the  Soldiers  | that  are  or  may  be  raised  for  the 
Continental  Army,  being  retard-  | ed  on  their  March,  for  Want 
of  the  Article  of  Blankets.  . . . ma.  lc.  aas.  mhs 

Evans,  15429.  Archives,  ccxiv.  78. 

2082.  State  of  Massachusetts-Bay.  | In  the  House  of  Repre- 
sentatives, March  17th,  1777.  | Whereas  it  is  indispensably 
necessary  that  the  Troops  rais-  | ed  and  raising  in  this  State 
for  the  Continental  Army,  should  be  as  soon  as  possible  | 
furnished  with  good  Fire  Arms  and  Accoutrements  . . . 

Archives,  ccxrv.  79.  J NYPL.  ma 


288  MASSACHUSETTS  HISTORICAL  SOCIETY.  [1777 

2083.  A | Proclamation  | For  a Day  of  Public  Humiliation, 
Fasting  and  Prayer.  [May  1.]  Dated,  April  5,  1777. 

AAS.  BPL 

Evans,  15420. 

2084.  State  of  Massachusetts-Bay.  | In  the  House  of  Repre- 
sentatives, April  19th,  1777.  | Whereas  this  Court  have  voted 
to  raise  a Number  | of  Men  for  the  Defence  of  this  State:  . . . 

f MA 

Archives,  ccxm.  327. 

2085.  State  of  Massachusetts-Bay.  | In  the  House  of  Repre- 

sentatives, April  29, 1777.  | Resolved,  That  such  unincorporated 
Plan-  | tations  as  are  taxed  to  this  State,  . . . (choice  of  rep- 
resentatives). t ma 

Archives,  ccxm.  401. 

2086.  State  of  Massachusetts-Bay.  | In  the  House  of  Repre- 

sentatives, April  30th,  1777.  | Whereas  this  Court  have  un- 
doubted Intelligence,  that  our  Enemies  | are  determined  to 
exert  their  utmost  Efforts  to  effect  the  Purposes  they  | have 
so  long  determined  on  . . . (to  complete  by  draught  the 
quotas  of  men.)  aas.  nyhs.  ma.  lc.  nypl.  mhs 

pp.  2.  Evans,  15432.  Archives,  ccxm.  420. 

2087.  State  of  Massachusetts-Bay.  | In  the  House  of  Rep- 
resentatives, May  5,  1777.  | That  the  happiness  of  mankind 
depends  very  much  on  the  | Form  and  Constitution  of  Gov- 
ernment they  live  under,  ...  (to  elect  members  to  form 
a constitution  of  government.) 

NYHS.  BPL.  MA.  NYPL.  MHS 
Archives,  cxLn.  64.  Evans,  15433. 

2088.  State  of  Massachusetts-Bay  | In  Council,  July  7,  1777.  | 
Resolved,  That  all  such  Men  as  may  inlist  as  Non-commissioned 
Officers  and  Private  Soldiers  into  the  Continental  Regiment,  to  | 
be  commanded  by  Col.  Henley,  shall  be  considered  as  Part  of 
the  Pro-  | portion  of  each  Town  for  which  they  shall  so  inlist. 

BPL.  MHS 

2089.  Proclamation.  | State  of  Massachusetts-Bay.  | In  Coun- 
cil, July  30,  1777.  | Whereas  the  General  Assembly  of  this  State 
| stands  adjourned  to  Wednesday  the  third  | Day  of  September 
next;  . . . (calling  it  to  assemble  August  5,  notwithstanding.) 

NYPL.  MHS 


Evans,  15421. 


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289 


2090.  State  of  Massachusetts-Bay.  | In  the  House  of  Repre- 
sentatives, | August  8,  1777.  | Whereas  by  the  Loss  of  the  im- 
portant Fortress  of  Ticonderoga,  a Way  is  ( open  to  the  Ravages 
of  our  cruel  and  inveterate  Enemies,  which  they  are  | vigorously 
improving  . . . (calling  for  the  one-sixth  part  of  able  bodied 
men  in  the  Training  Band  and  Alarm  List.) 

BPL.  MA.  NYPL.  A AS.  MHS 
Evans,  15434.  Archives,  ccxiv.  471. 

2091.  State  of  Massachusetts-Bay.  | In  the  House  of  Repre- 
sentatives, | August  11, 1777.  | Whereas  it  has  been  represented, 
that  some  of  the  Powder  ma-  | nufactured  at  the  several  Powder 
Mills  in  this  State,  has  proved  defec-  | tive;  . . . 

Archives,  ccxv.  8.  Evans,  15435.  BPL.  MA.  MHS 

2092.  A | Proclamation  | For  a Day  of  Public  Fasting,  Humili- 
ation and  Prayer.  [August  28.]  Dated,  August  12,  1777. 

Evans,  15422.  AAS.  MHS 

2093.  State  of  Massachusetts-Bay.  | In  the  House  of  Repre- 

sentatives, August  15,  1777.  | Whereas  it  appears,  by  returns 
made  into  the  Secretary’s  office,  that  the  proportion  | of  the 
Continental  army,  directed  to  be  raised  in  this  State,  is  far 
short  of  being  compleat;  ...  ei.  ma.  nypl.  mhs 

pp.  2.  Archives,  ccxv.  53.  Evans,  15436. 

2094.  State  of  Massachusetts-Bay.  | In  the  House  of  Repre- 
sentatives, September  22,  1777.  | Whereas  by  the  latest  Advices 
from  the  Northern  Army  under  the  Command  of  Gene-  | ral 
Gates,  it  appears  that  the  Army  under  the  Command  of  General 
Burgoyne  have  far  | advanced  from  Water  Carriage,  and  by 
that  means  have  rendered  their  Retreat  more  | Difficult,  . . . 

Archives,  ccxv.  117.  Evans,  15437.  f MA 

2095.  State  of  Massachusetts-Bay.  | In  the  House  of  Represen- 
tatives, October  8,  1777.  | Whereas  by  Information  from  the 
Commanding  Officer  of  the  De-  | tachment  from  this  State,  at 
the  State  of  Rhode-Island,  a Number  of  | drafted  Men  for  the 
Secret  Expedition  have  not  joined  their  respective  | Regiments: 

. . . MHS 

2096.  State  of  Massachusetts-Bay.  | A | Proclamation  | For  a 

Day  of  public  Thanksgiving  and  Prayer.  [November  20.] 
Dated,  October  20,  1777.  aas 


290  MASSACHUSETTS  HISTORICAL  SOCIETY.  [1777 

2097.  In  [Continental]  Congress,  | November  1,  1777.  | Foras- 

much as  it  is  the  indispensible  duty  of  all  men  to  adore  the 
superintending  providence  of  | Almighty  God,  . . . (Recom- 
mending December  18  to  be  a day  for  Solemn  Thanksgiving 
and  Praise.)  With  resolve  of  the  Massachusetts  Council, 
November  27,  1777.  t ma.  aas.  ma.  bpl 

Archives,  clxviii.  48.  Evans,  15679. 

2098.  State  of  Massachusetts-Bay.  | Resolved,  That  it  be 

recommended  to  the  two  regiments  of  Light-  | Infantry  raised 
by  this  State,  and  now  doing  duty  in  the  State  of  | Rhode- 
Island,  under  the  command  of  Colonels  Robinson  and  Keyes, 
...  A true  Extract  of  a Resolve  passed  the  General  Court, 
December  13,  1777.  [On  verso]  Form  of  inlistment  to  serve 
until  January  1,  1779.  f aas 

2099.  To  the  Inhabitants  of  the  State  of  | Massachusetts- 

Bay.  | Friends  and  Fellow  Country -men!  | It  is  with  concern 
and  attention  that  the  House  of  Representatives  find  that  an 
act,  intitled  an  | act  for  drawing  in  the  bills  of  credit  of  the 
several  denominations,  &c.  . . . (With  resolution  dated  De- 
cember 15,  1777.  | LC.  AAS.  NYPL.  BPL 

pp.  4.  Evans,  15439. 

2100.  State  of  Massachusetts-Bay.  | In  the  Year  of  our  Lord, 

1777.  | An  Act  for  securing  this  and  the  other  United  | States 
against  the  Danger  to  which  they  are  | exposed  by  the  internal 
Enemies  thereof.  t MA 

Archives,  cliv.  123. 

2101.  State  of  Massachusetts-Bay.  | In  the  Year  of  our  Lord, 

One  Thousand  seven  | Hundred  and  Seventy  seven.  | An  Act 
against  Treason,  and  Misprision  of  Trea-  | son,  and  for  regu- 
lating Trials  in  such  Cases,  ...  ei 

Evans,  15402. 

2102.  The  State  Price  Act.  Salem:  E.  Russell. 

An  Edition  of  the  Act  to  prevent  Monopoly  and  Oppression,  but  it  is 
known  only  by  a reference  to  it  in  the  colophon  of  the  Ipswich  Price  Act, 
printed  at  Salem  by  Russell. 

Evans,  15406. 

2103.  [Engraved  plate  for  notes  of  the  State  of  Massachusetts 

Bay.]  mhs 

In  the  upper  left  hand  corner  is  a circle  surrounded  by  a rattlesnake 
and  within  the  circle  a lion  and  a horse  tied  to  a pine  tree.  Between 
the  snake  and  the  circle  are  the  words  “Gates  N.  E.  1777.” 


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291 


2104.  State  of  | Massachusetts-Bay.  | The  Honorable  | Henry 

Gardner,  Esq;  | Treasurer,  . . . (Tax  Warrant).  Dated 
February  21,  1777.  t ei.  LC-  BPL 

2105.  State  of  Massachusetts-Bay.  ] The  Honorable  | Henry 

Gardner,  Esq;  | Treasurer  . . . (Tax  Warrant.)  Dated, 
December  1,  1777.  t nyhs 

2106.  Treasurer’s  Office,  [2d  July,]  177[7].  Received  of 

Mr.  ...  | in  for  Taxes  set  on  the  Town  of  . . . f MA 

Archives,  cccvi.  117.  The  same  form  was  used  in  1778. 

2107.  State  of  Massachusetts-Bay.  | The  Major  Part  of  the 

Council  of  Massachusetts-Bay,  in  | New  England.  (Military 
commission.)  aas.  bpl 

2108.  Return  | Of  the  Regiment  in  the  Service  of  the 

United  States  of  America,  Commanded  by  mhs 

2109.  Return  of  the  Sick  and  Wounded  in  the  American  | 

Military  Hospital,  at  [Boston]  Eastern  Department.  mhs 

2110.  The  Government  and  People  of  | the  Massachusetts- 
Bay  in  New-England.  (Commission  to  be  coroner.)  177- 

Archives,  ccxcv.  194.  MA 

2111.  The  Government  and  People  of  the  Massachusetts- 

Bay.  | To  all  unto  whom  these  Presents  shall  come,  Greeting. 
(Commission  of  Justice  of  Peace,  signed  by  the  Major  Part 
of  the  Council.  Boston,  July  25,  1777.  mhs 

2112.  State  of  Massachusetts-Bay.  (Oath  of  owner  of  vessel 

that  “no  Subject  of  the  King  of  Great-Britain  directly  or  in- 
directly hath  any  Share,  Part  or  Interest  therein.)  f ma 

Archives,  clvu.  60. 

2113.  A new  Epilogue  to  Cato.  | Spoken  at  a late  Perform- 

ance of  that  Tragedy.  [And]  From  an  Irish  Paper,  signed 
Janus.  | aas 

pp.  2. 

Newbury. 

2114.  In  Pursuance  of  an  Act  from  the  Great  and  General 
Court,  of  the  State  of  Massachusetts-Bay,  en-  | titled  an  “Act 
to  prevent  Monopoly  and  Oppression,”  the  Selectmen  and 
Committee  of  the  Town  of  Newbury,  | have  set  and  affixed  the 
following  Prices  to  the  Articles  herein  after  enumerated,  . . . 
Newbury-Port:  Printed  by  John  Mycall,  1777. 

Evans,  15484. 


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MASSACHUSETTS  HISTORICAL  SOCIETY. 


[1777 


No.  2114a. 


2114a.  [Cuts.]  Oppression:  | A Poem.  | Or,  New-England’s 
Lamentation  on  the  dreadful  Extortion  and  other  Sins  of  the  | 
Times.  Being  a serious  Exhortation  to  repent  and  turn  from 
the  Evil  of  their  | Ways,  if  they  would  avert  the  terrible  and 
heavy  Judgments  of  the  Almighty  that  | hang  over  America  at 
this  alarming  and  distressing  Day.  [Boston:  1777.]  f nyhs 
Evans,  10114. 

2115.  Portledge  bill.  f ma 

Archives,  cxlh.  39. 

Salem. 

2116.  The  | Price  Act:  | or  the  | Bill  | now  in  force  in  the  | 


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No.  2114a. 

Town  of  | Salem.  | For  the  Prevention  of  | Monopoly  and  Op- 
pression. (Dated,  Salem,  February  1,  1777.  [Cut.])  By 

Order  of  the  Town.  | Salem:  Printed  by  E.  Russell,  in  the 
Main-  | street.  (Price  Six  Pence  single,  and  Four  Pence  ( by 
the  Dozen,  or  Half  Dozen.)  pc 

Evans,  15590. 

2117.  Song  | made  on  the  taking  of  | General  Burgoyne.  bpl 
Come  all  you  gallant  [torn],  of  courage  stout  and  bold, 

Who  scorn  as  long  as  life  does  last  ever  to  be  controul’d. 

Evans,  15599. 

2118.  A Song,  | On  the  Surrendery  of  General  Burgoyne,  | 

Who  gave  up  his  whole  Army  to  the  brave  General  Gates,  of 
glorious  Memory,  | October  17,  1777.  nypl 

American  boys  who  freedom  enjoys, 

Attend  a short  space  to  my  story, 

Sutton. 

2119.  The  Inhabitants  of  the  Town  of  Sutton,  in  legal  Town- 
Meeting  assembled,  Jan.  27,  1777.  (Instructions  to  delegates 
to  County  Congress  for  obtaining  redress  of  the  Grievance  by 
the  Law  made  last  Spring,  for  the  new  modeling  the  Repre- 
sentation of  this  State.  Dated,  January  28,  1777.  ma 

Evans,  15610. 

Wenham. 

2120.  The  | Price  Act  | or  the  | List  of  the  Prices  | now  in 
force  | in  the  Town  of  | Wenham,  | for  the  Prevention  of  | 
Monopoly  and  Oppression.  (Dated  March  14,  1777.)  [Same 


294 


MASSACHUSETTS  HISTORICAL  SOCIETY. 


[1778 


cuts  as  on  Ipswich.]  [Cut.]  Danvers:  Printed  by  E.  Russell, 
at  his  Printing-Office,  removed  from  Salem,  to  the  House  for 
many  Years  occupied  by  the  late  Mr.  | Francis  Symonds,  and 
known  by  the  Name  of  the  Bell-Tavern.  (Price  Six  Pence 
single,  and  Four  Pence  by  the  Dozen,  or  half  Dozen.)  At 
the  | same  Place  may  be  had,  the  State  Price  Act.  Also,  the 
Salem,  Marblehead,  and  Ipswich  Price  Acts.  ei 

Evans,  15704. 

1778 

2121.  Taxation  of  America.  f nyhs 

While  I rehearse  my  story,  Americans  give  ear, 

Of  Britain’s  fading  glory  you  presently  shall  hear. 

Duyckinck  attributes  it  to  Samuel  St.  John  of  New  Canaan,  Conn., 
but  it  has  also  been  given  to  Peter  St.  John  of  Norwalk,  Conn.  As  to 
time,  it  was  probably  begun  in  1765  and  reprinted  as  of  1776  or  1779, 
as  follows: 

2122.  American  Taxation:  Nathaniel  Coverly,  Printer  Milk- 

Street.  HC 

While  I rehearse  my  story,  etc. 

2123.  American  Taxation.  | A Song  of  Seventy-nine.  Printed 

by  Nathaniel  Coverly,  Jun.  | Milk-street,  corner  of  Theatre- 
alley,  Boston,  1811.  hc 

When  I rehearse  my  story,  etc. 

2124.  American  Taxation,  | Or  the  spirit  of  Seventy  six  ex- 

emplified in  a song  written  in  the  golden  days  which  tried 
men’s  Souls.  f pc.  bpl 

While  I relate  my  story,  etc. 

It  was  also  printed  at  a later  day  at  No.  25,  High  Street,  Providence, 
and  the  first  line  reads:  “While  I rehearse  my  story,  Americans  give 
ear.”  A copy  of  this  issue  is  in  aas. 

Boston,  Town  of. 

2125.  Your  State  Tax.  | Lawful  Money.  ||  Your  Town  Tax. 

. . . The  Assessors  sit  at  their  Chamber  at  the  East  End  of 
Faneuil  Hall  Market,  on  Wed-  | nesdays,  from  Three  to  Five 
o’Clock,  . . . MHS 

2126.  [Another  issue]  The  Assessors  sit  at  their  Chamber  at 

the  East  End  of  Faneuil-Hall  Market  every  Day,  | (Lords’ 
Days  excepted)  till  the  23d  of  April  1778  . . . mhs 

2127.  [Another  issue.]  The  Assessors  sit  at  their  Chamber 

the  East  End  of  Faneuil  Hall  Market  every  Wed-  | nesday  and 
Friday,  during  the  Month  of  July,  . . . mhs 


1778] 


MASSACHUSETTS  BROADSIDES. 


295 


2128.  Boston,  April  27,  1778.  | The  following  Bills,  together 
with  a Letter  from  Governor  Tryon  | to  Governor  Trumbull, 
and  his  Answer  thereto,  came  to  | Hand  this  Afternoon.  mhs 

The  draft  of  the  Bills  was  originally  printed  in  New  York,  with  a note 
by  Tryon,  dated  April  15,  1778.  A copy  is  in  mhs. 

Buchanan,  James. 

2129.  The  last  | Words  and  dying  Speech  | of  James  Buchanan, 

Ezra  Ross,  and  William  Brooks,  who  were  executed  at  Worces- 
ter, for  the  Murder  of  | Mr.  Joshua  Spooner.  nypl 

Camp,  Abraham. 

2130.  [Cuts.]  A short  | Discourse  | Delivered  by  | Mr.  Abra- 
ham Camp,  | At  the  Funeral  of  | Amasa  Tinkham,  A.B.  | Late 
of  Connecticut,  who  was  called  to  offi-  | ciate  in  the  holy  Min- 
istry at  Middleborough,  | where  he  preached  to  great  Satisfac- 
tion | several  Months.  This  pious  and  learned  | Young  Gentle- 
man died  in  full  Assurance  | of  Faith,  through  the  Merits  of 
his  divine  | Master  and  Savior  Jesus  Christ.  Printed  for  Jon. 
Hallowed,  Trader,  in  Bridgwater.  (Pr.  Two  Pence.)  f Plym. 

Congress,  Continental. 

2131.  In  [Continental]  Congress,  February  27,  1778.  | Re- 

solved, That  a Company  of  Bakers  be  raised  to  bake  | Bread 
for  the  Army,  the  Company  to  consist  of  . . . (With  a notice 
from  Head-Quarters,  Boston,  March  24th,  1778,  signed,  J. 
Keith.)  mhs 

2132.  An  | Address  of  the  Congress  | To  the  Inhabitants  of 

the  | United  States  of  America.  Bay-State:  Boston;  Printed 
by  Powars  and  Willis,  for  the  Honorable  the  Council  of  said 
State.  t nyhs.  nypl.  aas 

Evans,  16099.  The  address  of  the  Continental  Congress  is  dated, 
May  9,  1778,  and  was  printed  under  an  order  of  the  Council  of  the  State 
of  Massachusetts-Bay,  May  23,  1778. 

2133.  Privateer’s  Bond.  Dated,  [August,  1778.]  f ma 

Archives,  v.  38. 

Dorchester. 

2134.  Your  Province  Tax.  | 1777.  ||  Your  Town  Rate.  (As- 
sessors sit  in  February,  1778.)  mhs 

The  word  “Province”  has  been  corrected  in  ms.  to  “State.” 

2135.  [Another  issue.]  Your  State  Tax.  j 1778.  ||  Your  Town 

Rate.  (Assessors  sit  in  July.)  mhs 

2136.  In  pursuance  of  a law  passed  by  the  State  of  New-York, 
dated  at  Poughkeep-  | sie,  the  6th  of  March,  1778,  impowering 


296 


MASSACHUSETTS  HISTORICAL  SOCIETY. 


[1778 


me  to  export  one  thousand  barrels  | of  flour  out  of  that  State 
to  Boston,  for  the  use  of  the  Hon.  Board  of  War,  | in  that 
department.  ...  ma 

Archives,  ccxcv.  91. 

Great  Britain. 

2137.  Lord  North’s  Speech.  | House  of  Commons.  | Tuesday, 

February  17.  [1778.]  mhs 

2138.  The  Happy  Man,  and  True  Gentleman.  [And]  Invita- 

tion to  Sinners  to  look  to  Christ.  Sold  at  the  Printing  Office 
in  Salem.  Cash  given  for  clean  rags.  ei 

Evans,  15847.  See  also  No.  1963,  supra. 

Harvard  College. 

2139.  Theses.  f aas.  hc 

Heath,  William. 

2140.  By  the  Honorable  William  Heath,  Esq;  | Maior-General 
in  the  Army  of  the  United  States  of  | America.  | A [ Proclama- 
tion. | Whereas  the  Honorable  General  Assembly  of  the  State 
of  Massachusetts-Bay,  | were  pleased  on  the  30th  Day  of  April 
last  to  pass  the  following  Resolve,  viz  . . . (on  selling  pro- 
visions to  troops  of  the  Convention.)  Dated,  July  10,  1778. 

MHS 

Massachusetts-Bay,  State. 

2141.  State  of  Massachusetts-Bay.  | In  the  House  of  Rep- 
resentatives, | February  3,  1778.  | Notwithstanding  repeated 
Orders  have  issued  from  this  Court,  calling  upon  the  | Select- 
men and  Committees  of  the  several  Towns  and  Plantations  in 
this  State,  to  make  | Returns  of  all  Male  Inhabitants  . . . 

Evans,  15900.  NYHS.  BPL 

2142.  State  of  Massachusetts-Bay.  | In  the  House  of  Repre- 

sentatives, February  19,  1778.  | Gentlemen,  | The  Exertions 
lately  made  by  this  Court,  to  put  the  Currency  | of  the  United 
States  on  such  a Footing.  . . . bpl 

2143.  In  [Continental]  Congress,  | March  7,  1778.  (Recom- 
mending April  22  to  be  a day  of  Fasting.  State  of  Massachu- 
setts-Bay. I Council-Chamber,  in  Boston,  March  21,  1778. 

Evans,  15897.  AAS.  BPL 

2144.  State  of  Massachusetts-Bay.  | In  the  House  of  Repre- 
sentatives, March  13,  1778.  | Whereas  the  army  are  in  present 
and  pressing  want  of  Shoes,  Stockings  and  Shirts,  | which  can- 
not be  immediately  supplied  from  the  public  Stores;  . . . 

Evans,  15901.  t NYHS.  NYPL 


1778]  MASSACHUSETTS  BROADSIDES.  297 

2145.  State  of  Massachusetts-Bay.  | In  the  House  of  Repre- 
sentatives, April  20,  1778.  | Whereas  Congress  by  their  Resolve 
of  February  18th,  1778,  has  called  upon  this  State  for  Thirteen  | 
Hundred  of  the  Militia  thereof,  with  other  States,  to  fortify 
and  secure  the  Passes  of  the  North-River  . . . 

Evans,  15902.  BPL.  NYPL.  MHS 

2146.  State  of  Massachusetts-Bay.  | In  the  House  of  Repre- 

sentatives, April  20,  1778.  | Resolve  for  filling  up  and  compleat- 
ing  the  fifteen  battalions  of  Continental  troops,  directed  | to  be 
raised  in  the  State  of  Massachusetts-Bay.  Boston:  Printed  by 
Powars  and  Willis.  1778.  mhs 

pp.  6. 

2147.  State  of  Massachusetts-Bay.  | In  the  House  of  Repre- 

sentatives, April  23,  1778.  | Whereas,  by  a Resolve  of  the  Gen- 
eral Court,  of  the  twentieth  Day  of  this  In-  | stant,  April,  the 
several  Towns  in  this  State  are  ordered  to  raise  2000  Men,  to 
re-  | inforce  the  Continental  Army,  . . . mhs 

2148.  State  of  Massachusetts-Bay.  | In  the  House  of  Repre- 
sentatives, June  10,  1778.  | Whereas  it  appears  that  our  enemies 
intend  to  wreath  their  vengeance  upon  these  | unhappy  people 
whose  habitations  are  near  their  camp,  and  to  that  end  have 
made  several  | excursions  lately  from  Rhode-Island  . . . 

pp.  2.  Evans,  15903.  f MYHS.  NYPL.  BPL 

2149.  State  of  Massachusetts-Bay.  | In  the  House  of  Repre- 
sentatives, June  16,  1778.  | As  justice,  humanity  and  every 
reasonable  principle  of  the  human  heart,  must  urge  the  ne- 
cessi-  | ty  of  rendering  the  situation  of  our  brethren,  . . . 

pp.  4.  Evans,  15904.  t AAS.  BPL 

2150.  By  the  Council  of  the  State  of  | Massachusetts-Bay. 
A Proclamation.  | Whereas  this  Council  have  received  infor- 
mation of  a high-handed  Affray  or  Riot  hap-  | pening  in  this 
Town,  on  the  last  Evening,  . . . (offering  a reward  for  dis- 
covering those  concerned.)  Dated,  September  9,  1778.  mhs 

2151.  State  of  Massachusetts-Bay.  | In  the  House  of  Repre- 

sentatives, | September  19,  1778.  | Whereas  there  is  the  highest 
Probability  that  the  Enemy  are  preparing  to  move  | this  Way, 
in  Order  to  destroy  the  French  Fleet,  and  to  possess  themselves 
of  the  Town  | and  Harbour  of  Boston,  (on  garrisoning  the  forts 
in  and  about  the  harbour  of  Boston.)  nypl.  lc.  mhs 

Evans,  15905. 


298  MASSACHUSETTS  HISTORICAL  SOCIETY.  [1778 

2152.  State  of  Massachusetts-Bay.  | In  the  House  of  Repre- 
sentatives, October  5th,  1778.  | Whereas  by  a late  Law  of  this 
State,  the  Assessors  in  the  several  | Towns  within  the  same  . . . 

NYPL 

2153.  State  of  Massachusetts-Bay.  | In  the  House  of  Repre- 

sentatives, October  10,  1778.  | Whereas  the  Great  and  General 
Court  of  this  State,  on  the  13th  day  | of  March,  in  this  present 
year,  did  make  a Resolve,  calling  upon  the  good  peo-  | pie  of 
this  State,  to  procure  a certain  number  of  shirts,  pairs  of  shoes 
and  stock-  | ings,  ...  f ei.  aas 

pp.  2. 

2154.  The  General  Assembly  having  passed  a Resolve  [that 
a]  Sum  of  Money,  not  exceeding  750,000  | Dollars,  for  the 
Benefit  of  those  Officers  and  who  inlisted  into  the  Fifteen 
continental  | Battalions  raised  by  this  State,  appointed  Oliver 
Wendall,  Esq;  . . . Directors  of  a Lottery  for  that  Purpose 
. . . The  following  Scheme  is  accordingly  offered.  . . . mhs 

2155.  State  of  Massachusetts-Bay.  J In  the  Year  of  our  Lord 
One  Thousand  Seven  Hundred  and  Seventy-  | eight.  | An  Act 
to  prevent  the  Return  to  this  State  of  certain  Persons  therein  | 
named,  and  others,  who  have  left  this  State,  or  either  of  the 
United  | States,  and  joined  the  Enemies  thereof.  October  16, 
1778.  Boston:  | Printed  by  Benjamin  Edes,  Printer  to  the 
Honorable  Council  of  the  State  | of  Massachusetts-Bay,  1778. 

pp.  4.  Archives,  cliv.  253.  Evans,  15909.  MA.  LC.  MHS 

2156.  State  of  Massachusetts-Bay.  | A | Proclamation  | For  a 

Day  of  Public  Thanksgiving.  [November  26.]  Dated,  October 
27,  1778.  aas.  bpl 

Evans,  15898. 

2157.  A Proclamation.  [By  the  Continental  Congress,  No- 

vember 17,  1778  (recommending  that  December  30  be  observed 
as  a day  of  public  Thanksgiving  and  Praise.)  State  of  Massa- 
chusetts-Bay. | Council  Chamber,  in  Boston,  December  5,  1778. 
(appointing  the  day)  aas 

2158.  State  of  Massachusetts-Bay.  | In  the  Year  of  our  Lord, 

One  Thousand  seven  Hundred  and  | Seventy-Eight.  | An  Act 
for  prescribing  and  establishing  an  Oath  of  Fidelity  | and 
Allegiance.  t ei.  ma 

Archives,  cxlii.  137.  Evans,  15908. 


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299 


2159.  State  of  the  | Massachusetts-  | Bay.  | The  Honorable  | 
Henry  Gardner,  Esq;  | Treasurer  ...  To  the  Sheriff  of  . . . 
(Warrant  to  collect  unpaid  taxes.)  Dated,  177-.  ma 

Archives,  ccxcv.  193.  Used  in  the  years  1777-1781. 

2160.  Massachusetts-State  Lottery.  | Class  the  third.  (Under 

resolution,  May  2,  1778.  aas 


No.  2161. 


2161.  [Cuts]  A New  | Touch  on  the  Times.  | Well  adapted  to 

the  distressing  Situation  of  every  Sea-port  Town.  | By  a 
Daughter  of  Liberty,  living  in  Marblehead.  f nyhs 

Newburybort. 

2162.  County  of  Essex,  and  State  of  Massachusetts-Bay.  | 
Gentlemen.  | The  Inhabitants  of  the  town  of  Newbury-port  in 
town  meeting  assembled  have  adverted  to  the  constitution, 
and  I form  of  government  . . . Dated,  March  31,  1778. 

MHS 

2163.  Saturday,  June  18,  [1778.]  By  handbill  we  hear  of  the 
arrival  of  Mons’r  D’Estaing  and  French  fleet  in  the  Delaware. 

Pynchon,  Diary,  55. 

1779 

2164.  Advertisement.  | Notwithstanding  the  Advertisements  | 
from  time  to  time,  inserted  in  the  several  News-papers,  [ for 
collecting  the  Prisoners  of  War  in  the  different  | parts  of  the 


300  MASSACHUSETTS  HISTORICAL  SOCIETY.  [1779 

Eastern  States;  . . . (With  order  of  Council,  December  8, 
1779.)  Signed,  Joshua  Mersereau,  D.  C.  G.  of  Prisoners. 

Evans,  16347.  f NYPL 

2165.  Advertisement.  (Urging  the  apprehension  of  prisoners 
of  war,  escaped  from  the  Barracks  in  Rutland.)  nypl 

Evans,  16347. 


No.  2161. 

Boston,  Town  of. 

2166.  To  | Your  State  Tax.  ||  Your  Town  and  County 

Rate.  The  Assessors  Sit  at  their  Chamber  at  the  East  End 
of  Faneuil  Hall  | Market  on  Wednesdays,  . . . mhs 

2167.  [Another  issue]  reading  Faneuil-Hall-  | Market.  mhs 

2168.  Copy  of  the  Proceedings  of  the  Inhabitants  of  Boston, 

June  17, 1779.  (Prices.)  Boston:  | Printed  by  Benjamin  Edes  | 
and  Company.  bpl.  aas.  mhs 

Evans,  16208. 

2169.  Boston,  June  21,  1779.  | Gentlemen,  | By  the  inclosed 

Votes  and  Proceedings  of  a large  and  respectable  Body  | of  the 
Inhabitants  of  this  Town  (on  currency  and  prices.)  Signed  in 
ms.,  John  Lowell.  aas.  mhs 

Evans,  19400. 


1779]  MASSACHUSETTS  BROADSIDES.  301 

2170.  Boston,  Aug.  3d,  1779.  | Sir,  | As  it  is  necessary  for  the 

Committee  appointed  by  the  | Town  to  regulate  the  Prices  of 
Labour  and  the  Wares  j of  the  different  Tradesmen,  to  know 
the  Rates  at  which  such  | Wares,  &c.  are  now  Sold  — ... 
Signed  in  ms.,  Isaac  Smith,  Chairman.  mhs 

Dorchester. 

2171.  To.  | Your  State  Tax.  ||  Your  Town  Rate.  The 
Assessors  sit  at  the  House  of  Mr.  John  Champney,  | in  Dor- 
chester, the  two  last  Thursdays  in  January,  1779,  . . . mhs 

2172.  [Another  issue.]  the  two  first  Thursdays  in  June,  . . . 

MHS 

2172a.  [Another  issue.]  the  second  and  third  Thursdays  of 
November,  1779.  mhs 

2173.  Boston,  August  31st,  1779.  | To  the  Gentlemen  who 

represented  the  Country  Towns  | in  the  late  Convention  at 
Concord.  | Friends  and  Brethren,  j It  was  with  inexpressible 
concern  and  anxiety  that  we  enquired  in  concert  with  you  | 
into  the  secret  causes  of  that  unnatural  jealousy  which  had 
for  some  time  before  sub-  | sisted  between  the  inland  and  the 
maritime  towns;  . . . bpl.  mhs 

Evans,  16546. 

Concord,  Convention. 

2174.  Boston,  July  21st,  1779.  | Gentlemen,  | Inclosed  you 

have  a Copy  of  the  Proceedings  of  the  Conven-  | tion  at  Con- 
cord, on  the  14th  Instant,  which  you  will  please,  | (in  Con- 
formity to  a Resolve  of  said  Convention)  to  lay  before  your  | 
Town  immediately,  for  their  Approbation;  . . . Signed  in  ms., 
Thos:  Walley.  mhs 

2175.  Proceedings  | of  the  Convention  | Begun  and  held  at 

Concord,  in  the  County  of  Middlesex,  in  and  for  the  | State 
of  Massachusetts-Bay,  on  the  14th  Day  of  July,  1779,  for  the  | 
Purpose  of  carrying  into  Effect  the  several  interesting  and 
important  Meas-  | ures  recommended  by  Congress,  to  the  In- 
habitants of  the  United  | States,  in  their  late  wise,  seasonable 
and  animating  Address.  Boston:  Printed  by  Benjamin  Edes 
and  Sons.  nyhs.  nypl.  ei.  aas.  bpl.  mhs 

pp.  3.  Evans,  16228. 

2176.  Proceedings  | of  the  Convention  | Begun  and  held  at 
Concord,  in  the  State  of  Massachusetts-Bay,  on  the  Sixth 
Day  of  October,  A.D.  | 1779,  (in  Pursuance  of  the  Recommen- 
dation of  a Convention  held  in  said  Place  in  July  last)  to  | 


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[i779 

“take  into  Consideration  the  Prices  of  Merchandize  and 
Country  Produce,  and  make  such  Re-  | gulations  and  Reduc- 
tions therein,  as  the  public  Good  might  require.”  Boston: 
Printed  by  Benjamin  Edes  and  Sons,  in  State-Street, 
pp.  4.  Evans,  16229.  BPL.  AAS.  MHS 

Croswell,  Andrew. 

2177.  Carmina  Lugubria.  | In  Memoriam  Dominie  Rebeccas 

Croswell,  Domini  Crosswell  Uxoris,  | nuper  denatae:  Cum 

Hymno  Laudis  et  Redemptorem.  | Autore  Andrea  Croswell, 
V.D.M.  in  Bostonio.  jcb.  mhs 

Rebecca  Croswell  died  April  12,  1779.  Evans,  11617  (in  1770). 

Harvard  College. 

2178.  Form  of  Admission.  mhs 

2179.  Theses.  y.  aas.  hc.  mhs 

2180.  Important  Intelligence.  | Providence,  4 o’clock,  After- 

noon. . . . Worcester,  June  21.  Worcester:  Printed  by  I. 
Thomas.  f aas 

Intelligence  from  Charleston,  South  Carolina,  on  Lincoln’s  victory  over 
Prevost.  It  is  dated  in  ms.  1779.  Evans,  19418. 

Ipswich,  Convention. 

2181.  [Two  cuts.]  Proceedings  | of  a | Convention  | Of  Dele- 
gates from  Eighteen  Towns  in  the  County  of  Essex,  begun  and 
held  at  | Ipswich,  in  said  County,  on  Thursday,  the  Nineteenth 
Day  of  August,  One  | Thousand  Seven  Hundred  and  Seventy- 
nine,  for  the  Purpose  of  carrying  into  Effect  the  | Resolutions 
of  the  Convention,  began  and  held  at  Concord,  | on  the  Four- 
teenth Day  of  July  last.  Danvers:  Printed  and  Sold  by  E. 
Russell,  next  the  | Bell-Tavern.  [Price  2s.  by  doz.  — 3d.  single.] 

Evans,  16313.  El 

Massachusetts-Bay,  State. 

2182.  State  of  Massachusetts-Bay.  | In  the  Year  of  Our  Lord, 

One  thousand  seven  hundred  and  | seventy-nine.  | An  Act  to 
prevent  sundry  articles  being  exported  from  this  to  | the  neigh- 
bouring States.  mhs 

2183.  State  of  Massachusetts-Bay,  | In  the  House  of  Repre- 
sentatives, February  4,  1779.  | On  the  Petition  of  the  Officers 
in  the  Brigades  of  Generals  Nixon’s,  Patterson’s  (late  Learned’s) 

| and  Glover’s,  in  behalf  of  themselves  and  the  Soldiers  under 
their  Command.  . . . aas.  ma.  bpl.  ei.  lc.  mhs 

Archives,  ccxx.  471.  Evans,  16360. 


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2184.  State  of  Massachusetts-Bay.  | In  the  House  of  Repre- 
sentatives, February  16,  1779.  | Whereas  upon  Examination,  in 
Consequence  of  a Report  of  the  Committee  for  settling  Dis- 
putes | between  the  Towns  in  the  several  Counties  in  this  State 
respecting  their  Quotas  of  Men  in  the  | Continental  Army,  . . . 

pp.  2.  Evans,  16361.  MHS 

2185.  State  of  Massachusetts-Bay.  | In  the  House  of  Repre- 
sentatives, February  19,  1779.  | Whereas  the  Constitution  or 
Form  of  Civil  Government,  which  was  proposed  by  the  | late 
Convention  of  this  State  to  the  People  thereof,  hath  been  dis- 
approved by  a Majority  of  | the  Inhabitants  of  said  State:  (on 
a State  convention  to  frame  a Constitution.) 

Evans,  16362.  Archives,  clx.  32.  NYPL.  MA.  AAS.  MHS 

2186.  A Proclamation  | For  a Day  of  public  Fasting,  Humilia- 
tion and  Prayer  [May  6.]  Dated,  March  27,  1779. 

Evans,  16358.  AAS.  BPL 

2187.  State  of  Massachusetts-Bay.  | In  the  House  of  Repre- 

sentatives, April  16,  1779.  | Resolved,  That  One  Regiment  of 
Light  Infantry  be  Raised  for  the  Defence  and  Security  | of 
this  and  the  other  New-England  States,  ...  f m\ 

Archives,  cclxxxv.  21. 

2188.  State  of  Massachusetts-Bay.  [ In  the  House  of  Repre- 

sentatives, | April  30,  1779.  | Whereas  the  honorable  Congress 
by  a Resolve  of  the  ninth  of  March  | last,  have  requested  this 
State  to  fill  up  the  fifteen  Battalions  as  our  Quota  of  the  | 
Continental  Army;  . . . ma.  nypl.  mhs 

Evans,  16363.  Archives,  ccxxm.  249. 

2189.  State  of  Massachusetts-Bay.  | In  the  House  of  Repre- 

sentatives, June  8,  1779.  | Whereas  by  a Resolve  of  the  late 
General  Court  of  the  6th  of  February  last,  it  is  among  | other 
Things  resolved  (on  accounts  of  supplies  for  families  of  soldiers 
in  Continental  Army).  nypl.  bpl 

2190.  State  of  Massachusetts-Bay.  | In  the  House  of  Repre- 

sentatives, | June  9,  1779.  | Whereas  a Requisition  has  been 
made  to  this  Court  for  a Reinforcement  | for  the  Continental 
Army,  that  the  same  may  be  filled  up,  and  not  only  make  a 
| respectable  appearance,  but  be  able  to  act  vigorously  in  our 
defence  through  | the  ensuing  campaign,  . . . mhs 

pp.  2. 

2191.  State  of  Massachusetts-Bay.  In  Council,  June  11,  1779. 

| Resolved,  That  the  following  Address  be  printed  in  Hand- 


304  MASSACHUSETTS  HISTORICAL  SOCIETY.  [1779 

Bills  and  sent  to  the  several  Ministers  of  the  Gospel  in  the 
Towns  and  Parishes  within  this  State,  | . . . also  to  the  respec- 
tive Town-clerks  in  the  several  Towns,  and  to  the  Committee 
of  Correspondence  in  each  Plantation  within  this  State,  . . . 

EI.  BPL.  LC.  A AS.  MHS 
It  is  the  Address  “To  the  Inhabitants  of  the  United  States  of  America” 
passed  in  the  Continental  Congress,  May  26,  1779.  Evans,  16637. 

2192.  State  of  Massachusetts-Bay.  | In  the  House  of  Repre- 

sentatives, June  15,  1779.  j Whereas  by  the  Returns  made  into 
the  Secretary’s  Office  from  more  than  two  thirds  of  the  | Towns 
belonging  to  this  State,  agreeably  to  a Resolve  of  the  General 
Court  of  the  20th  of  February  | last  (on  convention  to  frame 
a constitution.)  nypl.  ma.  bpl.  mhs 

Archives,  clx.  125.  Evans,  16365. 

2193.  State  of  Massachusetts-Bay.  | In  the  House  of  Repre- 

sentatives. j June  18,  1779.  | Resolved,  That  the  Resolution  of 
the  16th  of  April  last,  j entitling  each  Non  commissioned  Officer 
and  Soldier  . . . bpl 

2194.  State  of  Massachusetts-Bay.  | In  the  House  of  Repre- 

sentatives, June  21,  1779.  | Resolved,  That  the  Selectmen  of 
each  town  in  this  State,  be,  and  they  | hereby  are  required  and 
directed,  to  collect  . . . the  number  of  Shirts,  pairs  of  Shoes 
and  pairs  of  Stockings,  ...  f nypl.  aas 

pp.  4.  Evans,  16366. 

2195.  State  of  Massachusetts-Bay.  | In  the  House  of  Repre- 

sentatives, June  29,  1779.  | Whereas  it  is  of  great  Importance 
to  remove  every  Obstacle  to  the  good  People  of  this  | State 
lending  their  Money  for  the  public  Service:  . . . mhs 

2196.  State  of  Massachusetts-Bay.  | In  the  House  of  Repre- 
sentatives, September  | 14,  1779.  | Whereas  it  is  indispensably 
necessary  that  a Supply  of  | Blankets  should  be  immediately 
procured  for  the  Service  | of  the  Army:  . . . 

Evans,  16367.  BPL.  NYPL.  MHS 

2197.  State  of  Massachusetts-Bay.  | In  the  House  of  Repre- 

sentatives, Sept.  30,  1779.  j Whereas  the  Time  of  Inlistment  of 
Part  of  this  State’s  Quota  of  the  | Confederated  Army  of 
America  is  near  expiring:  . . . (encouragement  for  reinlist- 
ment.)  ei.  bpl.  mhs 

Evans,  16368. 

2198.  State  of  Massachusetts-Bay.  | In  the  House  of  Repre- 
sentatives, | October  8,  1779.  | Resolved,  That  the  Selectmen 


17791 


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305 


or  Committee  of  each  town  and  plantation  | in  this  State,  be, 
and  they  hereby  are  required  to  render  under  oath,  a full  ac-  | 
count  of  all  supplies  furnished  before  the  15th  of  October 
instant  ...  f LC 

2199.  State  of  Massachusetts-Bay.  [ In  the  House  of  Repre- 

sentatives, October  9,  1779.  | Whereas  it  is  represented  to  this 
Court  by  a Letter  from  the  President  of  Congress,  that  | au- 
thentic Intelligence  has  been  received  of  the  Arrival  of  Count 
D’Estaing  with  a powerful  | Fleet  to  co-operate  with  the 
United  States;  . . . (on  reinforcing  the  army.)  f nypl 

pp.  3.  Evans,  16370. 

2200.  By  the  Council  of  the  State  of  Massachusetts-Bay,  | A 
Proclamation  | For  a Day  of  public  Humiliation  and  Prayer. 
[November  4.]  Dated,  October  15,  1779.  aas.  bpl.  mhs 

Evans,  16359. 

2201.  Proclamation  (of  the  Continental  Congress,  appointing 

December  9 as  a day  of  public  and  solemn  Thanksgiving.) 
With  action  of  the  Council  of  Massachusetts-Bay.  Dated, 
November  3,  1779.  bpl.  lc.  mhs 

Evans,  16555. 

2202.  State  of  Massachusetts-Bay.  | In  the  House  of  Repre- 

sentatives, November  18,  1779.  | Resolved,  That  Capt.  Ezra 
Lunt  be,  and  hereby  is  appointed  a Commissary  of  | this  State, 
to  reside  at  or  near  the  Continental  Army,  . . . mhs 

pp.  2. 

2203.  State  of  | Massachusetts-Bay.  | The  Honorable  | Henry 

Gardner,  Esq;  | Treasurer  . . . (Tax  warrant.)  Dated,  April 
15,  1779.  ei 

2204.  State  of  | Massachusetts-Bay.  | The  Honorable  | Henry 

Gardner,  Esq;  | Treasurer  . . . (Tax  warrant.)  Dated,  Sep- 
tember 15,  1779.  ei 

2205.  We  the  Subscribers,  do  hereby  severally  inlist  ourselves 
into  the  Service  of  | the  United  States  of  America,  to  continue 
in  that  Service  | during  the  present  War  with  Great-Britain, 
...  to  be  formed  by  such  persons  as  | are  or  shall  be  appointed 
by  the  General  Assembly  of  the  Massachusetts.  . . . aas 

2206.  A | Poem  | On  the  Death  of  | Dr.  Abraham  Howe,  | of 
Shrewsbury,  Massachusetts-Bay,  who  died  October  19th,  1779, 


306  MASSACHUSETTS  HISTORICAL  SOCIETY.  [1779 

in  the  | twenty-second  Year  of  his  Age.  Printed  and  sold  at 
the  Printing-Office  in  Worcester.  aas.  mhs 

Evans,  19429.  Printed  by  Isaiah  Thomas,  Nichols,  73. 

Salem. 

2207.  [Cuts.]  List  of  Prices  | for  the  | Town  of  Salem.  Dated, 

September  6,  1779.  Danvers:  Printed  by  E.  Russell,  at  his 
Printing-Office,  next  the  Bell-Tavern.  [Price  4 5.  by  Hundred 
or  Dozen.  6 5'.  Single.]  ei 

The  cuts  and  general  form  of  the  broadside  are  the  same  as  those  of 
the  Ipswich  Price  List  of  1777.  No.  2065,  supra.  Evans,  16514. 

Stoddard,  Darius. 

2208.  Boston,  October  22,  1779.  | Whereas  Colonel  Sheldon 
has,  by  insinuations  base  and  dishonorable,  calumniated  the 
memory  of  my  deceased  brother,  | Captain  Stoddard,  . . . 

Evans,  16210.  t LCP 

2209.  This  Day  was  published,  | And  to  be  Sold  by  | Isaiah 

Thomas,  at  his  Printing-Office,  in  Worcester,  | . . . | Thomas’s 
Massachusetts,  New-Hampshire,  and  Connecticut  | Almanack, 
For  the  Year  of  our  Lord  Christ  | 1780,  ...  By  Philomathes, 
An  Independent  Whig.  | . . . f aas 

Evans,  19439.  Nichols,  61. 

Worcester,  Convention. 

2210.  Proceedings  of  the  Convention,  | Began  and  held  at 

Worcester,  in  and  for  the  County  of  Worcester,  on  the  3d  day 
of  August,  1779.  Dated,  August  13th,  1779,  and  signed, 
Joseph  Reed,  Chairman.  f aas. 

Young,  Robert. 

2211.  [Cut.]  The  Dying  Criminal:  | Poem,  | By  Robert 
Young,  on  his  own  Execution,  which  is  to  be  on  this  | Day, 
November  11th,  1779,  for  Rape  committed  on  the  Body  of  | 
Jane  Green,  a Child,  eleven  years  of  age,  at  Brookfield,  in  the 
Coun-  | ty  of  Worcester,  on  the  third  Day  of  September  last. 
Printed  and  sold  at  the  [Printing  Office,  in  Worcester.] 

Printed  by  Isaiah  Thomas.  Nichols,  See  No.  2360,  infra.  j NYHS 

2212.  The  | Last  Words  | and  | Dying  Speech  | of  | Robert 

Young,  | who  is  to  be  Executed  at  Worcester  this  day,  No- 
vember 11,  1779,  for  a Rape  committed  on  the  Body  of  Jane 
Green,  | a Child,  eleven  Years  of  age.  Printed  and  Sold  at  the 
Printing-Office  in  Worcester.  t aas 

Evans,  19448.  Nichols,  60. 


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1780 

Beverly.  Amity  Lodge. 

2213.  Certificate  of  Membership,  Amity  Lodge,  Beverly, 

Massachusetts.  Dated  May  30,  1780.  Printed  & sold  opposite 
Liberty  Stump,  Boston.  ei 

An  engraved  piece,  filled  in  in  ms. 

2214.  Bold  Conscience  and  old  self.  bpl 

Evans,  16718.  See  A Warning  Piece,  No.  2275,  infra. 

Boston,  Town  of. 

2215.  Your  State  Tax.  [|  Your  Town  and  County  Tax.  mhs 

2216.  [Another  issue.]  Without  the  Assessors’  notice,  mhs 

2217.  [Another  issue.]  Your  State  Tax,  | in  Gold  or  Silver.  || 

Your  Town  Tax,  in  | Continental  Currency.  mhs 

2218.  Notification.  | The  Freeholders  and  other  Inhabitants 
of  the  Town  of  Boston,  qualified  | as  the  Law  directs,  are  here- 
by Notified  to  meet  at  Faneuil-Hall,  on  | Monday  the  13th 
Day  of  March  current,  . . . Dated,  March  8,  1780.  mhs 

2219.  Boston,  December  15,  1780.  | At  a legal  Meeting  of  the 

Inhabitants  of  the  Town  of  Boston,  on  the  13th  Instant,  — it 
was  | Voted,  That  a Committee  of  Three  Persons  for  each 
Ward,  be  chosen  to  Class  the  Inhabi-  | tants  that  are  rated  in 
the  respective  Wards,  into  One  Hundred  and  Eighty-one 
Classes;  . . . Signed  in  ms.,  William  Cooper.  mhs 

2220.  Boston,  January  20,  1780.  | The  Committee  appointed 
by  the  Great  and  General  Court  of  the  State  | of  Massachu- 
setts-Bay, to  State  and  Settle  the  public  Accounts  are  directed 


| and  strictly  enjoined  . . . mhs 

Charlestown. 

2221.  To  | Your  State  Tax.  | Signed,  Daniel  Swan,  Col- 
lector. MHS 

Congress,  Continental. 

2222.  Privateers  Bond.  Dated,  [May,  1780.]  ma 

Archives,  v.  23. 

Dorchester. 

2223.  Your  State  Tax  | 1780.  mhs 

2224.  [Another  issue.]  Your  State  Tax,  1780.  ||  Your  County 

and  Town  Rate.  1780.  mhs 


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2225.  [Another  issue.]  Your  State  Tax,  1780.  ||  Your  Town 

Rate,  1780.  mhs 

2226.  [Another  issue.]  Your  State  Tax,  1780.  | To  be  paid  in 

Specie  or  | Grain,  &c.  ||  Your  Town  Rate,  1780.  | Payable  in 
the  Currency  | of  the  United  States  | of  America.  (Assessors 
sit  on  two  first  Mondays  in  October.)  mhs 

2227.  Composed  by  a British  Officer.  aas 

Hail,  sovereign  love,  that  first  began, 

The  scheme  to  rescue  fallen  man ! 

2228.  An  Elegy  | Upon  the  Death  of  several  | Worthy  Pious 

Persons.  f lc 

Six  Aged  Honourable  Councellors 

Held  up  the  Pall  with  holy  thoughtful  fears, 

When  Death  should  strike  the  Three  Score  Years  & Ten, 

Ah!  Winthrop,  Belcher,  ye’r  the  next  Two  Men; 

Evans,  1924. 

Harvard  College. 

2229.  Theses.  y.  aas.  hc.  mhs 

Evans,  16794. 

2230.  Inventory  of  | Ship  | Mars,  | As  she  is  to  be  sold  on  the 

13th  April  Instant,  at  the  American  Coffee-House.  ma 

Archives,  clvu.  315.  She  was  bought  by  the  Board  of  War  of  Massa- 
chusetts. 

Kennedy,  John. 

2231.  A Scriptural  Account  | Of  the  uncommon  Darkness  that 

happened  on  Friday  | May  19th,  1780.  Letter  is  signed,  John 
Kennedy.  Printed  and  Sold  at  the  Bible  [and  Heart  on  Corn] 
hill.  ei 

Evans,  16814. 

2232.  [Cuts.]  Know  all  Men  | by  these  Presents,  j . . . (Bill 

of  sale  of  “one  quarter  of  a Seaman’s  Share  of  all  the  Prizes 
or  Plunder  that  may  be  taken”  by  a privateer.  Dated,  [April 
20,]  17[80.]  ' ei 

2233.  [Cut.]  Major  Andre,  | Written  while  he  was  a Prisoner 

in  the  American  Camp.  [Also,  The  Rose.]  bpl 

Ah!  Delia,  see  the  fatal  hour,  farewell  my  Soul’s  delight, 

Oh!  how  can  wretched  Damon  live  thus  banish’d  from  this  sight. 

Massachusetts-Bay,  State. 

2234.  State  of  Massachusetts-Bay.  | In  the  Year  of  our  Lord 
One  Thousand  seven  Hundred  and  eighty.  An  Act  for  enquir- 


MASSACHUSETTS  HISTORICAL  SOCIETY. 


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[1780 


ing  into  the  rateable  Property  in  this  State.  Boston:  Printed 
by  Benjamin  Edes  and  Sons,  1780. 
pp.  4.  Evans,  16840. 

2235.  State  of  Massachusetts-Bay.  | In  the  Year  of  our  Lord, 
one  Thousand  seven  | Hundred  and  Eighty.  | An  Act  to  pre- 
vent and  punish  Desertion,  and  | for  apprehending  and  securing 
Deserters  from  | the  Continental  Army.  Passed,  May  5,  1780. 

Evans,  16842.  BPL.  MHS 

2236.  State  of  Massachusetts-Bay.  | In  the  Year  of  our  Lord, 
One  Thousand  seven  Hundred  and  Eighty.  | An  Act  making 
provision  for  calling  in  to  be  | destroyed  this  State’s  quota 
...  of  all  the  public  bills  | of  credit  which  have  been  emitted 
by  Congress;  | and  for  making  and  emitting  on  the  credit  of  | 
this  State,  other  bills  of  credit,  . . . Dated,  May  5,  1780. 

LC.  MHS 

2237.  An  Act  | To  incorporate  and  establish  a Society  for  | 
the  Cultivation  and  Promotion  of  Arts  | and  Sciences.  Passed, 
May  1,  1780.  Boston:  Printed  by  Benjamin  Edes  and  Sons. 

Evans,  16841.  MHS 

2238.  State  of  Massachusetts-Bay.  | In  the  Year  of  our  Lord, 

One  Thousand  seven  | Hundred  and  Eighty.  | An  Act  making 
provision  for  calling  in  to  be  | destroyed  this  State’s  quota, 
according  to  the  | present  apportionment,  of  all  the  public  bills 
| of  credit  . . . Dated,  May  5,  1780.  t LC 

2239.  State  of  Massachusetts-Bay.  | In  the  House  of  Repre- 
sentatives, January  13,  | 1780.  | Whereas  it  is  indispensably 
necessary,  in  order  for  a Settlement  with  the  | Army,  that  the 
Accounts  for  the  Supplies  of  Soldiers  Families  . . . 

Evans,  16856.  NYPL.  El.  BPL 

2240.  State  of  Massachusetts-Bay.  | In  the  House  of  Repre- 

sentatives, Mar.  23,  1780.  | Resolved,  That  Major-General 
Heath  | be,  and  he  hereby  is  desired  to  appoint  | such  Number 
of  Recruiting  Officers  be-  | longing  to  the  Line  of  this  State, 
. . . (With  General  Heath’s  instructions,  dated  March  24, 
1780.)  MHS 

2241.  State  of  Massachusetts-Bay.  | In  the  House  of  Repre- 
sentatives, April  21st,  1780.  | As  justice  and  humanity,  and 
every  reasonable  principle  of  the  human  heart,  | must  urge  the 
necessity  . . . (call  for  shirts,  shoes,  stockings  and  blankets). 

pp.  6.  nypl 


1780]  MASSACHUSETTS  BROADSIDES.  3H 

2242.  State  of  Massachusetts-Bay.  | In  the  House  of  Repre- 
sentatives, May  5th,  1780.  | Resolved,  That  the  Selectmen  of 
the  several  | Towns  in  this  State  be,  and  hereby  are  desired 
to  | transmit  to  the  Agents  appointed  in  the  respective  | County 
to  which  said  Selectmen  belong,  the  Monthly  | average  Prices 
of  Beef,  Indian  Corn,  Sheeps-Wool  and  Sole-Leather,  . . . 

MHS 

2243.  State  of  Massachusetts-Bay.  [ In  the  House  of  Repre- 

sentatives, June  5,  1780.  | Whereas  a requisition  has  been  made 
to  this  Court  for  a reinforcement  for  the  Continen-  | tal  army, 
in  order  that  it  may  be  able  to  act  vigirously  the  ensuing  cam- 
paign; ...  t nypl.  A AS 

pp.  5.  Evans,  16857. 

2244.  State  of  Massachusetts-Bay.  In  the  House  of  Repre- 

sentatives, June  22,  1780.  | Whereas  the  Commander  in  Chief 
of  the  Continental  army  has  earnestly  requested  | a detach- 
ment of  four  thousand  seven  hundred  and  twenty-six  of  the 
militia  of  this  State,  . . . nypl.  mhs 

pp.  4.  Evans,  16858. 

2245.  State  of  Massachusetts-Bay.  | In  the  House  of  Repre- 
sentatives, June  23,  1780.  | Whereas  the  troops  of  the  Southern 
states  will  now  be  needed  for  the  defence  of  that  | quarter,  and 
by  reason  of  the  late  advantages  obtained  by  the  enemy,  we 
are  compelled  to  | call  for  a further  supply  of  men,  to  fill  up 
our  battalions,  which  General  Washington  has  | earnestly  re- 
quested, as  well  as  a detachment  of  militia,  to  provide  effectu- 
ally for  obtaining  the  great  | object  in  contemplation.  . . . 

Evans,  16859.  NYPL.  BPL 

2246.  State  of  Massachusetts-Bay.  | In  the  House  of  Repre- 

sentatives, 23d  June,  1780.  | Whereas  his  Excellency  General 
Washington  hath  made  a Requisition  | upon  this  State  for  One 
Thousand  and  Twenty  Horses,  . . . nypl.  ei 

pp.  2.  Evans,  16860. 

2247.  State  of  Massachusetts-Bay.  | Council-Chamber,  June 

30,  1780.  ] Whereas  frequent  Expresses  have  been  received 
from  his  Excellency  General  | Washington,  warmly  urging  the 
immediate  filling  up  of  our  Battalions  in  [ the  Army  of  the 
United  States;  . . . bpl 

Evans,  16851. 

2248.  State  of  Massachusetts-Bay.  | In  the  House  of  Repre- 
sentatives, | September  25,  1780.  | Whereas  the  necessary  sup- 


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plies  for  the  subsistance  of  our  army  for  the  | present  campaign, 
are  obtained  only  in  the  specific  articles  from  the  respective  | 
States,  agreeably  to  the  requisitions  and  apportionment  of 
Congress;  ...  | nypl.  lc.  aas.  bpl 

pp.  6.  Evans,  16861. 

2249.  State  of  Massachusetts-Bay.  | In  the  House  of  Repre- 

sentatives, Sept.  29th,  1780.  | Whereas  by  a resolve  of  the 
General  Court,  | passed  the  4th  of  May  last,  the  Agents  ap- 
pointed ...  to  receive  from  the  towns  | in  their  respective 
counties  the  articles  of  cloathing  ...  t LC 

Evans,  16862. 

2250.  Common-Wealth  of  Massachusetts.  | In  the  House  of 

Representatives.  | November  13,  1780.  | Resolved,  That  the 
Select-Men  of  each  Town,  and  the  Com-  | mittee  of  each  Plan- 
tation in  this  Commonwealth,  . . . (Accounts  of  supplies 
furnished  soldiers  and  soldiers’  families.)  f nypl 

Evans,  16863. 

2251.  Commonwealth  of  Massachusetts.  | In  the  House  of 
Representatives,  November  27,  1780.  | Resolved,  That  the 
following  Persons  be  appointed  in  each  County  to  muster  the 
| Men  that  shall  inlist  into  the  Continental  Army,  viz.  . . . 
(With  resolution  of  same  date  appointing  Superintendants  for 
each  County,  one  of  November  28,  on  oath  and  a Schedule. 

pp.  3.  Evans,  16864.  AAS.  LC.  NYPL.  MHS 

2252.  Commonwealth  of  Massachusetts.  | In  the  House  of 

Representatives,  | November  27,  1780.  | A Resolve  prescribing 
the  form  of  Inlistment  for  those  Men  belonging  to  this  | Com- 
monwealth, who  shall  Inlist  into  the  Service  of  the  United 
States,  to  continue  | in  the  Service  until  the  End  of  the  present 
war  with  Britain.  aas.  ei 

Evans,  16865. 

2253.  [Another  issue.]  t LC 

As  above,  “to  continue  for  the  term  of  Three  Years.” 

2254.  Commonwealth  of  Massachusetts.  | In  the  House  of 

Representatives,  December  2,  1780.  | Whereas  the  Congress 
of  the  United  States  have  required  of  this  Commonwealth  to 
supply  ] the  deficiency  of  our  proportion  of  the  Continental 
Army:  . . . aas.  lc.  mhs 

pp.  4.  Evans,  16866. 

2255.  Commonwealth  of  Massachusetts.  | In  the  House  of 
Representatives,  Dec.  4th,  1780.  | Whereas  by  the  Resolutions 


1780] 


MASSACHUSETTS  BROADSIDES. 


3I3 


of  Congress  of  the  Fourth  Day  of  November  last,  the  United 
States  are  required  to  furnish  their  respective  Proportions  of 
specific  Supplies  | for  the  Support  of  the  Army  the  ensuing 
Year.  ...  f lc 

pp.  3. 

2256.  State  of  | Massachusetts-Bay.  | A Proclamation  | For  a 

Day  of  public  Humiliation,  Fasting  and  Prayer.  [April  26.] 
Dated,  April  7,  1780.  aas 

Evans,  16853. 

2257.  State  of  Massachusetts-Bay.  | A | Proclamation  | For  a 

Day  of  public  Fasting,  Humiliation  and  Prayer.  [July  20.] 
Dated,  June  27,  1780.  aas.  bpl 

Evans,  16854. 

2258.  By  His  Excellency  | John  Hancock,  Esq;  | . . . | A Proc- 

lamation, | For  a Day  of  Thanksgiving.  [December  7.]  Dated, 
November  8,  1780.  aas 

Evans,  16855. 

2259.  State  of  Massachusetts-Bay.  | In  Convention,  June  16, 

1780.  | Whereas,  upon  due  Examination  of  the  Returns  made 
by  the  several  Towns  | and  Plantations  within  this  State, 
(acceptance  of  Constitution.)  f nypl.  lc.  bpl 

Evans,  16846. 

2260.  State  of  | Massachusetts-Bay.  | The  Honorable  | Henry 

Gardner,  Esq;  | Treasurer  . . . (Tax  warrant.)  Dated,  Janu- 
ary 5,  1780.  ei 

2261.  State  of  | Massachusetts-Bay.  | The  Honorable  | Henry 

Gardner,  Esq;  | Treasurer  . . . (Tax  warrant.)  Dated  June 

25,  1780.  ei 

2262.  State  of  | Massachusetts-Bay.  | The  Honorable  | Henry 

Gardner,  Esq;  | Treasurer,  . . . (Tax  warrant.)  Dated,  July 
18,  1780.  ma 

Archives,  ccxxix.  496. 

2263.  State  of  | Massachusetts-Bay.  ] The  Honorable  | Henry 

Gardner,  Esq;  | Treasurer  . . . (Tax  warrant.)  Dated,  Octo- 
ber 24,  1780.  bpl 

Evans,  16852. 

2264.  Account  of  dues  to  Soldiers,  1777-1779.  ma 

Archives  (Tupper’s  regiment),  11,  153. 


314  MASSACHUSETTS  HISTORICAL  SOCIETY.  (1780 

2265.  [Waggoners’  Return.]  Deputies  Waggon  Master  Gen- 
eral ...  MA 

Archives,  ccxxvi.  442. 

2266.  May  24,  [1780.]  Wednesday.  Hand  bill  from  [blank] 
and  rumors  from  South  Carolina. 

Pynchon,  Diary,  64. 

2267.  Messieurs  Edes.  | By  inserting  the  following  Address, 

you  will  | oblige  a constant  Reader.  | My  Fellow  Countrymen.  | 
It  is  now  upwards  of  five  years  since  I addressed  | you  on  the 
important  subject  of  Military  pre-  | parations.  . . . Signed,  A 
Military  Countryman.  mhs 

2268.  A few  Lines  composed  on  the  Dark  Day,  | May  19, 1780. 

NYHS.  BPL 

Let  us  adore,  and  bow  before, 

The  Sovereign  Lord  of  might ; 

2269.  On  the  | Dark  Day.  | May  Nineteenth,  1780.  ei 

2270.  On  the  | Dark  Day,  May  19th,  1780.  mhs 

Let  all  adore,  and  bow  before 
The  Sovereign  Lord  of  might, 

A recent  imprint. 

2271.  The  Salem  Gazette  and  General  Advertiser.  Prospectus, 

December  6,  1780.  ei 

Evans,  17363. 

2272.  This  Day  was  published  | and  to  be  Sold  by  | Isaiah 
Thomas,  at  his  Printing-Office,  in  Worcester.  | By  the  Thousand, 
Hundred,  Groce,  Dozen  or  Single.  As  Cheap  as  any  in  the 
State,  | Thomas’s  Massachusetts,  New-Hampshire,  and  Con- 
necticut | Almanack,  | For  the  Year  of  Our  Lord  Christ  | 1780, 
&c.,  &c.  By  Philomathes,  an  Independent  Whig.  . . . aas 

Nichols,  82. 

2273.  To  the  General  Court  of  the  Massachu-  | setts,  assem- 

bled at  Boston,  Oct.  | 1780.  | We  whose  names  are  hereunto 
subscribed,  inhabitants  | of  this  State,  . . . enter  our  Pro-  | test 
against  the  power  claimed  in  the  third  article  of  the  | declara- 
tion of  Rights  in  the  new  plan  of  Government  ...  f lc 

Evans,  17006. 

2274.  To  the  Honorable  the  Justices  of  the  Inferior  | Court  of 
Common  Pleas,  holden  at  [Boston]  ...  on  the  | first  Tuesday 
of  [July]  Anno  Domini,  | One  Thousand  seven  Hundred  and 
Eighty  | Be  it  remembered,  That  complains  . . . that 


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1781] 


said  since  the  nineteenth  Day  | of  April,  Anno  Domini, 
One  Thousand  seven  Hundred  and  Seventy-five,  viz.  on  the 
twentieth  Day  of  the  | same  April,  being  an  Inhabitant  and 
Member  of  the  late  Province,  now  State  of  Massachusetts-Bay, 
levied  | War,  and  conspired  to  levy  War  against  the  Govern- 
ment and  People  of  this  Province,  Colony  and  State;  | . . . 

MHS 

2275.  A Warning  Piece.  | A Poetical  Thought,  or  Paraphrase,  | 
Occasioned  by  that  stupendous  and  unnatural  Dark-  | ness  or 
interposing  Cloud,  which  obscured  the  | light  of  the  Sun  on 
the  19th  day  of  May  in  the  | present  year  1780,  which  happened 
about  | the  same  time  of  the  year,  and  on  the  | self-same  day 
of  the  Week,  as  did  the  | supernatural  Eclipse  of  the  Sun,  | at 
the  Crucifixion  of  the  Messiah:  | A circumstance  worthy  of 
notice.  bpl.  hc 

Printed  with  “Bold  Conscience  and  Old  Self.”  No.  2214,  supra. 
Evans,  17062  and  16718. 


1781 

2276.  [Cuts.]  An  | Almanack  | For  the  Year  of  our  Lord  1782. 
[Isaiah  Thomas.]  aas 


2277.  The  Amorous  | Sailor’s  Letter  | To  his  Sweetheart.  | 
And  the  | Jolly  Orange  Woman.  Printed  at  Worcester,  1781. 

t AAS 


Bright  was  the  morning,  cool  the  air, 
Serene  was  all  the  sky,  . . . 


A Hearty  buxom  Girl  am  I, 

I came  from  Dublin  City. 

Printed  by  Isaiah  Thomas.  Nichols,  87. 

Boston,  Town  oe. 

2278.  Your  State  Tax.  | Old  Emission.  ||  Your  Town  Tax.  | 

New  Emission.  mhs 

2279.  Your  Commonwealth  Tax.  ||  Your  Town  and  County 
Tax.  ||  Your  Beef  Tax.  Dated,  Boston,  August,  1781.  mhs 

2280.  At  a Meeting  of  the  Freeholders  and  other  Inhabitants 

of  the  Town  | of  Boston,  duly  qualified  and  legally  warned,  in 
Public  Town-  | Meeting  assembled  at  Faneuil-Hall,  December 
11,  1781.  | Voted,  That  the  following  Instructions  be  given  to 
the  Gentlemen  | who  represent  the  Town  in  the  General  Court, 
viz.  f AAS 

Evans,  17105  [a]. 


316  MASSACHUSETTS  HISTORICAL  SOCIETY.  [1781 

2281.  Gentlemen,  | The  Inhabitants  of  the  Town  of  Boston, 
legally  assembled,  have  taken  | into  consideration  a matter 
which  they  conceive  all  the  other  maritime  | Towns  in  this 
and  the  neighbouring  States  are  equally,  and  some  of  them  | 
more  nearly  interested  than  they.  It  is  the  subject  of  the 
Fishery,  . . . Dated,  December  14,  1781. 

pp.  3.  Evans,  17105.  t NYPL.  A AS.  BPL 

2282.  Boston,  October  26.  | This  Morning  arrived  here  a 
Gentleman  from  Providence,  | who  has  favoured  us  with  the 
following  | Glorious  Intelligence.  (Surrender  of  Cornwallis.) 
Printed  and  Sold  by  S.  Hall,  near  the  Court-House,  Salem,  ei 

2283.  Cornwallis  Retreating!  | Philadelphia,  April  7,  1781.  | 

Extract  of  a Letter  from  Major-General  Greene,  dated  | Camp, 
at  Buffalo  Creek,  March  23,  1781.  §f§:  Printed  at  N.  Willis’s 
Office.  nypl 

Evans,  17391. 

2284.  David’s  | Victory  over  | Goliath.  Sold  at  E.  Russell’s 

Office,  near  the  Stump.  ei 

Dorchester. 

2285.  Your  Town  Tax,  for  hiring  | Soldiers,  1781.  | To  be  paid 
in  Specie  or  Paper  | equivalent,  or  at  the  rate  of  | Seventy-Five 
Dollars  for  one.  |J  Your  Town  Rate,  for  | purchasing  Beef,  1781, 
in  the  | old  Currency  of  the  United  | States  of  America.  mhs 

2286.  [Another  issue.]  Your  State  Tax  for  1781.  ||  Your 

Town  Rate.  | To  be  paid  in  Gold  or  Silver.  mhs 

2287.  Your  State  Tax.  1781.  | To  be  paid  in  Gold  or  Silver, 
or  | Bills  of  Credit  equivalent,  as  | the  Court  has  or  may  de- 
termine. ||  Your  Town  Rate.  1781.  | To  be  paid  in  Gold  or 
Silver,  or  | Bills  of  Credit  sufficient  to  pur-  | chase  the  same. 

MHS 

Gill,  John. 

2288.  To  John  Gill.  | To  the  Continental  Journal,  from  . . . 

MHS 

Harvard  University. 

2289.  Quaestiones.  nyhs.  aas.  hc 

2290.  Theses.  Y.  ei.  aas.  hc 

Evans,  17183,  17184. 

2291.  Important  Intelligence!  | Boston,  Friday,  September  14, 


MASSACHUSETTS  BROADSIDES. 


3l7 


1781] 

1781.  (Action  of  General  Greene  in  Carolina.)  [Printed  at 
Willis’s  Office,  Court-Street.]  ei.  mhs 

See  Pynchon,  Diary,  106. 

Lancaster. 

2292.  Your  Proportion  of  the  Tax  assessed  [Sept.  10]  178[1], 
is  as  follows,  viz.  | State  Tax.  ||  Town  and  County  Rate,  mhs 

The  same  form  was  used  in  1782. 

Massachusetts,  Commonwealth. 

2293.  Commonwealth  of  Massachusetts.  In  the  Year  of  our 
Lord,  1781.  An  Act  of  the  General  Court  of  Massachusetts- 
Bay  respecting  the  State  of  Vermont,  (conditionally  relinquish- 
ing claim  to  lands  in  that  State.)  Boston:  Printed  by  Benjamin 
Edes  and  Sons,  1781. 

Evans,  17227. 

2294.  Commonwealth  of  Massachusetts.  | In  the  Year  of  our 

Lord,  1781.  | An  Act  [ To  incorporate  certain  Physicians,  by 
the  Name  of  | The  Massachusetts  Medical  Society.  Dated, 
October  30,  1781.  Boston:  | Printed  by  Benjamin  Edes  and 
Sons.  bpl 

2 leaves.  Evans,  17228. 

2295.  Commonwealth  of  Massachusetts.  | In  Senate,  Feb- 

ruary 26,  1781.  | Whereas  it  is  of  the  utmost  importance  that 
the  quota  of  Men  | required  by  a Resolve  of  the  2d  of  December 
last,  be  speedily  | compleated;  and  as  the  mode  of  classing  has 
been  more  successful  | in  procuring  the  Men  than  any  other 
measure:  . . . bpl.  lc.  mhs 

Evans,  17219. 

2296.  Commonwealth  of  Massachusetts.  | In  the  House  of 
Representatives,  June  16,  1781.  | Whereas  it  is  now  absolutely 
necessary  that  the  whole  number  of  men  required  | of  the 
several  towns  and  plantations  in  this  Commonwealth,  by  a 
resolve  of  the  | General  Court  of  the  2d  of  December  last,  . . . 

Evans,  17220.  f LC 

2297.  Commonwealth  of  Massachusetts.  | In  the  House  of 

Representatives,  June  22,  1781.  [ Whereas  it  is  necessary  for 
the  support  of  the  army,  and  for  rendering  the  situ-  | ation  of 
our  brethren  in  the  field  comfortable,  that  the  good  people  of 
this  Com-  | monwealth  should  seasonably  be  called  upon  to 
furnish  a quantity  of  cloathing  for  that  | purpose.  f lc 

pp.  8. 


MASSACHUSETTS  HISTORICAL  SOCIETY. 


3i8 


[1781 


2298.  Commonwealth  of  Massachusetts.  | In  the  House  of 

Representatives,  June  22,  1781.  | Whereas  the  supplies  of  beef 
hitherto  made  by  the  several  towns  and  plantations  in  | this 
Commonwealth  . . . bpl 

pp.  4.  Evans,  17221. 

2299.  Commonwealth  of  Massachusetts.  | In  the  House  of 

Representatives,  June  30,  1781.  | Whereas  it  is  the  earnest 
request  of  General  Washington,  that  there  be  im-  | mediately 
raised  in  this  Commonwealth  and  sent  on  to  join  the  Conti- 
nental Army,  . . . bpl.  nypl.  mhs 

pp.  3.  Evans,  17222. 

2300.  Commonwealth  of  Massachusetts.  | In  the  House  of 
Representatives,  October  20,  1781.  | Whereas,  notwithstanding 
the  resolves  of  the  General  Court,  of  December  | 2,  1780,  and 
that  of  July  26,  1781,  and  another  resolve  of  the  16th  June 
last,  | there  is  still  a deficiency  of  several  towns  and  planta- 
tions in  this  State,  in  supplying  the  | quota  of  men  apportioned 
on  them  by  the  resolve  of  December  2,  1780:  . . . 

pp.  2.  Evans,  17223.  BPL.  LC.  MHS 

2301.  By  the  United  States  in  Congress  | assembled.  | Proc- 
lamation. (Appointing  May  3 as  a day  of  Humiliation,  Fast- 
ing and  Prayer.)  With  recommendation  of  the  Governor  of 
Massachusetts.  Dated  March  20  and  April  11,  1781. 

Evans,  17386.  t PHS.  AAS.  BPL 

2302.  By  His  Excellency  | John  Hancock,  Esq;  | . . . | A 

Proclamation  for  a Day  of  Thanksgiving.  [December  13.] 
Dated,  November  22,  1781.  aas.  phs.  mhs 

Evans,  17217. 

2303.  Commonwealth  of  Massachusetts.  | The  Honorable  | 

Henry  Gardner,  Esq;  | Treasurer  . . . (Tax  warrant.)  Dated, 
May  8,  1781.  bpl 

Evans,  17218. 

2304.  Commonwealth  | of  | Massachusetts.  | By  His  Excel- 
lency | John  Hancock,  Esq;  . . . (Commission  in  the  militia.) 

MHS 

2305.  The  Commonwealth  of  Massachusetts.  | To  all  unto 

whom  these  Presents  shall  come,  Greeting:  (Commission  of 
Justice  of  Peace,  dated  October  17,  1781.)  mhs 

2306.  Commonwealth  of  Massachusetts.  | To  all  People,  to 


1782] 


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319 


whom  these  Presents  shall  come.  (Deed  of  property  con- 
fiscated under  act  of  April  30,  1779.)  aas 

2307.  A Return  of  Capt.  Company  in  the  Township  of 

Lieutenant.  Ensign. 

2308.  Return  of  the  Regiment  of  Foot,  commanded  by 

Archives,  Lxvn.  2.  f MA 

2309.  Scale  of  Depreciation,  | Agreeable  to  an  Act  of  the 

(now)  Commonwealth  | of  Massachusetts,  passed  September 
29,  1780.  f aas 

2310.  Scale  | of  | Depreciation,  | Agreeable  to  an  Act  of  the 

Commonwealth  of  Massachu-  | setts  to  be  observed  as  a Rule 
for  settling  the  rate  of  De-  | preciation  on  all  contracts  both 
publick  and  private,  made  | on  or  since  the  first  day  of  January, 
1777.  f AAS.  JCB 

2311.  Scale  of  Depreciation,  | Agreeable  to  an  Act  of  the 
Commonwealth  of  Massachusetts,  passed  | September  29,  1780, 
to  be  observed  as  a Rule  for  settling  the  Rate  | of  Depreciation 
on  all  Contracts,  public  and  private,  for  the  Payment  | of 
Monies  made  on  or  since  the  first  Day  of  January  1777.  Sold 
by  T.  & J.  Fleet,  at  the  Bible  and  Heart  in  Cornhill,  Bjoston.] 

Evans,  17235.  t NYPL 

2312.  Wednesday,  October  31,  [1781.]  Handbill  comes  of 
Greene’s  Victory  near  Charleston. 

Pynchon,  Diary,  110. 

1782 

Boston,  Town  of. 

2313.  Your  Commonwealth  Tax.  ||  Your  Town  and  County 

Tax.  Dated  Boston,  February,  1782.  mhs 

2314.  Your  Commonwealth  Tax.  ||  Your  Town  Tax.  Dated, 

Boston,  July  1782.  mhs 

2315.  At  a legal  Meeting  of  the  Freeholders  and  other  Inhabi- 

tants of  the  Town  | of  Boston,  at  Faneuil-Hall,  May  14,  1782, 
and  continued  by  | Adjournment  to  the  22d  of  said  May, 
(Regulations  on  Treasurer’s  accounts.)  mhs 

2316.  At  a Meeting  of  the  Freeholders  and  other  Inhabi-  | 

tants  of  the  Town  of  Boston,  legally  assembled  | in  Faneuil 
Hall  by  Adjournment,  on  Friday  the  | Sixth  Day  of  September, 
1782.  (On  illicit  trade  with  the  enemy.)  Signed  in  ms., 
William  Cooper.  mhs 

pp.  2.  Evans,  17480. 


320 


MASSACHUSETTS  HISTORICAL  SOCIETY. 


[1782 


2317.  Circular  Letter.  | Friends  and  Fellow  Citizens,  [ Being 

appointed  by  the  legislature  of  this  Commonwealth,  to  make 
application  to  | you  for  relief  under  the  present  most  pressing 
exigencies  of  government,  . . . bpl.  mhs 

pp.  2.  Dated  in  ms.  July  18,  1782. 

Dorchester. 

2318.  Your  State  Tax.  | 1782.  ||  Your  Town  & County  | Rate, 

to  be  paid  in  | Specie.  1782.  mhs 

Harvard  University. 

2319.  Quaestiones. 

2320.  Theses.  lc.  aas.  hc.  mhs 

Evans,  17557,  17558. 

Massachusetts,  Commonwealth. 

2321.  Commonwealth  of  Massachusetts.  | In  the  Year  of  Our 
Lord  One  Thousand  seven  Hundred  and  Eighty-two.  | An  Act 
in  addition  unto,  and  for  amending  and  | Explaining  | an  Act 
made  in  the  year  one  thousand  seven  hundred  and  eighty-one, 
laying  certain  Du-  | ties  of  | Excise  | . . . Dated,  March  7, 1782. 

Evans,  19422.  t AAS 

2322.  Commonwealth  of  Massachusetts.  | In  the  House  of 

Representatives,  March  1,  1782.  | Whereas  it  appears  that  the 
number  of  Four  Thousand  Two  Hundred  and  Forty  | men  ap- 
portioned on  the  several  towns  and  plantations  within  this 
Commonwealth  in  De-  | cember,  1780,  was  not  sufficient  to 
compleat  the  quota  of  the  Massachusetts  Line,  by  nearly 
One  | Thousand  men,  . . . aas.  mhs 

pp.  5. 

2323.  Commonwealth  of  Massachusetts.  | In  Senate,  July  4th, 

1782.  | Whereas  a spirit  of  domination,  intolerable  to  a free 
people,  manifested  by  the  King  of  | Great-Britain,  aided  by 
his  Parliament  and  subjects,  compelled  the  inhabitants  of  this 
coun-  | try  to  enter  into  a contest  . . . (County  commissioners 
to  raise  the  continental  tax.)  f lc.  bpl 

pp.  2.  Evans,  17596. 

2324.  By  His  Excellency  | John  Hancock,  Esq;  | . . . | A 
Proclamation  | For  a Day  of  Fasting,  Humiliation  and  Prayer. 
[April  25.]  Dated,  April  11,  1782.  aas.  bpl.  nypl.  mhs 

Evaps,  17593. 

2325.  By  His  Excellency  | John  Hancock,  Esq;  | . . . |A  | 


1782] 


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321 


Proclamation.  | For  a Day  of  Thanksgiving.  [November  28.] 
Dated,  November  4,  1782.  aas.  bpl 

Evans,  17594. 

2326.  By  His  Excellency  | John  Hancock,  Esq;  | . . . | A | 

Brief  (for  aid  to  meeting-house  in  Charlestown.)  Dated, 
November  12,  1782.  bpl 

2327.  [Seal  of  Commonwealth.]  Commonwealth  of  | Massa- 
chusetts. | The  Honorable  | Henry  Gardner,  Esq;  | Treasurer 
. . . (Warrant  to  collect  unpaid  taxes.)  Dated,  January,  1782. 

Archives,  cccxxi.  196.  t MA 

2328.  [Seal  of  Commonwealth.]  Commonwealth  of  Massa- 

chusetts. The  Honorable  Henry  Gardner,  Esq;  | Treasurer, 
. . . (Tax  warrant.)  Dated,  July  31,  1782.  nypl 

Evans,  17595. 

2329.  Commmonwealth  of  Massachusetts,  (No  ) | Treas- 
urer’s-Office,  [November  13,]  178[2].  Received  of  in 

for  committed  to  him  to  collect  for  the  Year  1782.  f ma 
Archives,  cccxi.  17.  Same  form  in  later  years. 

2330.  Assistant-Treasurer’s  Office,  [August  22,]  178[2].  Re- 

ceived of  for  Taxes  committed  to  him  to  collect  for  the 
Year  178[2].  t ma 

Archives,  cccxi.  8. 

2331.  December  1782.  | Received  of  | the  Sum  of 
as  a | Duty  on  Carriages,  to  the  10th  Day  of  December, 

| 1782.  mhs 

2332.  Commonwealth  of  | Massachusetts.  | Suffolk  ss.  | Bos- 

ton, [April  21].  1782.  Certificate  of  commissioners’  report  on 
claims  against  estate  of  absentee.  f ma 

Archives,  clv.  309.  The  year  is  altered  in  ms.  to  1783. 

2333.  The  Commonwealth  of  Massachusetts.  | To  all  unto 

whom  etc.  (Commission  of  this  peace.)  aas 

2334.  Commonwealth  | of  | [Massachusetts.  | By  His  Excel- 
lency | John  Hancock,  Esq;  | . . . (Commission  in  militia.) 

Archives,  clxxviii.  503.  MA 

Massachusetts  Charitable  Society. 

2335.  Rules  and  Articles  | of  the  Massachusetts  Society:  j 
Founded  in  Boston,  New-England,  September  6,  1762;  and 
incorporated  as  a Body-  | Politic  by  Charter  from  the  Honor- 
able Legislature  of  said  State,  on  the  15th  of  | March,  1780, 


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[1782 


by  the  Name  of  The  Massachusetts  Charitable  Society.  Bos- 
ton: Printed  by  Benjamin  Edes  and  Sons,  State-Street,  1782. 

Evans,  19425.  t AAS 

Mycall,  John. 

2336.  Newbury-Port,  Feb.  19,  1782.  | Sir,  | On  behalf  of  the 

gentlemen  concerned  in  the  Publication  of  the  | Temple,  I am 
directed  to  trouble  you  with  the  Proposal  which  accompanies 
this  — ...  John  Mycall.  mhs 

2337.  To  the  Public.  | The  Interests  of  Liberty  are  insepara- 

ble from  those  of  Learning  and  of  Virtue.  . . . (Proposals  for 
a weekly  paper,  The  Temple.)  mhs 

By  John  Mycall.  The  paper  never  was  issued. 

PORTLEDGE  BlLL. 

2338.  It  is  agreed  between  the  Master,  Seamen  and  Mariners 

of  the  . . . Sold  by  T.  & J.  Fleet,  in  Boston.  f ma 

Archives,  ccxcn.  184. 

2339.  Salem,  December  10,  1782.  ] Gentlemen,  | A Bill  has 
passed  the  House  of  Representatives,  by  | a small  Majority,  to 
remove  the  July  Court  of  Com-  | mon  Pleas  from  this  Town 
to  Ipswich,  . . . (Signed  in  ms.  by  the  Selectmen  of  Salem.) 

f LC 

Thomas,  Isaiah. 

2340.  Worcester  News  - - - Paper.  Free  and  uninfluenced.  | 
Proposals  for  circulating  | Thomas’s  Massachusetts  Spy  | in  the 
Town  of  Boston  and  its  Vicinity.  Dated,  Worcester,  May,  1782. 

Evans,  19440.  t AAS 

2341.  Tit  for  Tat;  t’other  Side;  or,  | Bounce-about.  | Sold  at 

Edes’s  Printing-Office,  in  Cornhill.  aas.  mhs 

On  the  copy  in  aas  the  names  of  the  characters  intended  are  given. 
On  that  in  mhs:  “Said  to  be  written  by  Joseph  Barrel,  esq.” 

Worcester. 

2342.  Worcester  County  Convention.  | In  Convention.  | Tues- 

day, April  9,  1782.  | At  a meeting  . . . convened  at  Worcester, 
to  take  | into  consideration,  the  Grievances  | which  have  created 
great  uneasiness  in  the  | minds  of  the  Good  People  of  this 
Country.  Printed  at  Worcester,  1782.  aas.  mhs 

Evans,  19447.  Printed  by  Isaiah  Thomas.  Nichols,  94. 

2343.  Commonwealth  of  Massachusetts.  | Worcester  ss.  | 

[May  20,]  1782.  Certificate  of  commissioners’  report  on 
claims  against  estate  of  absentee.  t MA 

Archives,  clv.  241. 


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1783 

2344.  As  the  Public  had  had  much  writing  | and  many  studied 

falsehoods  laid  be-  | fore  them,  concerning  Mr.  Tern-  | pie;  the 
following  plain  state-  | ment  of  facts  and  dates,  will  ena-  | ble 
that  Public  to  form  a right  judg-  | ment  upon  his  case.  Signed, 
Narrator.  mhs 

pp.  3. 

Beverly. 

2345.  This  is  to  certify  the  Weight  of  a | Load  of  Hay,  . . . 

mhs 

Boston,  Town  of. 

2346.  Your  Commonwealth  Tax.  |(  Your  County  Tax.  Dated, 

Boston,  March  1783.  mhs 

2347.  [Another  issue.]  Dated  Boston,  July  1783.  mhs 

2348.  Boston,  March  29,  1783.  | Last  night  Col.  John  Trum- 

bull arrived  in  | this  town;  and  brought  with  him  the  | follow- 
ing very  important  | Intelligence,  (a  general  peace.)  Printed 
at  Edes’s  Office,  in  Cornhill.  f pc 

Evans,  17849. 

2349.  Boston,  March  31.  | This  morning  James  Bowdoin,  jun. 

Esq;  arrived  in  Town  from  New  York,  and  brought  with  him  | 
a New  York  Paper,  containing  the  following  most  | Glorious 
Intelligence.  (Of  a general  peace.)  Printed  and  sold  at  Edes’s 
Office,  in  Cornhill.  bpl 

Evans,  17850. 

2350.  April  5,  [1783.]  As  we  sit  down  to  dine  . . . comes  in 
hand-bill  from  Salem  per  Capt.  Derby,  in  22  days  from  France, 
with  a confirmation  of  the  news  of  peace. 

Pynchon,  Diary,  148.  It  is  strange  that  this  news  should  have  been 
known  in  Salem  two  days  before  it  was  published  in  Boston,  though  the 
intervention  of  a Sunday  — the  6th  — may  account  for  it. 

2351.  Boston,  April  7,  1783.  | By  the  Ship  Astrea,  Captain 

John  Derby,  who  arrived  at  Sa-  | lem,  last  Friday,  in  Twenty 
two  Days  from  France,  we  have  receiv-  j ed  a printed  Copy  of 
a Declaration  of  the  American  | Ministers,  as  follows:  (declar- 
ing a cessation  of  arms).  Sold  at  E.  Russell’s  Office,  near 
Liberty-Stump.  bpl 

Evans,  17851. 

2352.  (Circular  Letter.)  | To  one  of  the  | Commissioners 
in  the  county  of  appointed  to  expedite  | the  payment  of  the 


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[1783 


Continental  tax.  Commission,  signed  in  ms.,  S.  Adams, 
President  of  the  Senate,  and  Nathaniel  Gorham,  Speaker. 

MHS 

2353.  Commonwealth  of  Massachusetts.  | Boston,  25th  of 

May,  1783.  | The  candid  public  will  recollect  | that  when  the 
two  houses  of  the  | General  Court,  in  September  last,  | were 
about  to  come  to  a final  re-  | solution,  upon  the  integrity,  ho-  | 
nor,  fidelity,  and  merit,  of  Mr.  | Temple’s  conduct  towards 
this  Coun-  | try;  . . . mhs 

pp.  3.  Evans,  18205. 

Dorchester. 

2354.  Your  Continental  Tax.  | 1783.  ||  Your  Town  and 

County  | Rate,  to  be  paid  in  | Specie.  1783.  (Assessors  to 
sit  in  February.)  mhs 

2355.  [Another  issue.]  (Assessors  to  sit  in  August.)  mhs 
Gardiner,  John. 

2356.  Commonwealth  of  Massachusetts.  | To  the  High  and 
Honorable  the  Senate  and  House  of  Representatives  of  the  | 
Commonwealth  of  Massachusetts,  in  General  Court  assembled. 

| The  Memorial  and  Petition  of  John  Gardiner,  Esq;  Barrister 
at  Law,  Son  of  Silvester  Gardiner,  | late  of  the  Town  of  Boston, 
in  the  County  of  Suffolk  in  this  State,  Physician.  f ma 

pp.  2.  Archives,  clxxxviii,  432,  dated  in  ms.,  October  6,  1783. 
Evans,  17940. 

2357.  A General  Peace!  | New-York,  March  26.  | . . . (Pre- 
liminary peace.)  Printed  by  S.  Hall,  in  Salem.  ei 

Harvard  University. 

2358.  Quaestiones. 

2359.  Theses.  y.  bpl.  hc 

Evans,  17970,  17971. 

Huggins,  William,  and  John  Mansfield. 

2360.  [Cut.]  The  | Last  Words  | of  William  Huggins  and 

John  Mansfield,  | Who  are  to  be  Executed  this  Day,  June  19th, 
1783,  at  Worcester,  in  the  Commonwealth  of  Massachusetts, 
for  Burglary,  committed  in  October  last.  Printed  and  sold  at 
the  Printing  Office  in  Worcester.  f aas 

Evans,  17994.  Printed  by  Isaiah  Thomas.  Nichols,  102.  The  cut  is 
that  used  on  No.  2211,  supra,  with  an  extension  to  provide  for  a second 
figure.  See  also  No.  2681,  infra. 


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325 


326  MASSACHUSETTS  HISTORICAL  SOCIETY.  [1783 

2361.  Lands  | For  Sale.  | Commonwealth  of  Massachusetts.  | 
Signed,  John  Ashley,  jun.,  Jonathan  Smith  and  Nathaniel 
Kingsley,  Committee,  and  dated,  September  18,  1783.  f ma 

Archives,  clv.  450. 

2362.  Lottery  for  Re-building  the  Bridges  and  | Repairing 
the  Causeways  in  Lancaster.  (Under  act,  February  15,  1783.) 

AAS 

Massachusetts,  Commonwealth. 

2363.  Commonwealth  of  Massachusetts.  | . . . | An  Act  for 

regulating  Pilotage  in  several  Ports  in  this  Commonwealth. 
July  11,  1783.  t AAS 

Evans,  19424. 

2364.  An  Act  to  prevent  Impositions  on  the  Inhabitants  of 

any  town  within  this  State  in  the  sale  | of  Fire-Wood  and 
Bark  in  any  of  said  towns.  [With]  Vote  of  Town  meeting  of 
Newbury-Port,  March  26,  1783.  Dated,  Newbury-Port,  31st. 
December,  1783.  ei 

2365.  Commonwealth  of  Massachusetts.  | In  Senate,  June  18, 

1783.  | Resolved,  That  the  Commissioners  appointed  by  a re- 
solve of  the  General  Court,  of  July  4th,  1782,  for  expediting 
the  payment  of  the  Continental  tax,  ...  t LC 

2366.  Boston,  October  16,  1783.  | The  House  proceeded  in  the 

Consideration  of  | the  Bill  for  granting  an  Impost  to  Congress, 
. . . (Yeas  and  nays.)  t AAS 

Evans,  19421. 

2367.  Commonwealth  of  Massachusetts.  In  the  House  of 
Representatives,  November  27,  1783.  (On  inlistments.) 

AAS 

2368.  Commonwealth  of  Massachusetts,  j By  His  Excellency  | 
John  Hancock,  Esq;  | . . . | A | Proclamation,  | For  a Day  of 
Public  Fasting  and  Prayer.  [May  15.]  Dated,  April  23,  1783. 

Evans,  18024.  t LC-  AAS 

2369.  By  His  Excellency  | John  Hancock,  Esq;  | . . . | A 

Proclamation  | For  a Day  of  Thanksgiving.  [December  11.] 
Dated,  November  8,  1783.  ma.  aas.  mhs 

Archives,  ccxcv.  195.  Evans,  18025. 

2370.  Commonwealth  of  Massachusetts,  Continental  Tax 

No.  2.  | Thomas  Ivers,  Esq;  | Treasurer  . . . (Tax  warrant.) 
Dated,  [January  10,]  1783.  ei 


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2371.  Commonwealth  | of  Massachusetts.  | Thomas  Ivers, 

Esq;  [ Treasurer  . . . (Warrant  to  collect  unpaid  taxes.) 
Dated,  [June  14,  1783.]  f ma 

Archives,  cccxxi.  238.  Similar  forms  were  issued  in  1785  and  1786, 
with  the  years  printed. 

2372.  Commonwealth  of  Massachusetts.  (Tax  No.  3.)  | 

Thomas  Ivers,  Esq;  | Treasurer  . . . (Tax  warrant).  Dated, 
[October  1,]  1783.  aas 

2373.  Received  of  this  | Day  of  178  , | the  Sum 

of  as  a Duty  on  | Carriages  for  the  Year  1783.  mhs 

2374.  Mill-Lottery.  | Boston,  (State  of  Massachusetts.)  Ac- 

cording to  an  Act  of  the  Gene-  | ral  Assembly,  passed  February 
Twen-  | ty  Sixth,  1783.  . . . bpl 

2375.  Official  Intelligence  of  Peace.  | Published  by  the  Au- 
thority of  the  | Minister  of  France  at  Philadelphia. 

Printed  at  Worcester,  Mass.,  by  Isaiah  Thomas.  Nichols,  103,  who 
states  that  it  was  reprinted  from  the  Spy,  April  3,  1783.  It  is  the  news 
that  reached  New  York,  March  26. 

2376.  Peace.  | Salem,  February  21,  1783.  j By  Captain  John 
Osgood  in  twenty-nine  days  from  Martinico  (arrived  | this  day) 
we  have  the  Martinico  Gazette  of  the  9th  and  16th  of  January, 

| from  which  we  have  the  following  | Interesting  Intelligence 
relative  to  | Peace.  f nyhs 

2377.  [Cuts.]  Predictions  | for  the  | Year  | 1783.  Sold  at  the 
Printing-Office  in  Essex-Street,  near  Liberty-Stump.  f jcb 

The  gay  young  muse  salutes  the  opening  year,  — 

Peace  lead  the  front ! and  plenty  bring  the  rear ! 

2378.  Proposal  for  Printing  by  Subscription  The  Boston 
Magazine.  Boston,  January  12,  1784. 

Published  by  Nathaniel  Freeman.  The  history  of  the  magazine  which 
ran  into  1786  is  related  in  2 Proceedings,  xvm.  326.  The  title  of  the 
Proposal  is  taken  from  an  auction  catalogue. 

2379.  Salem,  February  22,  1783.  | Capt.  George  Williams, 

jun.  arrived  from  the  West-Indies,  via  Portsmouth,  has  favoured 
us  with  | the  St.  Lucia  Gazette  of  the  18th  of  January,  from 
which  we  have  taken  the  following  Speech.  | The  Speech  of  the 
King  of  Great-Britain,  to  both  Houses  of  the  British  Parlia- 
ment, | on  Thursday  the  5th  of  December,  1782.  Printed  by 
S.  Hall.  f lc 

In  his  Majesty’s  Name  you 


2380.  Worcester  ss.  To 


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[1784 


are  required  to  Levy  and  Collect  of  the  | several  Persons 
named  in  the  List  herewith  committed  unto  you,  1 . . . aas 
Used  in  1783,  the  words  “his  Majesty’s  Name”  being  struck  out  and 
“the  name  of  the  Commonwealth  of  Massachusetts”  added  in  ms. 

1784 

Boston,  Town  of. 

2381.  Notification.  | The  Freeholders  and  other  Inhabitants 

of  the  | Town  of  Boston  . . . (town  meeting  May  11.)  Dated, 
May  5,  1784.  bpl 

Evans,  18374. 

2382.  Your  Town  and  County  Tax.  Dated,  Boston,  August 

1784.  mhs 

2383.  Your  Commonwealth  Tax.  Dated,  Boston,  December 

31,  1784.  mhs 

France. 

2384.  Arret  of  the  King’s  Council  of  State,  of  the  14th  of 
May,  1782.  Boston:  Printed  by  Adams  and  Nourse,  1784. 

The  General  Court  ordered  the  original  and  a translation  to  be  printed, 
November  3,  1784.  Evans,  18479. 

Grout,  Dirick. 

2385.  The  | Life,  | Last  Words  | and  | Dying  Speech  | of  Dirick 
Grout,  a Dutchman,  of  New-York  State,  aged  36;  and  Francis 
Coven,  a Frenchman,  belonging  | to  Marseilles,  aged  22;  who 
were  Executed  this  Day,  pursuant  to  their  Sentence,  for  the 
Crime  of  Burglary.  Thursday,  October  28,  1784.  f nyhs 

Harvard  University. 

2386.  Quaestiones.  bpl.  aas.  hc 

2387.  Theses.  lc.  bpl.  aas.  hc.  mhs 

Evans,  18521,  18522. 

2388.  [In  border.]  Just  imported,  | and  to  be  sold  by  | 

Joseph  Greenough,  jun.  | at  his  Cheap  Shop,  | a little  below 
the  Ferry-way,  | Newbury-port.  Printed  by  John  Mycall, 
1784.  f BPL.  EI.  NYPL.  NYHS 

Evans,  18504. 

Massachusetts,  Commonwealth. 

2389.  Commonwealth  of  Massachusetts.  | In  the  Year  of  our 
Lord,  one  thousand  seven  hun-  | dred  and  eighty-four.  | An 
Act  to  enable  the  inhabitants  of  the  several  towns  and  | plan- 
tations within  this  Commonwealth,  to  ascertain  from  time  | to 


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329 


time  the  amount  of  monies  received  by  their  respective  col-  | 
lectors  of  public  taxes,  . . . March  23,  1784.  bpl 

2390.  Commonwealth  of  Massachusetts.  | In  the  Year  of  our 

Lord,  one  Thousand  seven  Hundred  and  Eighty-Four.  | An 
Act  for  inquiring  into  the  rateable  Property  of  this  Common- 
wealth. AAS.  MHS 

Evans,  18596. 

2391.  Commonwealth  of  Massachusetts.  | In  the  Year  of  our 

Lord,  One  Thousand  seven  Hundred  and  Eighty-Four.  | An 
Act  for  obtaining  a just  and  accurate  Account  of  the  Quantity 
of  Land  within  this  Commonwealth,  | granted  to  or  surveyed 
for  any  Person,  . . . pursuant  | to  a Resolve  of  Congress, 
passed  February  17,  1783.  f nypl.  aas 

Evans,  18594. 

2392.  [Seal  of  Commonwealth.]  Commonwealth  of  Massa- 

chusetts. | By  His  Excellency  | John  Hancock,  Esquire.  | . . . | 
A Proclamation,  | For  a Day  of  Fasting  and  Prayer.  [April  15.] 
Dated,  March  13,  1784.  Boston:  Printed  by  Adams  and 
Nourse,  Printers  to  the  Commonwealth.  aas.  bpl 

Evans,  18592. 

2393.  Commonwealth  of  Massachusetts.  By  his  Excellency 
John  Hancock,  Esquire,  | . . . | A Proclamation.  Whereas  an 
unhappy  Dispute  has  subsisted  between  some  of  the  Citizens 
of  the  State  of  New-York,  and  the  People  inhabiting  the  Terri- 
tory called  the  New-Hampshire  Grants,  or  State  of  Vermont: 
. . . Dated,  March  26,  1784. 

Evans,  18591. 

2394.  [Seal  of  Commonwealth.]  Commonwealth  of  Massa- 

chusetts. | By  His  Excellency  | John  Hancock,  Esq.  | . . . | A 
Proclamation,  | For  a Day  of  Thanksgiving.  [November  25.] 
Dated,  October  28,  1784.  aas.  bpl 

Evans,  18593. 

2395.  Tax  No.  4.  Commonwealth  of  Massachusetts.  | 

Thomas  Ivers,  Esq;  | Treasurer  . . . (Tax  warrant.)  Dated, 
August  2,  1784.  aas.  bpl 

Evans,  18597. 

Massachusetts  Bank. 

2396.  [Seal  of  Bank.]  is  entitled  to  | Share  in  the 

Massachusetts  Bank,  . . . mhs 


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[i78S 

2397.  [Cut.]  Newhalls  | Tavern,  Lynn.  | Breakfast  . . . 1784. 

PC 

Of  22  items  printed  14  were  drinks.  The  bill-head  may  be  incomplete. 
PORTLEDGE  BlLL. 

2398.  It  is  agreed  between  the  Master,  Seamen  and  Mariners 

of  the  . . . Printed  by  John  Mycall,  at  his  Office  in  Newbury- 
port,  where  all  kinds  of  Printing  is  well  performed,  and  at  a 
reasonable  rate.  bpl 

Evans,  18539. 

2399.  A Table  | Of  the  Weight  and  Value  of  coined  Silver  and 

Gold,  and  English  | Half-Pence  and  Farthings,  as  established 
by  an  Act  of  the  | Commonwealth  of  Massachusetts.  [Passed 
October  23d,  1784.]  t nypl.  ei 

Evans,  18604. 

2400.  A New-Year’s  Wish,  | From  the  Carrier  of  the  Post- 

Boy  and  Ad-  | vertiser.  f phs 

To  Scenes  of  Blood,  and  dreadful  Deeds  of  Arms 
Inur’d  too  long  — kind  Patrons!  shall  I bring 

1785 

American  Academy  of  Arts  and  Sciences. 

2401.  Boston,  Nov.  10th,  1785.  | Sir,  | The  American  Academy 
of  Arts  and  Sciences,  apprehending  that  important  | and  useful 
information  may  be  obtained,  by  collecting  regular  and  uni- 
form | Bills  of  Mortality  from  the  several  towns  within  this 
Commonwealth,  . . . Printed  by  S.  Hall,  State-street,  Boston. 

t LC 

With  a printed  list  of  diseases  and  a note  of  explanation,  all  on  a blanket 
sheet.  Evans,  18901. 

Boston,  Town  of. 

2402.  Notification.  | The  Freeholders  and  other  Inhabitants 

of  the  Town  of  Boston,  qualified  as  | the  Law  directs,  are  here- 
by notified  to  meet  at  Faneuil-Hall  on  Monday  | the  14th  Day 
of  March  Current,  . . . Dated,  March  7,  1785.  mhs 

Evans,  18936. 

2403.  Notification.  | The  Freeholders  and  other  Inhabitants 

of  the  Town  of  Boston,  qualified  | as  the  Law  directs,  are  here- 
by notified  to  meet  at  Faneuil-Hall,  on  | Wednesday  26th  of 
Octob.  inst.  . . . Dated,  October  22,  1785.  mhs 

Evans,  18937. 


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. First  Church. 

2404.  First  Church  in  Boston,  [Feby.  19th]  178[5]  | Sir,  | Your 

Pew,  No.  [60]  is  assessed  [2/]  which  you  will  | please  to  observe 
includes  the  Minister’s  Salary,  Sexton’s  | Salary,  Wood,  and 
other  Charges,  for  the  Year  ensuing:  ...  t pc 

2405.  Boston,  April  18,  1785.  | The  Minds  of  the  People  be- 

ing greatly  and  justly  agitated  by  | the  apparent  Intention  of 
the  Government  and  the  Merchants  j of  Great-Britain  to  de- 
prive the  industrious  Trader  of  every  Be-  | nefit  of  our  Com- 
merce, . . . mhs 


No.  2406. 


Buckland,  James. 

2406.  [Cut,  colored.]  A Wonderful  Discovery  of  a | Hermit!  | 

And  a most  remarkable  Narra-  | tive  of  a Citizen  of  London, 
who  left  his  | native  Country  on  Account  of  being  connected 
with  a Nobleman’s  Daughter,  . . . Sold  at  the  Office  near 
Liberty  Pole;  where  may  | be  had,  A wonderful  Account  of 
the  Death  and  | Burial  of  the  above  Hermit.  | aas 

Evans,  19532.  See  No.  2458  infra,  which  may  be  the  same  item.  The 
story  is  given  in  West’s  Bickerstaff’s  Boston  Almanack,  1788. 

2407.  [Circular.]  At  a Meeting  of  a number  of  respectable 

Inhabitants  of  the  Counties  of  York,  Cumberland,  and  J 
Lincoln,  at  Messi’rs  Smith  & Deane’s  Meeting-House,  in  Fal- 
mouth, on  the  fifth  of  October,  | instant  — . . . mhs 

2408.  Directions  for  sailing  in  and  out  of  Plymouth  Harbour. 

A reissue  of  the  Directions  of  1768.  BPL 


332 


MASSACHUSETTS  HISTORICAL  SOCIETY. 


[1785 


Dorchester. 

2409.  Your  State  Tax  1785.  ||  County  £.  s.  d.  mhs 

2410.  Falmouth  February  2,  1785.  | Sir,  | This  is  to  inform 

you,  that  a Meeting  of  the  | Proprietors  of  the  Township 
number  One,  situated  | in  the  county  of  Lincoln,  at  the  east- 
ward of  Mount-  | Desert  or  Union-River,  is  to  be  holden  at 
the  | house  of  Mrs.  Mary  Parker,  . . . mhs 

Gill,  John. 

2411.  To  John  Gill,  . . . Dr.  | To  the  Continental  Journal, 

&c.  from  mhs 

Harvard  University. 

2412.  Catalogus, 

2413.  Quaestiones.  bpl.  aas.  hc.  mhs 

2414.  Theses.  y.  bpl.  hc.  mhs 

Evans,  19034,  19035,  19036. 

Massachusetts,  Commonwealth. 

2415.  Commonwealth  of  Massachusetts.  | In  the  Year  of  our 

Lord,  one  Thousand  seven  Hundred  and  Eighty-Five.  | An  Act 
for  the  Regulation  of  Navigation  and  Commerce.  June  23, 
1785.  aas.  mhs 

Evans,  19083. 

2416.  [Seal  of  Commonwealth.]  Commonwealth  of  Massa- 

chusetts. | In  the  House  of  Representatives,  March  18,  1785.  | 
Whereas  it  is  represented  to  this  Court,  that  sundry  persons 
have  fraudulently  | obtained  of  the  Treasurer  of  this  Common- 
wealth, securities  of  this  government,  | . . . mhs 

2417.  [Seal  of  Commonwealth.]  Commonwealth  of  Massa- 

chusetts. | By  his  Honor  | Thomas  Cushing,  Esq.  | . . . | A | 
Proclamation,  | For  a Public  Fast.  [April  7.]  Dated,  February 
26,  1785.  aas.  bpl 

Evans,  19084. 

2418.  [Seal  of  Commonwealth.]  Commonwealth  of  Massa- 

chusetts. | By  his  Excellency  | James  Bowdoin  Esquire,  | . . . | 
A Proclamation,  | For  the  Encouragement  of  Piety,  Virtue, 
Education  and  Manners,  and  for  the  Suppression  | of  Vice. 
Dated,  June  8,  1785.  Boston:  Printed  by  Adams  and  Nourse, 
Printers  to  the  General  Court.  t aas 

Evans,  19085. 

2419.  [Seal  of  Commonwealth.]  Commonwealth  of  Massa- 
chusetts. | By  His  Excellency  | James  Bowdoin,  Esq.  | . . . | A 


MASSACHUSETTS  BROAD  SIDES. 


333 


1785] 

Proclamation,  | For  a Day  of  Thanksgiving.  December  15. 
Dated,  November  7,  1785.  aas.  bpl 

Evans,  19086. 

2420.  Tax  No.  5.  | Commonwealth  of  Massachusetts.  | 

Thomas  Ivers,  Esq;  | Treasurer  . . . (Tax  warrant.)  lc 

Evans,  19093. 

Neufville,  John  de. 

2421.  Boston,  September  5,  1785.  | Whereas  I John  de  Neuf- 

ville, on  the  13  th  | of  August,  was  threatened  in  the  name  of 
Messieurs  Leertonwer  and  Huyman,  | of  this  town,  that  they 
would  advance  me  no  more  money,  ...  f lc 

Evans.  19109.  See  No.  2441,  infra. 

Norman,  John,  and  Coles. 

2422.  Boston,  May  5th,  1785.  | Rev.  Sir,  | By  the  advice  of 

a great  number  of  Gentlemen  of  the  first  character,  in  this 
town,  we  take  the  liberty  to  com-  | mit  to  the  care  and  pat- 
ronage of  the  Reverend  Ministers  of  this  and  the  other  neigh- 
bouring States,  the  fol-  | lowing  subscription  address,  . . . (for 
an  Accurate  Map  of  the  Four  New-England  States.)  hhs 

The  map  is  Evans,  19144. 

2423.  The  Observer,  extra.  | Friday,  April  15,  1785.  | Exertion 

or  Ruin ! ! mhs 

May  every  Curse  light  on  my  head, 

And  Hell  receive  when  I am  dead, 

Paine,  Timothy. 

2424.  [Cuts.]  House  Lots  for  Sale.  | In  the  Centre  of  the 
Town  of  | Worcester.  Pursuant  to  a Vote  of  the  Inhabitants 
of  the  Town  of  | Worcester,  there  will  be  | Sold  . . . Dated 
December  24,  1784.  Printed  at  Worcester  by  I.  Thomas,  1785. 

Evans,  19390.  AAS 

2425.  Resolve  confirming  a grant  of  land  of  thirty  miles 

square,  to  the  | heirs  of  Brigadier  Waldo,  on  certain  conditions, 
July  4,  1785.  aas.  nypl.  mhs 

pp.  2.  Evans,  19088. 

2426.  To  the  Honest  Electors  of  this  Day.  | Be  cool,  my 
Friends,  be  exceedingly  | wary  and  cautious,  lest  you  be  mis-  | 
guided  in  the  latest  moments.  (In  favor  of  James  Bowdoin.) 

MHS 

Warden  and  Russell. 

2427.  Boston,  June  18,  1785.  \ To  Warden  & Russell,  Dr.  | 

To  the  Centinel  from  mhs 


334 


MASSACHUSETTS  HISTORICAL  SOCIETY. 


[1786 


2428.  The  Carrier  of  the  | Independent  Ledger,  &c.  | Wishes 
his  kind  Customers  a | Merry  Christmas  & Happy  New-Year,  | 
and  presents  the  following:  Dated,  January  1,  1785.  t phs 

2429.  Censor  | The  Carrier  of  the  | Censor,  | Wishes  all  Hap- 
piness to  his  generous  | Customers.  t phs 

What  means  this  Clamour?  why  this  strife? 

To  poison  all  the  Joys  of  Life; 

2430.  The  | Carrier  of  the  American  Herald’s  | Congratulation 

| to  his  | Customers,  | Presenting  the  following  | Balloon  Wish! 
Dated,  Boston,  January  1 [torn.]  t phs 

In  this  wild,  romantic  Age, 

What  fantastic  Whims  engage! 

1786 

American  Academy  of  Arts  and  Sciences. 

2431.  Boston,  March  16,  1786.  | At  a Meeting  of  the  Acad- 
emy of  Arts  and  Sciences,  | on  the  6th  of  November  1785, 
the  following  Vote  was  passed,  viz.  (to  obtain  subscriptions  for 
improving  the  several  branches  of  husbandry.) 

NYPL.  BPL.  BA 


No.  2432. 


2432.  [Cut.]  As  the  Piece  dedicated  to  the  young  | Gentle- 
men has  met  with  a kind  Recep-  | tion,  the  Author  would 
address  her  own  | Sex  in  the  following  manner;  hoping  | it  will 
have  the  like  Acceptance  with  | the  young  Ladies  who  are 
under  the  | Tuition  of  the  several  School-Mistresses  | in  this 
State,  more  especially  in  the  | Town  of  Boston.  Composed 
June  10,  1786.  Sold  next  Liberty-Pole.  1786.  f ba 


1786] 

MASSACHUSETTS  BROADSIDES. 

335 

2433.  [Cut.] 

British  Lamentation  | Together  with 

Bunker- 

Hill  Ode. 

Twas  on  that  dark  and  dismay  day, 
When  we  set  sail  for  America ; 

f PC 

No.  2433. 


The  second  part  is:  Ode  composed  by  T.  Dawes,  jun.  Esq.  — | Sung 
on  Bunker-Hill,  June  17th,  1786,  at  the  opening  of  Charles  River  Bridge. 

Falmouth,  Convention. 

2434.  At  a Convention  of  Delegates  from  a number  of  towns 

in  the  Counties  of  | York,  Cumberland  and  Lincoln,  held  at 
Falmouth,  on  the  first  Wednesday  of  | January,  1786:  — The 
Hon.  William  Gorham,  Esq;  was  chosen  President,  | Mr. 
Stephen  Longfellow,  jun.  Clerk.  mhs 

Folsom,  John  W. 

2435.  To  John  W.  Folsom,  Dr.  | To  the  Independent  Ledger, 

&c.  from  mhs 

Gordon,  William. 

2436.  Received  from  | in  advance  | for  [a]  Set  of  The 

History  of  the  American  Revolution,  by  the  | Revd.  William 
Gordon,  D.D.  . . . mhs 

Green,  Johnson. 

2437.  [Cut.]  The  Life  and  Confession  of  | Johnson  Green,  | 


336 


MASSACHUSETTS  HISTORICAL  SOCIETY. 


[1786 


Who  is  to  be  Executed  this  Day,  August  17th,  1786,  for  the  | 
Atrocious  Crime  of  Burglary;  | Together  with  his  | Last  and 


Dying  Words.  Worcester  Gaol,  August  16,  1786. 
and  Sold  at  the  Printing-Office  at  Worcester. 

Evans,  19693. 

Printed 

f AAS 

Hall,  Samuel. 

2438.  Receipt  for  Massachusetts  Gazette. 

MHS 

Harvard  University. 
2439.  Quaestiones. 

AAS.  HC 

2440.  Theses.  y.  lc.  ba.  bpl. 

Evans,  19703,  19704. 

HC.  MHS 

Leertonwer,  D.  and  James  Huyman. 

2441.  Boston,  March  13,  1786.  | To  the  Public. 

MHS 

pp.  2.  In  reply  to  John  de  Neufville,  No.  2421,  supra. 


2442.  [Seal  of  Commonwealth.]  Commonwealth  of  Massa- 

chusetts. | ...  | An  Act  for  suspending  the  Operation  of  an 
Act,  entitled,  “An  Act  for  the  | Regulation  of  Navigation  and 
Commerce,”  July  5,  1786.  Boston:  Printed  by  Adams  and 
Nourse,  Printers  to  the  Commonwealth.  J AAS 

Evans,  19784. 

2443.  Commonwealth  of  Massachusetts.  | In  the  House  of 

Representatives,  July  11,  1783,  [With]  Commonwealth  of 
Massachusetts.  | In  Senate,  June  5,  1788.  (On  soldiers 
bounties.)  nyhs 

2444.  Commonwealth  of  Massachusetts.  | By  His  Excellency  | 
James  Bowdoin,  Esq.  | . . . j A Proclamation  j For  a Day  of 
publick  Fasting  & Prayer.  [April  6.]  Dated,  March  10,  1786. 

Evans,  19787.  BPL.  AAS.  MHS 

2445.  [Seal  of  Commonwealth.]  By  His  Excellency  | James 
Bowdoin,  Esquire,  | . . . | A Proclamation  (on  disturbances  at 
Northampton.)  Dated,  September  2,  1786.  Boston:  Printed 
by  Adams  and  Nourse,  Printers  to  the  General  Court. 

f NYHS.  MA.  BPL.  BA 
Evans,  19789.  Archives,  clxxxix,  3,  4,  in  two  issues,  one  before  and 
the  other  after  additional  sentences  had  been  added. 

2446.  Commonwealth  of  Massachusetts.  A Proclamation. 
(Convening  General  Court  on  September  27.)  Dated,  Sep- 


1786] 


MASSACHUSETTS  BROADSIDES. 


337 


tember  13,  1786.  Printed  by  Adams  & Nourse,  Printers  to 
the  General  Court.  f aas 

Evans,  19788. 

2447.  Commonwealth  of  Massachusetts.  | By  His  Excellency  | 
James  Bowdoin,  Esq.  | . . . | A Proclamation  | For  a General 
Thanksgiving.  [December  14.]  Dated,  November  3,  1786. 

Evans,  19790.  BPL.  AAS.  LC.  MHS 

2448.  Tax  No.  5.  Commonwealth  of  Massachusetts.  | 

Thomas  Ivers,  Esq;  Treasurer,  . . . [Tax  warrant.)  Dated, 
April  10,  1786.  lc.  bpl 

Evans,  19795. 

2449.  Articles  of  Impost  and  Excise,  as  revised  and  corrected 
by  the  Collector  of  this  County,  Samuel  Henshaw,  Esquire,  to 
the  13th  of  this  instant,  May  [1786]. 

Evans,  19476. 

2450.  Commonwealth  of  Massachusetts.  | No.  Land  Lot- 
tery. | This  Ticket  entitles  the  Bearer  to  the  Lot  or  Tract  of  [ 
Land  drawn  by  the  Number  thereof,  pursuant  to  an  Act  | of 
the  General  Court,  passed  the  Ninth  Day  of  November,  | 1786. 

BPL.  MHS 

2451.  Commonwealth  of  Massachusetts.  | By  His  Excellency  | 

James  Bowdoin,  Esquire,  | . . . | Public  Orders  respecting  the 
Militia.  Dated,  August  14,  1786.  bpl 

2452.  General  Orders  | for  the  | Second  Division  of  the  Massa- 

chusetts’ Militia.  Dated,  Newbury-port,  December  1,  1786. 
Printed  by  John  Mycall,  at  Newbury-port.  mhs 

2453.  Commonwealth  of  Massachusetts.  (Ship’s  register.) 

Dated,  [August  8,]  17[86.]  ei 

2454.  Occasional  Ode,  | For  17th  of  June,  1786.  bpl 

Now  let  rich  Music  sound, 

And  all  the  Region  round 

Evans,  19875a. 

2455.  A | Petition  | For  a Contribution  in  order  to  Relieve  a 

distressed  Prisoner.  In  favor  of  Dr.  Samuel  Stearns.  Signed, 
George  Dana,  Jonathan  Richardson  and  Samuel  Newton. 
[June  12,  1786.]  t aas 

Evans,  19914.  This  is  accompanied  by  a letter  from  Joseph  Lyman, 


33§ 


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[1787 


dated,  Hatfield,  February  15,  1787,  to  Artemas  Ward,  Speaker  of  the 
House  of  representatives,  inclosing  the  petition  as  “a  dangerous  pub- 
lication,” etc. 

Portland,  Convention. 

2456.  Proceedings  of  the  Convention,  | Held  at  Portland, 

September  6,  1786,  | At  a Convention  of  Delegates  from  a 
number  of  Towns  and  Plantations,  | in  the  three  Counties  of 
York,  Cumberland  and  Lincoln,  ...  for  the  purpose  | of  con- 
sidering the  Grievances  which  the  Inhabitants  of  said  Counties 
| labour  under,  and  adopting  some  orderly  and  peaceable 
measure  to  | obtain  Relief  — mhs 

2457.  [Cuts.]  Tom  Bolin:  | Together  with  | Collin  and  Phebe. 

| A Couple  of  excellent  New  Songs;  with  good  Tunes.  [Printed 
and]  Sold  at  the  Office  Street,  next  Liberty  Pole.  1786. 
— Cash  for  Linen  Rags.  aas 

2458.  A wonderful  Account  of  the  Death  and  Burial  of  the 
old  Hermit.  Boston:  Printed  and  sold  by  Ezekiel  Russell,  at 
the  Office  near  Liberty-Pole.  1786. 

Evans,  20157.  Known  only  by  its  mention  in  the  colophon  of  No.  2406, 
supra.  See  No.  2504,  infra. 


1787 

Boston,  Town  of. 

2459.  Boston,  1787.  | This  is  to  certify,  That  a Load  of  | 

Hay  weighed  this  Day,  . . . mhs 

Bowdoin,  James. 

2460.  The  House  of  Representatives,  apprehending  it  of  im-  | 
portance,  that  the  Governor’s  Objections  to  a Bill,  re-  | ducing 
the  Salary  of  the  Governour  from  Eleven  Hundred  | to  Eight 
Hundred  Pounds,  should  be  published,  and  dis-  | tributed  in 
the  several  parts  of  the  Commonwealth : — | In  conformity  to 
their  order,  the  following,  . . . Dated,  February  9, 1787.  Done 
in  [Court-Street]  Boston,  by  | Edward-Eveleth  Powars,  1787. 

Evans,  20513.  BPL.  MHS 

Carleton,  Osgood. 

2461.  By  Permission  | Mr.  Carleton,  | Professor  of  Astron- 

omy, | Proposes  (with  the  Approbation  of  the  Ladies  and  Gen-  | 
tlemen  of  this  Metropolis)  to  deliver  a | Course  of  Five  Lectures 
on  that  Sublime  Science:  . . . [Cut.]  Boston,  June  20,  1787. 
E.  Russell,  Pr.  next  Lib.  Pole.  t AAS 


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339 


Evans,  20,  261.  Carleton  compiled  an  almanac,  published  1790-1797 
and  prepared  maps  of  Maine  (1799),  Massachusetts  (1802  or  earlier)  and 
the  United  States;  also  a plan  of  Boston  (1796),  used  for  some  years  in 
the  Boston  Directory. 

2462.  Disadvantages  | of  Federalism,  | Upon  the  New  Plan. 

1.  The  Trade  of  Boston  transferred  to  Philadelphia;  and  the 
Boston  Tradesmen  starving.  . . . Signed,  Truth.  mhs 

2463.  Federal  Convention.  | We,  the  People  of  the  United 

States,  in  order  to  form  a more  perfect  Union,  . . . Sold  at 
Edes’s,  No.  49  Marlborough-Street,  and  at  Powars’s  | opposite 
the  New  Court-House.  mhs 

pp.  2.  Evans,  20809,  differs  from  this  in  having  no  imprint  and  in 
beginning  “Proceedings  of  the  Grand  Federal  Convention,”  but  I have 
found  no  copy. 

Massachusetts,  Commonwealth. 

2464.  Commonwealth  of  Massachusetts.  In  the  Year  of  our 
Lord,  One  Thousand  seven  Hundred  and  eighty-seven.  An  Act 
requiring  Town  Officers  to  take  the  Oath  of  Allegiance. 

Evans,  20511. 

2465.  [Seal  of  Commonwealth.]  Commonwealth  of  Massa- 

chusetts. | An  Act  for  the  Limitation  of  personal  Actions,  and 
for  avoiding  | Suits  at  Law.  February  13,  1787.  | AAS 

Evans,  20509. 

2466.  Commonwealth  of  Massachusetts.  | In  the  Year  of  our 
Lord,  One  Thousand  seven  Hundred  and  Eighty-Seven.  | An 
Act,  describing  the  Disqualifications  to  which  Persons  shall  be 
subjected,  who  have  been,  or  may  be  guilty  of  | Treason,  or 
giving  Aid  or  Support  to  the  present  Rebellion,  and  to  whom 
a Pardon  may  be  extended.  Dated,  February  16,  1787. 

Evans,  20510.  NYPL.  NYHS.  El.  BPL.  MHS 

2467.  [Seal  of  Commonwealth.]  Commonwealth  of  Massa- 

chusetts. | In  the  Year  of  our  Lord,  One  Thousand  seven  Hun- 
dred and  Eighty-Seven.  | An  Act  for  preventing  Persons  serving 
as  Jurors,  who  in  consequence  of  having  been  | concerned  in 
the  present  Rebellion,  are  by  Law  disqualified  therefor.  Dated, 
February  26,  1787.  f lc.  nypl 

2468.  Commonwealth  of  Massachusetts.  | In  the  Year  of  our 
Lord,  one  thousand  seven  hundred  and  eighty-seven.  | An  Act 
to  Incorporate  certain  Persons,  by  the  Name  of  the  Society, 


34° 


MASSACHUSETTS  HISTORICAL  SOCIETY. 


[1787 


for  propagating  the  | Gospel  among  the  Indians  and  others  in 
North-America.  Dated,  November  19,  1787.  hc.  mhs 

2469.  Commonwealth  of  Massachusetts.  | In  Senate,  February 

17,  1787.  | Whereas  it  is  necessary  that  a considerable  sum  of 
money  | should  be  immediately  procured  to  defray  the  expences 
incurred  | by  reason  of  the  detachments  lately  made  for  the 
suppression  of  the  unna-  j tural  rebellion  . . . Dated,  February 
17,  1787.  NYHS.  AAS.  MHS 

Evans,  20508. 

2470.  Commonwealth  of  Massachusetts.  In  the  House  of 

Representatives,  March  10,  1787.  Ordered,  That  the  Gov- 
ernor’s Objections,  made  this  day  to  the  Bill  for  establish- 
ing a Salary  of  a fixed  and  permanent  value  for  the  Governor, 
. . . be  published.  aas 


No.  2432. 


2471.  Commonwealth  of  Massachusetts.  | In  the  House  of 

Representatives,  March  10,  1787.  | Resolved,  That  the  several 
persons  that  | have  been,  or  may  hereafter  be  chosen  for  | the 
present  year  as  Selectmen,  Assessors,  | . . . | take  and  sub- 
scribe the  oath  of  alligance  | as  prescibed  in  the  Constitution 
. . . J8@“  Done  [By  Authority]  in  Court-Street,  Boston,  by  | 
Edward-Eveleth  Powars — 1787.  f nypl.  hc 

2472.  Commonwealth  of  Massachusetts.  | In  Senate,  June  13, 

1787,  | Whereas  it  appears  to  this  Court,  that  a considerable 
number  of  persons  con-  | cerned  in  the  Rebellion,  and  now 
lurking  in  the  neighbouring  States,  do  frequent-  | ly  enter  into 
parts  of  the  western  counties,  ...  El 


1787] 


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341 


2473.  [Seal  of  Commonwealth.]  Commonwealth  of  Massa- 
chusetts. | By  His  Excellency  | James  Bowdoin,  Esq;  | . . . | 
A Proclamation,  | For  a Day  of  solemn  Humiliation  and 
Prayer.  [March  22.]  Dated,  February  17,  1787. 

Evans,  20502.  NYHS.  AAS.  HHS 

2474.  [Seal  of  Commonwealth.]  Commonwealth  of  Massa- 

chusetts. | By  His  Excellency  | James  Bowdoin,  Esq.  | . . . | A 
Proclamation  (promising  pardon  to  offenders  under  act  “de- 
scribing the  disqualifications,”  etc.)  Dated,  February  17,  1787. 
Boston:  Printed  by  Adams  & Nourse,  Printers  to  the  General 
Court.  NYPL.  AAS.  MHS 

2475.  Commonwealth  of  Massachusetts.  | By  his  Excellency 
James  Bowdoin,  Esq.  | . . . | A Proclamation  (disqualifying 
persons  in  Shays’  Rebellion  from  serving  as  jurors.)  Boston: 
Printed  by  Adams  and  Nourse,  1787. 

Evans,  20505,  whence  title  is  taken. 

2476.  Commonwealth  of  Massachusetts.  | By  His  Excellency  | 

James  Bowdoin,  Esq.  | . . . | A Proclamation  (on  death  of 
Thomas  Ivers,  Treasurer,  and  convening  of  General  Court, 
April  25.)  Dated  April  12,  1787.  bpl.  mhs 

Evans,  20506. 

2477.  [Seal  of  Commonwealth.]  Commonwealth  of  Massa- 

chusetts. | By  His  Excellency  | John  Hancock,  Esquire,  | . . . | 
A Proclamation  (against  the  “present  traiterous  opposition  to 
the  Laws,”  i.  e.,  Shays’  rebellion.  Dated,  June  15,  1787. 
Boston:  Printed  by  Adams  and  Nourse,  Printers  to  the  Hon- 
ourable General  Court.  1787.  bpl 

2478.  [Seal  of  Commonwealth.]  Commonwealth  of  Massa- 

chusetts. | By  his  Excellency  | John  Hancock,  Esquire,  | . . . | 
A Proclamation,  | For  a Day  of  Public  Thanksgiving.  [No- 
vember 29.]  Dated,  October  25,  1787.  Boston:  Printed  by 
Adams  and  Nourse,  Printers  to  the  Honourable  the  General 
Court.  aas 

2479.  Commonwealth  of  Massachusetts.  | By  his  Excellency  | 

James  Bowdoin,  Esquire,  | . . . | An  Address,  | To  the  good 
People  of  the  Commonwealth.  Dated,  January  12,  1787. 
[Published  by  Authority.]  t aas.  jcb 

Evans,  20500.  On  Shays’  rebellion. 


342 


MASSACHUSETTS  HISTORICAL  SOCIETY. 


[ 1 787 


2480.  Commonwealth  of  Massachusetts.  | Alexander  Hodg- 

don.  Esq.  j Treasurer  . . . (Tax  warrant.)  Dated,  November 
6,  1787.  ' f ma 

Archives,  cccxxi.  273. 

2481.  Commonwealth  of  Massachusetts,  (No.  A,  ) | Treas- 

ury-Office, 1787.  | This  certifies,  That  the  Sum  of  ...  is  due 
to  . . . for  which  Sum  this  shall  be  received  of  you  in  Pay- 
ment of  . . . t ma 

Archives,  cccxxiv.  22  (verso). 

2482.  The  Commonwealth  of  Massachusetts.  | To  all  unto 

whom  these  Presents  shall  come,  Greeting:  (Commission  of 
Justice  of  the  Peace,  April  25,  1787.  mhs 

2483.  Commonwealth  | of  | Massachusetts.  | By  His  Excel- 
lency | John  Hancock,  Esq.  | . . . (Commission  in  the  militia.) 

MHS 

2484.  Commonwealth  | of  | Massachusetts.  | By  His  Excel- 
lency I James  Bowdoin,  Esq.  | . . . (Commission  in  the  militia.) 

EI.  MHS 

2485.  Commissary’s-Department.  No  | Commissary’s- 
Office,  | Received  from  the  Selectmen  of  the  Town  of  | 

the  following  Provisions,  for  the  Use  of  | the  Troops  now  raised 
for  the  Service  of  the  Commonwealth.  ...  f MA 

Archives,  cccxvm.  141. 

2486.  Camp  at  1787.  | A Provision  Return  for  in  | 

the  State  of  Massachusetts.  f ma 

Archives,  cccxvi.  38. 

2487.  A Provision  Return  for  the  Troops  employed  in  | the 

Service  of  the  State  of  Massachusetts.  ...  ma 

Archives,  cccxv.  187. 

2488.  Quarter-Master  General’s  Department.  | This  Certifies, 
that  has  furnish-  | ed  Quarters  and  Fuel  for  men 

Nights,  | ma 

Archives,  cclxxv.  44. 

2489.  [Another  issue.]  This  Certifies,  That  has  | f ma 
Archives,  cclxxv.  94. 

2490.  Worcester,  1787.  | Received  of  the  Town  of 

| for  the  Use  of  the  Troops  of  this  Commonwealth,  | 

under  the  Command  of  Major-General  Lincoln,  ...  f ma 
Archives,  cccxvm.  147. 


1787] 


MASSACHUSETTS  BROADSIDES. 


343 


2491.  I of  in  | the  County  of  have  this  Day 


received  of  | the  following  excised  Articles,  | viz.  ...  I 

being  legally  authorized  to  sell  the  same,  and  will  pay  the  j 
Excise  thereon,  ...  pc 

Harvard  University. 

2492.  Quaestiones.  y.  aas.  hc.  mhs 

2493.  Theses.  lc.  jcb.  ba.  aas.  hc.  mhs 

Evans,  20408,  20409. 


2494.  Mr.  to  College  Butler,  Dr.  | (Credit  is  not 

given  by  Law  for  more  than  Forty  Shillings.)  mhs 

Hoar,  David. 

2495.  Circular  Memorial.  | To  His  Excellency  James  Bowdoin, 
Esquire,  and  each  Member  of  the  General  | Court  now  sitting 
in  Boston,  with  all  others  whom  it  may  concern.  (On  forbid- 
ding the  sitting  of  the  Concord  Court.)  Signed  in  ms.,  David 
Hoar,  and  dated  September  28,  Year  of  Independence  Eleven. 

f LC 

Jarves. 

2496.  [in  a border.]  Jarves,  | Cabinet,  Chair  and  Clock- 

Case  Maker,  from  | London,  j (No.  76)  Newbury-Street, 
Boston:  | Respectfully  informs  Gentlemen  and  Ladies,  that  he 
makes  the  fol-  | lowing  Mahogany  Furniture,  on  reasonable 
Terms.  ...  f pc 

Ohio  Company. 

2497.  August  29,  1787.  | At  a Meeting  of  the  Directors  and 

Agents  of  the  Ohio  Company,  | held  at  the  Bunch  of  Grapes 
Tavern  in  Boston,  the  following  Report  was  | received  from 
Rev.  Menassah  Cutler.  t ei.  aas 

Evans,  20602.  Nichols  includes  this  item  in  his  Isaiah  Thomas,  188. 

2498.  At  a Meeting  of  the  Directors  and  Agents  of  the  Ohio 
Company,  at  Mr.  Bracket’s  Tavern,  the  21st  of  November, 
and  continued  by  adjournment  to  the  twenty-second  . . . lcp 

pp.  4.  Evans,  20603. 

Sheehan,  John. 

2499.  Lamentation  and  Farewell  to  the  World  of  John 
Sheehan;  found  in  his  Pocket  by  his  Brother,  Daniel  Sheehan, 
after  his  Death.  Boston:  Printed  and  sold  by  E.  Russell,  near 
Liberty-Pole.  1787. 

Evans,  20701. 

2500.  A true  Narrative  of  the  Life;  together  with  the  last 
Words  and  Confession  of  John  Sheehan,  who  was  executed  in 


344 


MASSACHUSETTS  HISTORICAL  SOCIETY. 


[1788 


Boston,  on  Thursday,  Nov.  22,  1787,  for  Burglary.  Boston: 
Printed  and  sold  by  E.  Russell,  near  Liberty-Pole.  1787. 

Evans,  20702.  These  two  items  have  not  been  traced,  but  subject 
and  printer  suggest  broadsides. 

2501.  Simple  Division.  Boston:  Printed  for  James  White,  at 

Franklin’s  Head,  Court-street;  | with  the  Privilege  of  Copy 
Right.  mhs 

2502.  To  the  Free,  Virtuous,  and  Independent  Electors  of 

Massachusetts.  | Freemen,  attend!  — * The  Spirit  of  the  present 
Rebellion,  so  far  as  | relates  to  Arms,  seems  to  have  subsided: 
. . . (Against  John  Hancock.)  mhs 

W.,  H. 

2503.  [Cut.]  A Poem,  descriptive  of  the  terrible  Fire,  which 

made  such  shocking  Devastation  in  Boston,  | on  the  Evening 
of  Friday  April  21,  1787,  in  which  were  consumed  one  House 
of  Worship,  of  which  the  | Rev.  Ebenezer  Wight  was  Pastor, 
and  upwards  of  one  Hundred  Dwelling-Houses  and  other 
Buildings.  — | . . . Composed  by  H.  W.  Sold  at  the  Office 
next  Liberty-Pole.  mhs 

1788 

2504.  An  Account  of  the  Wonderful  Old  Hermit’s  Death 
and  Burial  at  the  age  of  228  years. 

Nichols,  Isaiah  Thomas,  195,  taken  from  an  auction  catalogue.  It  may 
be  the  same  as  No.  2458,  or  a Worcester  reprint.  Evans,  20909,  gives 
the  title  with  colophon:  Printed  at  Worcester,  Massachusetts,  by  Isaiah 
Thomas.  1788. 

Boston,  Town  of. 

2505.  Your  Commonwealth  Tax.  Your  Town  [Rate.]  Dated, 

Boston,  September  1788.  mhs 

2506.  Directions  to  and  from  the  Light  House  on  the  North 

East  Point  of  Nantucket.  f bpl 

Evans,  21058. 

2507.  Eastern  Lands  for  Sale.  The  Public  are  notified  of 

Tracts  of  Land  for  sale,  situated  between  the  Highlands  and 
the  Atlantic  Ocean,  from  north  to  south;  and  between  the 
River  St.  Croix,  and  the  State  of  New-Hampshire,  from  east 
to  west  . . . June  18,  1788.  Boston:  — Printed  by  Adams  & 
Nourse,  Printers  to  the  Honourable  General  Court.  aas 

Evans,  21244. 

2508.  The  Great  Constitution:  a new  Federal  Song.  mhs 
Evans,  21119. 


346 


MASSACHUSETTS  HISTORICAL  SOCIETY. 


[1788 


Harvard  University. 


2509.  Quarter-Bill. 

2510.  Quaestiones. 


aas.  hc 


MHS 


2511.  Theses. 


y.  aas.  hc.  MHS 


Evans,  21136,  21137. 

Humane  Society. 

2512.  Advertisement.  | The  Humane  Society  of  the  Common- 

wealth of  Massachusetts,  | actuated  by  the  same  benevolent 
disposition  to  mitigate  the  miseries,  | and  preserve  the  lives 
. . . Dated,  January  8,  1788.  aas.  NHaHS 

Evans,  21156. 

Massachusetts,  Commonwealth. 

2513.  Commonwealth  of  Massachusetts.  (Resolve  on  return 

of  bounties.)  f nyhs 

Evans,  21241.  Contains  resolves  of  July  11,  1783  and  June  5,  1788. 

2514.  Commonwealth  of  Massachusetts.  | In  Senate,  Novem- 

ber 19,  1788.  | Resolved,  That  the  Commonwealth  be  divided  | 
into  eight  districts  for  the  purpose  of  choosing  eight  | persons 
to  represent  the  people  thereof  in  the  Congress  | of  the  United 
States.  Boston:  — Printed  by  Adams  & Nourse,  Printers  to 
the  Honorable  General  Court.  | nyhs.  bpl.  aas 

Evans,  21240. 

2515.  [Seal  of  Commonwealth.]  Commonwealth  of  Massa- 

chusetts. | By  His  Excellency  | John  Hancock,  Esquire,  | . . ,| 
A Proclamation,  | For  a Day  of  Humiliation,  Fasting  and 
Prayer.  [April  17.]  Dated,  March  13,  1788.  Boston: 
Printed  by  Adams  & Nourse,  Printers  to  the  Honourable 
General  Court.  aas.  bpl 

Evans,  21236. 

2516.  Commonwealth  of  Massachusetts.  | By  his  Excellency  | 
John  Hancock,  Esq.  | . . . | A Proclamation.  (Proroguing  the 
General  Court.) 

Evans,  21238. 

2517.  Commonwealth  of  Massachusetts.  | By  his  Excellency  | 
John  Hancock,  Esq.  | . . . | A Proclamation.  (Proroguing  the 
General  Court.) 

Evans,  21239. 

2518.  [Seal  of  Commonwealth.]  Commonwealth  of  Massa- 
chusetts. | By  His  Excellency  | John  Hancock,  Esquire,  | . . . 


1789] 


MASSACHUSETTS  BROADSIDES. 


347 


A Brief.  (Asking  for  subscriptions  to  Society  for  propagating 
the  Gospel  among  the  Indians,  etc.)  Dated,  June  20,  1788. 

BA.  MHS 

2519.  [Seal  of  Commonwealth.]  Commonwealth  of  Massa- 

chusetts. | By  His  Excellency  j John  Hancock,  Esquire,  | . . . 
A Proclamation  | For  a Day  of  Public  Thanksgiving.  [No- 
vember 24.]  Dated,  October  29,  1788.  Boston:  Printed  by 
Adams  & Nourse,  Printers  to  the  Honourable  the  General 
Court.  AAS.  BPL 

Evans,  21237. 

Massachusetts  Magazine. 

2520.  A Proposal  for  printing  by  Subscription,  in  Boston,  a 
new  Periodical  Work,  to  be  entitled,  The  Massachusetts  Maga- 
zine; or  monthly  Museum  of  Knowledge  and  rational  Enter- 
tainment. Boston:  Printed  by  Isaiah  Thomas  and  Company, 
1788. 

Evans,  21493. 

Morrill,  James. 

2521.  James  Morrill,  | At  his  Shop,  No.  43.  Newbury-Street, 

| Boston,  | Sells,  on  the  lowest  Terms,  | . . . bpl 

2522.  [Cuts.]  A short  and  brief  Account  of  the  Shipwreck  of 

Cap.  Joshua  Winslow,  | who  was  overset  on  Carolina  Coast  in 
Lat.  35,  30,  m.  N.  on  the  23d  | Day  of  July,  1788.  [also:]  Fare- 
well Hymn;  on  the  Death  of  Miss  Polly  Gould.  [And:]  On 
the  Death  of  Uriah  Brown.  aas 

Thomas,  Elisha. 

2523.  [Cut.]  The  Last  Words,  and  Dying  Speech  of  Elisha 

Thomas,  who  was  Executed  at  Dover,  on  the  3d  June,  1788  — 
for  the  Murder  of  Captain  Peter  Drowne.  aas 

1789 

Boston,  Town  of. 

2524.  Notification.  | The  Freeholders  and  other  Inhabitants 

of  the  | Town  of  Boston,  qualified  as  the  Law  directs,  . . . 
(Meeting,  September  23.)  f aas 

Evans,  21700. 

, Union  Bank. 

2525.  Union  Bank,  [Boston.]  Form  for  collateral  on  loans. 

MHS 

2526.  Boston,  January  29,  1789.  | To  the  Publick.  | The 
Catholick  Church  of  the  Holy  Cross,  in  Boston,  is,  at  present, 


348 


MASSACHUSETTS  HISTORICAL  SOCIETY. 


[1789 


| indebted  in  the  sum  of  one  hundred  pounds,  . . . Printed  by 
S.  Hall.  BPL.  LC.  MHS 

Evans,  21704. 

Bouchard  de  la  Poterie,  Claude  Florent. 

2527.  To  the  Publick.  | On  jfthe  Fourth  of  February  ult. 
1789,  a Frenchman  by  | the  name  of  Louis  Abraham  Welsh, 
born  and  baptised  in  | the  parish  of  Saint  Hyacinthus,  of  the 
Cabesterre,  Island  of  Guadeloupe,  . . . resided  in  Dedham  . . . 

pp.  4-  AAS.  MHS 

2528.  Sir,  | You  will  readily  discover,  in  the  'writing,  which 
M.  the  Abbe  de  la  Poterie  has  the  honour  to  send  you,  here 
inclosed,  . . . Dated  in  ms.,  March  3,  1789,  and  at  Boston. 

MHS 

2529.  By  the  Committee  of  Arrangements.  | As  the  President 

of  the  United  States  will  | honor  this  town  with  his  presence 
next  Thursday,  | . . . Salem,  October  27,  1789.  ei 

Chamberlain,  R. 

2530.  R.  Chamberlain,  | No.  2,  Newbury-street,  | (Two  doors 

south  of  the  Golden  Mortar,  south-end,  Boston.)  | European 
& India  Goods.  mhs 

2531.  Commonwealth  of  Massachusetts.  | Essex  ss.  | At  the 

Supreme  Judicial  Court  of  the  Common-  | wealth  of  Massachu- 
setts, begun  and  holden  at  | Ipswich  within  and  for  the  County 
of  Essex,  on  the  third  Tuesday  of  June,  being  the  six-  | teenth 
day  of  said  month,  Anno  Domini,  1789.  (On  Daniel  Foster, 
of  Rowley.)  ei 

Probably  printed  later,  Foster  becoming  an  office-seeker. 

2532.  Compting-House  Companion,  an  Abstract  of  the 
Coasting-Act.  Boston:  Printed  and  sold  by  Benjamin  Rus- 
sell. 1789. 

Evans,  21747. 

Dartmouth  College. 

2533.  Catalogus  corum  qui  in  Collegio  Dartmuthensi,  1771, 

ad  annum  1789.  Newbury-Port:  Printed  by  John  Mycall, 
1789.  aas 

Evans,  21784. 

2534.  Federal  Street  Almanac  for  the  Year  1790. 

Printed  from  copper-plate  by  John  Mycall,  Newbury-Port.  Evans, 
21820. 


1789] 


MASSACHUSETTS  BROADSIDES. 


349 


Fenno,  John. 

2535.  To  John  Fenno,  Dr.  | To  the  Gazette  of  the  United 
States,  from  April  15,  1789,  | to  October  15.  Boston.  mhs 

Freeman,  Edmund. 

2536.  To  Edmund  Freeman,  Dr.  | For  the  Herald  of  Freedom, 

from  mhs 

Freeman,  Edmund  and  L.  Andrews. 

2537.  To  E.  Freeman  and  L.  Andrews,  Dr.  | For  the  Herald 

of  Freedom  from  mhs 

Grant,  Moses. 

2538.  Imported  and  Sold  by  | Moses  Grant,  | No.  6,  Union- 
Street,  | A General  Assortment  of  Upholstery,  | English  Goods, 

| Lisbon,  Waterfowl  & Geese  Feathers.  . . . mhs 

Harvard  University. 

2539.  Quaestiones.  aas.  hc.  mhs 

2540.  Theses.  aas.  bpl.  hc.  mhs 

Evans,  21879,  21880. 

Humane  Society  of  Massachusetts. 

2541.  Boston,  July  21,  1789.  | Sir,  | It  being  now  considered 

as  an  established  truth,  from  a variety  of  | faithful  experiments 
and  incontestible  facts,  . . . Signed  in  ms.  by  James  Bowdoin 
and  Thomas  Russell.  mhs 

Massachusetts,  Commonwealth. 

2542.  Commonwealth  of  Massachusetts.  | In  Senate,  January 

28,  1789.  | Whereas  it  appears  that  there  are  j some  deficient 
Constables  and  Col-  | lectors  of  the  taxes  granted  prior  to  the 
tax  | granted  the  9th  day  of  July,  A.D.  1784,  | against  whom 
executions  have  not  yet  | issued:  | lc 

2543.  [Seal  of  Commonwealth.]  By  his  Excellency  | John 

Hancock,  Esquire,  | . . . | A Proclamation,  | For  a Day  of 
Fasting  and  Prayer.  [May  7.]  Dated,  March  16,  1789. 
Boston:  — Printed  by  Adams  & Nourse,  Printers  to  the 
Honorable  the  General  Court.  aas.  bpl 

Evans,  21946. 

2544.  [Seal  of  Commonwealth.]  Commonwealth  of  Massa- 
chusetts. | By  His  Excellency  | John  Hancock,  Esquire,  | . . . 
A Proclamation,  | For  a Day  of  Thanksgiving.  [November  26. 
Dated,  October  14,  1789.  Boston:  — Printed  by  Adams  & 
Nourse,  Printers  to  the  Honourable  General  Court,  aas.  bpl 

Evans,  21947. 


35° 


MASSACHUSETTS  HISTORICAL  SOCIETY. 


[1789 


2545.  The  Governor  and  Council,  | present  their  respectful 

Compliments  to  | and  | request  the  Favour  of  his  Com- 

pany to  dine  on  | Tuesday  next,  at  Faneuil-Hall,  with  the 
Pre-  | sident  of  the  United  States.  Dated,  Sunday  Evening, 
October  25,  1789.  mhs 

2546.  Commonwealth  of  Massachusetts.  | Alexander  Hodg- 

don,  Esq;  | Treasurer  . . . (Warrant  to  collect  unpaid  taxes.) 
Dated  [September,  1787.]  ma 

Archives,  cccxxi.  273. 

2547.  Commonwealth  of  Massachusetts.  | (Precept  to  elect  a 

representative  of  Hampshire  and  Berkshire  in  the  Congress  of 
the  United  States).  Dated,  January  6,  1789  nypl 

2548.  Commonwealth  of  Massachusetts.  | To  the  Selectmen 
of  the  Town  of  . . . (Precept  to  elect  a representative  in  the 
Congress  of  the  United  States.)  Dated,  February  9,  1789. 

f LC 

2549.  Commonwealth  of  Massachusetts.  | To  the  Selectmen 
of  the  Town  of  | . . . (Precept  to  elect  a representative  in  the 
Congress  of  the  United  States.)  Dated,  April  10,  1789.  f LC 

2550.  Meteorological  Observations.  Springfield:  Printed  by 
Ezra  Waldo  Weld,  1789. 

Evans,  21960. 

2551.  Ode  | To  the  President  of  the  Uni-  | ted  States  on  his 

arrival  at  | Boston.  mhs 

Behold  the  man!  whom  virtues  raise 
The  highest  of  the  patriot  throng! 

2552.  Procession.  | Boston,  Oct.  19,  1789.  | As  this  town  is 

shortly  to  be  honoured  with  a visit  from  the  President  of  the  | 
United  States:  ei.  nypl.  aas.  mhs 

Evans,  21701. 

Russell,  Benjamin. 

2553.  To  Benjamin  Russell,  Dr.  f To  the  Centinel  from 

September  13,  1788,  to  March  14,  1789.  mhs 

Salem. 

2554.  Rules,  Orders,  and  | By-Laws,  | made  by  the  | Free- 
holders and  Inhabitants  of  the  Town  of  Salem.  [May  11, 
1789.  Adopted,  August  17,  1789.]  nypl.  ei.  ba.  mhs 

pp.  2.  Evans,  22124. 


I79°] 


MASSACHUSETTS  BROADSIDES. 


351 


Wall,  Rachel. 

2555.  [Cut.]  Life,  Last  Words  and  Dying  Confession,  | of  | 

Rachel  Wall,  | Who,  with  William  Smith  and  William  Du- 
nogan,  were  executed  at  Boston,  on  Thursday,  October  8, 
1789,  for  | High-way  Robbery.  bpl 

Evans,  22235.  See  also  Evans,  22083. 

2556.  Weatherwise’s  Federal  Almanack,  for  the  Year  of  our 
Lord  1790.  Boston:  Printed  and  sold  by  John  Norman,  aas 

Evans,  22252.  An  engraved  broadside. 

2557.  Dr.  Williams’  last  Legacy,  “Herb  Bill”  . . . Boston: 
Printed  by  Nathaniel  Coverly,  1789. 

Evans,  22280.  A broadside? 

Worcester. 

2558.  ss.  To  the  Selectmen  or  Assessors  of  the  Town  | of 

in  the  County  of  . (Tax  warrant.  Dated, 

Worcester,  May  25.]  17[89.]  aas 

2559.  [Cut.]  Commerce  under  the  influence  of  Liberty,  shall 

extend  far  & wide.  [Cut.]  The  Carriers  of  the  Centinel,  to 
the  Generous  Patrons  of  that  Publication,  wishing  the  present 
Year  may  be  crowned  with  every  local  and  federal  blessing. 
[1789.]  lc 

Evans,  21954. 

1790 

2560.  At  a Convention  of  Clergy  and  Lay-Deputies  of  the 

Pro-  | testant  Episcopal  Churches  hereafter  named,  holden  at 
Salem,  . . . October  the  fifth  and  sixth,  1790.  Printed  by  John 
Mycall  in  Newburyport.  nypl.  ei.  aas.  jcb.  mhs 

Evans,  22818. 

Bailey,  John, 

2560a.  [Cut.]  Life,  last  Words,  and  Dying  | Confession  | of  | 
John  Bailey.  | A Black  Man,  who  was  Executed  at  Boston  this 
Day,  being  Thursday,  October  14,  1790,  | for  Burglary.  Bos- 
ton: Printed  by  E.  Russell,  next  Li-  | berty-Pole;  cheap  to 
Travelling-Traders,  | Town-Flys,  &c. — where  also  may  be 
had,  cheap  by  the  thousand,  hundred  gross,  dozen,  | or  single, 
Bickerstaflf’s  Boston  Almanack,  or  ( Federal  Calendar,  for 
1791.  MHS 

Belknap,  Jeremy. 

2561.  The  Subscriber,  being  engaged  in  continuing  the  His- 
tory of  New  Hampshire,  and  in-  | tending  to  give  a topographi- 


352 


MASSACHUSETTS  HISTORICAL  SOCIETY. 


[1790 

cal  description  of  the  Country,  . . . Dated,  Boston,  March  1, 
1790.  BM.  NYPL.  MHS 

Evans,  22335. 

2562.  Proposal,  | For  printing  by  Subscription,  | The  Second 

and  Third  Volumes  | of  the  | History  of  New-Hampshire.  | By 
Jeremy  Belknap,  A M.  [Printed  by  Isaiah  Thomas,  Worcester.] 
Dated,  Boston,  December  21,  1790.  nyhs.  mhs 

Evans,  22336. 

2563.  Bill  of  Sale  of  ship.  mhs 

2564.  Bond.  Printed  by  T.  C.  Cushing,  Salem.  ei 

Boston,  Town  of. 

2565.  Boston,  ss.  | At  a Meeting  of  the  Selectmen,  179  | 

Ordered,  That  the  Assize  of  Bread,  | now  stated  for  Direction 
to  the  Bakers.  . . . mhs 

2566.  The  following  Report  is  printed  by  order  of  the  Town,  | 

for  the  information  of  the  Inhabitants,  [ to  be  considered  at 
the  adjournment,  on  Thursday,  21st  instant.  James  Sullivan, 
Chairman.  bpl 

Brooks,  Samuel,  and  Joseph  Wright. 

2567.  Medals,  Miniature  | and  Profile  Painting  and  | Shades. 

Dated,  Boston,  September  23,  1790.  Printed  by  N.  Coverly, 
at  the  sign  of  the  Grand  Turk.  mhs 

See  Storer  in  Proceedings,  lii.  6. 

2568.  Coasting  license.  ei 

2569.  An  Elegy,  | [ ] the  memory  of  Mason  and  Alpheus, 

sons  of  Mr.  Elisha  Hale  | of  Douglas,  who  were  drowned, 
July  3,  1790,  one  in  the  22d.  | the  other  in  the  17th  year  of 
his  age.  [Printed  by]  Samuel  Webster,  Sutton.  aas 

Gregoire,  de. 

2570.  Sir,  | You  have  probably  been  informed,  by  the  public 

Papers,  that  we  were  recom-  | mended  by  the  French  Govern- 
ment, to  claim  an  Estate  of  one  of  our  Ancestors  (M.  De 
Cardillac,  Governor  of  Louisiana,)  . . . Dated,  Boston,  Sep- 
tember 26th,  1790.  nypl 

Signed  in  ms.  Found  in  the  Samuel  Adams  Papers. 

Harvard  College. 

2571.  Quaestiones.  aas.  hc 

2572.  Theses. 

Evans,  22560,  22562. 


AAS.  EI.  BPL.  HC.  MHS 


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1790] 

2573.  The  Steward  is  directed  by  the  immediate  Government  | 

of  the  University,  at  Cambridge,  to  send  to  the  Parent  j or 
Guardian  of  each  Student,  the  later  part  of  | Law  11  chap  viii, 
of  the  Laws  of  the  University.  bpl 

2574.  Harvard  College  Lottery.  ei 

2575.  [Nine  cuts.]  Innocent  Amusement.  | Mr.  Cressin,  | 

Having  had  the  good  fortune  to  receive  the  approbation  of  a 
great  number  of  | respectable  characters  in  this  town,  . . . will 
perform  this  evening  (if  fair  weather.)  nypl 

Lee,  Richard. 

2576.  [Cut.]  Lines  | Composed  on  the  last  and  Dying  Words 
of  the  Rev.  Oliver  Williams,  Pastor  of  the  | Baptist  Church  in 
Grafton,  who  died  August  29th,  1790,  aged  39  years.  hc 

Appended  is  “An  Acrostick”  spelling  Richard  Lee  — the  author? 

2577.  [Cut.]  Love  in  a Tub:  | or  | The  Merchant  outwitted 

by  a Vintner.  hhs 

Let  every  one  who  to  mirth  is  inclin’d, 

Come  draw  near,  I pray,  and  listen  a while; 

Lyon,  James. 

2578.  Proposals  for  printing  by  Subscription.  The  Saint’s 
daily  Assistant,  ...  By  James  Lyon,  a.m.  Pastor  of  the 
Church  at  Machias.  [Newbury-Port.  James  Mycall.] 

Evans,  22627.  No.  x was  printed  by  Mycall,  for  the  author  in  1791, 
and  No.  n by  Belknap  and  Hall,  Boston. 

Massachusetts,  Commonwealth. 

2579.  An  Act  for  the  protection  and  security  of  the  Sheep  | 

and  other  Stock  on  Tarpaulin-Cove-Island,  other-  | wise 
called  Naushon  Islands,  and  on  Nennemesset  | Island,  and 
several  small  Islands  contiguous,  situated  | in  the  County  of 
Dukes-County.  Passed,  January  30,  1790.  mhs 

2580.  Commonwealth  of  Massachusetts.  ( In  Senate,  February 
24,  1790.  | Ordered,  That  the  clerk  of  the  Senate,  cause  one 
hundred  and  ninety  Copies  of  the  Report  | of  the  Committee 
appointed  “to  consider  what  further  Amendments  are  neces- 
sary to  be  | added  to  the  Federal  Constitution,”  to  be  printed, 
for  the  use  of  the  Senate.  Boston:  | Printed  by  Thomas  Adams, 

| Printer  to  the  Honorable  General  Court  | of  the  Common- 
wealth of  Massachusetts.  | m,  dcc,  xc.  bpl.  lc.  mhs 

pp.  3.  Evans,  22655. 


354  MASSACHUSETTS  HISTORICAL  SOCIETY.  [1790 

2581.  Commonwealth  of  Massachusetts.  [Seal  of  Common- 
wealth.] By  his  Excellency  | John  Hancock,  Esquire,  | . . . | 
A Proclamation  | For  a Day  of  Public  Fasting  and  Prayer. 
[April  8.]  Dated,  February  23,  1790.  Boston:  — Printed  by 
Thomas  Adams,  Printer  to  the  Honorable  General  Court. 

Evans,  22652.  AAS.  MHS 

2582.  [Seal  of  Commonwealth.]  Commonwealth  of  Massa- 

chusetts. | By  his  Excellency  | John  Hancock,  Esquire,  | . . . | 
A Proclamation  | For  a Day  of  Public  Thanksgiving.  [No- 
vember 25.]  Dated,  September  16,  1790.  Printed  at  Boston, 
by  Thomas  Adams,  Printer  to  the  honorable  General  Court 
of  the  Commonwealth  of  Massachusetts.  aas.  bpl 

Evans,  22654. 

2583.  [Seal  of  Commonwealth.]  Specie  Tax,  No.  Six,  Granted 

March,  1788.  | Commonwealth  of  Massachusetts.  | Alexander 
Hodgdon,  Esq.  [ Treasurer  . . . (Warrant  to  collect  unpaid 
taxes.)  Dated,  1790.  f ma 

Archives,  cccxxi.  277. 

2584.  Commonwealth  | of  | Massachusetts.  | By  His  Excel- 

lency | John  Hancock,  Esq.  | . . . (Military  commission.) 
Dated,  [August  19,]  179[0.]  ei 

2585.  Commonwealth  | of  | Massachusetts.  (Commission  as 

Clerk  of  a company  in  a regiment.)  Dated,  [September  7,] 
1790.  ei. 

2586.  General  Divisionary  Orders.  Dated,  Newburyport, 
May  10,  1790.  Signed  Jonathan  Titcomb,  Major  General,  ei 

2587.  Class  Third.  No  | Massachusetts  State  Lottery. 

Under  act,  March  2,  1790.)  aas 

2588.  Massachusetts  Semi-annual  | State  Lottery.  (Under 

act  March  2,  1790.)  bpl 

Newburyport. 

2589.  First  Parish  in  Newburyport.  | To  | Your  Tax  for 

the  year  179  nyhs 

2590.  Newburyport,  Sept.  3,  1790.  | The  Author  of  the  fol- 

lowing, about  a | twelvemonth  since,  exposed  to  public  view  a 
few  im-  | perfect  lines,  stamped  with  the  appellation  of  “The  | 
Times”  . . . The  Second  Number  of  the  | Times,  | a Solemn 
Elegy.  | Adapted  to  the  Capacity  of  Children.  ei 


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2591.  Prospectus  | du  Courier  des  Deux  Mondes.  ei 

I have  not  been  able  to  give  the  year  of  issue.  The  first  newspaper 

printed  in  Boston  in  the  French  language  was  the  Courier  de  Boston,  an 
undertaking  of  Paul  Joseph  Guerard  de  Nancrede,  instructor  in  French 
in  Harvard  College.  It  was  published  for  a few  months  in  1789.  In  1792 
the  Courier  de  I’Univers  appeared,  but  was  also  short-lived.  Nancrede 
appears  to  be  responsible  for  the  “Prospectus”  and  it  may  have  indicated 
a title  half-way  between  “Boston”  and  “L’Univers,”  so  I have  arbitrarily 
given  it  to  1790. 

2592.  Quit-claim  deed.  mhs 

2593.  A | Recommendation  | from  the  | Convention  | of  the  | 
Congregational  Ministers,  | at  Boston,  May  26,  1790. 

JCB.  MHS 

2594.  Remarks  | Upon  the  Navigation  from  Newfoundland  to 

New  York,  in  order  to  avoid  the  | Gulf  Stream  on  one  hand,  and 
on  the  other  the  Shoals  that  lie  ten  leagues  | due  South  of  Nan- 
tucket . . . By  Dr.  Franklin.  ...  t nyhs 

Evans,  22509.  It  formed  page  3 of  the  Boston  Gazette,  October  11, 
1790,  and  “A  few  [copies]  in  single  sheets  may  be  had  of  the  Printers.” 
It  was  used  in  The  American  Pilot,  printed  by  John  Norman,  1791. 
(Evans,  23637.) 

2595.  Remarks  | Upon  the  Navigation  from  Newfoundland  to 

New-York,  in  order  to  avoid  the  Gulph  Stream  on  one  hand, 
and  | on  the  other,  the  Shoals  that  lie  ten  leagues  due  South  of 
Nantucket,  and  Southwest  of  the  shoalest  ground  on  St.  | 
George’s  Banks,  twenty-eight  leagues.  By  Dr.  Franklin.  . . . 
Advertisement  (of  Joseph  Frederick  William  Des  Barres’  charts, 
Signed  Osgood  Carlton,  Teacher  of  the  Mathematics  in  Boston.) 
[On  back]  The  Mariner’s  Directory  on  the  Coast  of  America.  | 
To  His  Excellency  | John  Hancock,  Esq.  j . . . (Letter  signed 
Matthew  Clark,  asking  his  patronage.)  aas 

pp.  2.  This  is  probably  the  preliminary  leaf  of  Matthew  Clark’s  Charts 
of  the  coast  of  America  from  Cape  Breton  to  the  entrance  of  the  Gulf  of 
Mexico,  described  in  Phillips,  Atlases,  3667. 

Society  for  Propagating  the  Gospel. 

2596.  A brief  Account  of  the  present  state  of  the  Society  for  | 
propagating  the  Gospel  among  the  Indians  and  | Others  in 
North-America,  — with  a Sketch  of  the  | Manner  in  which  they 
mean  to  pursue  the  | Objects  of  their  Institution. 

pp.  4.  Evans,  22369.  BPL.  AAS.  NYPL.  MHS 

Thomas,  Isaiah. 

2597.  Worcester,  Massachusetts,  Feb.  1,  1790.  | Rev.  Sir,  | I 


356  MASSACHUSETTS  HISTORICAL  SOCIETY.  [1790 

take  the  liberty  to  inclose  you  a Proposal  and  Subscription  | 
Paper  for  printing  an  American  Edition  of  the  Bible,  . . . 

MHS 

2598.  Large  Family  Bible.  | . . . | Proposal  of  Isaiah  Thomas, 

| of  Worcester,  Massachusetts,  | For  Printing  and  Publishing 
by  Subscription,  | An  American  Edition,  in  Large  Royal  Quarto, 

| (Ornamented  with  an  Elegant  Copperplate  Frontispiece)  | of 
the  | Holy  Bible.  pc.  mhs 

pp.  3.  On  page  3 are  parts  of  Chap.  111  and  iv  of  Genesis,  which  are 
given  in  Nichols  ( Bibliography  of  Worcester,  32)  and  Evans,  21682,  as 
having  been  printed  in  1789. 

Thompson,  William. 

2599.  To  the  respectable  Citizens  of  Boston,  j William  Thomp- 

son, a native  and  freeholder  | of  this  town,  respectfully  offers 
himself  a Candidate  for  | the  office  of  Town-Clerk  . . . Dated, 
March  6,  1790.  mhs 

2600.  To  the  Curious  and  Benevolent.  | A Dwarf  Child.  | 

Mr.  Bryant  respectfully  informs  the  Ladies  and  Gentlemen  of 
Newburyport,  that  | the  Dwarf  Child  will  be  exhibited  on  | 
This  Day,  August  3 ...  at  Union-Hall.  nypl 

2601.  Value  of  Foreign  Gold,  in  Dollars  and  Cents,  and  in 
£.  s.  d.  Printed  by  T.  C.  Cushing,  Salem.  | Price,  ten  cents. 

MHS 

2602.  Weatherwise’s  Massachusetts  Sheet- Almanack,  for  the 

Year  of  our  Lord,  1791.  [Allegorical  portrait  of  Washington.] 
Printed  at  Boston  by  Mills  & Doyle,  | for  Joseph  Hovey,  and 
sold  at  | his  shop,  No.  39,  Cornhill.  nyhs.  mhs 

Weld,  Edmund. 

2603.  A | Funeral  Elegy  | By  Way  of  a | Dialogue;  | Between 
Death,  Soul,  Body  and  Jesus  Christ.  | Composed  by  Edmund 
Weld,  formerly  of  Harvard  College  . . . Springfield,  | Printed 
at  the  Chronicle  Printing-  | Office.  For  the  Purchasers,  nyhs 

It  is  a reprint  of  the  broadside  of  1751,  supra.  Wegelin,  I.  52.  The 
Hampshire  Chronicle  was  established  at  Springfield,  Mass.,  in  1787  and 
continued  to  be  published  until  1796. 

2604.  Antiquity  Revived.  | A Funeral  Elegy,  by  way  of  Dia- 
logue, between  Death,  Soul,  Body  and  Jesus  Christ.  | Composed 
by  Mr.  Edmund  Weld,  formerly  of  Harvard  College;  who 
moving  into  Ireland,  became  a preacher  of  the  gospel  at  l'nnis- 
kean;  who  | upon  the  meditation  and  apprehension  of  his  own 


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death,  which  was  soon  after;  (on  the  2nd  day  of  March,  1668) 
made  [ the  following  poem  ...  t HC 

A modern  reissue. 

Whitefield,  George. 

2605.  Hymn,  | Composed  by  the  late  Reverend  Mr.  | George 

Whitefield,  | With  Design  to  be  sung  at  his  own  Funeral.  | Now 
Re-published  at  the  Request  of  a Number  of  Friends  to  that 
| truly  worthy  and  pious  Gentleman.  [Also]  New-England  | 
Hymn,  | By  the  late  Reverend  | Dr.  Byles.  | [Adapted  to 
America  Tune.]  Printed  by  E.  Russell,  next  Liberty-Stump. 
1790.  f A AS 

Evans,  23079. 

1791 

2606.  An  Address  | To  the  Numerous  and  Respectable  Inhabi- 
tants of  the  | Great  and  Extensive  District  of  Maine.  Signed, 
A number  of  your  Representatives,  and  dated,  March,  1791. 

AAS.  NYPL.  BA.  MHS 
pp.  3.  Recommending  a separation.  Evans,  23105. 

2607.  [Cut.]  A Baptism  Hymn,  | Taken  from  Third  Chapter 

of  | St.  Matthew.  Sold  at  the  Office  next  the  Stump  | of 
Liberty-Tree.  1791.  ei 

Belknap,  Joseph  and  Alexander  Young. 

2608.  To  all  the  Friends  of  Science,  Arts,  Agriculture,  | Manu- 

factures and  Commerce.  | Proposal  | of  Joseph  Belknap  & 
Alexander  Young,  | for  printing  a weekly  Paper;  | to  be  en- 
titled | The  | American  Apollo,  | Containing  the  Publications 
of  the  Historical  | Society,  Political  and  Commercial  Intelli- 
gence, | and  other  entertaining  Matter.  [Cut.]  Printed  at 
Boston,  (Massachusetts)  | By  J.  Belknap  and  A.  Young  | 
MDCCXCI.  MHS 

pp.  6. 

Boston,  Town  of. 

2609.  Notification.  | The  Freeholders  and  other  Inhabitants 

of  the  | Town  of  Boston,  ...  (to  meet,  August  10.)  Dated, 
August  3,  1791.  nypl 

Carleton,  Osgood. 

2610.  Carleton’s  Sheet  Almanac,  for  the  Year  1792.  Boston: 
Printed  by  Samuel  Hall,  1791. 

Evans,  23249. 


358  MASSACHUSETTS  HISTORICAL  SOCIETY.  [1791 

Cloris,  Pedro. 

2611.  Genteel  & surprizing  Feats  of  Activity  | at  Union-Hall, 
Newburyport.  | Don  Pedro  Cloris,  | who  has  performed  in  Paris, 
Lyons,  and  several  other  large  cities  in  France,  . . . August  17. 

NYPL 

Evans,  23263,  who  states  that  it  was  printed  at  Newburyport  by  John 
Mycall. 

2612.  [Cuts.]  The  | Columbian  Tragedy:  | containing  a par- 

ticular and  official  | Account  | Of  the  Brave  and  Unfortunate 
Officers  and  Soldiers,  who  were  | Slain  and  Wounded  in  the 
ever  memorable  and  Bloody  Indian  Battle,  [at  Miami  Village, 
November  4,  1791.]  . . . America:  Boston:  Printed  by  E. 
Russell,  | for  Thomas  Bassett,  of  Dun-  | barton,  (New-Hamp.) 
— [Pr.  Six  Pence.]  nypl.  nyhs.  bpl.  mhs 

Evans,  23268. 

2613.  [List  of  names  and  cuts.]  The  Columbian  Tragedy, 

Containing  a particular  and  official  account  of  the  brave  and 
unfortunate  offi-  | cers  and  soldiers  who  were  slain  and  wounded 
in  the  ever  memorable  | Bloody  Indian  Battle,  (November  4, 
1791,  at  Miami  Village.)  bpl 

On  verso  is:  Execution  | Of  Samuel  Clisby  and  Gilbert  Close.  [Cut] 
Boston,  March  8,  1822. 

2614.  A Tragical  account  of  the  defeat  of  Gen.  St.  Clair  by 

the  Savages.  [And]  Battle  of  Bunkers  Hill.  nyhs 

November  the  Fourth  in  the  year  of  Ninety  one, 

We  had  a sore  engagement  near  to  Fort  Jefferson, 

Come  all  you  brave  Americans;  who  will  united  be, 

For  to  maintain  the  Charter  won  by  brave  America. 

2615.  Boston,  December  19.  | Melancholly  Account  | respect- 

ing the  | Western  Army.  Printed  by  B.  Edes  and  Son,  | State- 
Street.  f AAS 

Evans,  23214. 

2616.  Continental  Impost  Duties,  Rates  of  Fees,  Coinage, 
Tonnage,  &c.  Boston:  Printed  by  T.  & J.  Fleet,  1791. 

Evans,  23890. 

2617.  Duties  payable  on  Goods,  Wares  and  Merchandize, 
imported  into  the  United  States  of  America,  after  the  31st  of 
December,  1790,  . . . Boston:  Printed  and  sold  by  Thomas 
Adams,  1791. 

Evans,  23891. 


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I79i] 

Franklin,  Benjamin. 

2618.  The  Way  to  Wealth.  Boston:  Printed  and  sold  by 
Benjamin  Russell,  1791. 

Evans,  23385.  It  is  not  in  Ford. 

Harvard  University. 

2619.  Commencement  Exercises.  y.  bpl.  hc.  mhs 

2620.  Quaestiones.  aas.  hc 

The  last  year  of  issue. 

2621.  Theses.  lc.  ei.  bpl.  aas.  hc.  mhs 

Evans,  23431,  23432,  23433. 

Massachusetts,  Commonwealth. 

2622.  [Seal  of  Commonwealth.]  Commonwealth  of  Massa- 

chusetts. | By  his  Excellency  | John  Hancock,  Esquire,  | . . . | 
A Proclamation  | For  a Day  of  Fasting  and  Prayer.  [March  31.] 
Dated,  February  11,  1791.  Boston,  Massachusetts:  Printed 
by  Thomas  Adams,  Printer  to  the  Honourable,  the  General 
Court.  AAS.  BPL 

Evans,  23549. 

2623.  [Seal  of  Commonwealth.]  Commonwealth  of  Massa- 

chusetts. | By  his  Excellency  | John  Hancock,  Esquire.  | . . . | 
A Proclamation  | For  a Day  of  Public  Thanksgiving.  [No- 
vember 17.]  Dated,  October  5,  1791.  Printed  at  Boston,  by 
Thomas  Adams,  Printer  to  the  honorable  General  Court  of 
the  Commonwealth  of  Massachusetts.  aas.  bpl 

Evans,  23550. 

2624.  [Seal  of  the  Commonwealth.]  Commonwealth  of  Massa- 

chusetts. Alexander  Hodgdon,  Esq.  Treasurer  . . . (Tax  war- 
rant.) Dated,  April  11,  1791.  lc 

Evans,  23557. 

2625.  Pursuant  to  an  Act,  passed  March  3,  1790,  | of 
has  this  | day  paid  Shillings  in  full  for  his  Carriage  | 

Tax,  . . . mhs 

2626.  General  Orders.  | The  Commander  in  Chief  is  highly 

pleased  with  the  martial  Spirit  | which  pervades  . . . Dated 
in  ms.  Boston,  January  28,  1791.  t lc 

Evans,  23551. 

2627.  Commonwealth  of  Massachusetts.  | General  Orders.  | 

Head-Quarters,  Boston,  April  12th,  1791.  f aas.  lc 

Evans,  23552. 


360  MASSACHUSETTS  HISTORICAL  SOCIETY.  [1791 

Massachusetts  Historical  Society. 

2628.  [Roses.]  Circular  Letter,  | of  the  | Historical  Society. 
Signed,  Jeremy  Belknap,  and  dated,  November  1,  1791.  mhs 

pp.  3. 

Morton,  Mrs.  Perez. 

2629.  Reanimation.  | A Hymn  for  the  Humane  Society. 

t nyhs.  phs 

2630.  [Another  issue.]  f phs 

Newman,  Samuel. 

2631.  Those  Veterans,  | Whose  Services  entitle  them  to  lands 

in  the  Western  Ter-  | ritory,  are  informed,  that  an  opportunity 
now  offers  of  visit-  | ing  that  delightful  country,  . . . Dated, 
April  22,  1791.  mhs 

2632.  Policy  of  Insurance.  Printed  by  T.  C.  Cushing, 

Salem.  mhs 

Salem. 

2633.  Essex  ss.  — To  either  of  the  Constables  of  the  Town  of 

Salem,  | in  said  County,  Greeting.  | You  are,  in  the  name  of 
the  Commonwealth  of  Massachusetts,  di-  | rected  to  warn 
(away  a person  having  come  into  town  to  reside  without  con- 
sent.) Dated,  in  ms.,  May  30,  1791.  t nyhs 

Evans,  23751. 

2634.  Ship’s  license.  Dated,  [April  18,]  179[1 .]  ei 

Story,  William. 

2635.  William  Story  jun  was  married  to  Miss  Bathshe-  | ba 

Gray,  December  6th  1778.  . . . The  Fount.  | Eliza,  on  the 
Death  of  her  Sister,  who  died  August  12th,  1791.  Dated, 
Ipswich,  May  14,  1791.  ei 

2636.  Supplement  to  the  Independent  Chronicle.  | Thursday, 
February  3,  1791.  | A brief  Account  of  the  present  state  of  the 
Society  for  propagating  | the  Gospel  among  the  Indians  and 
Others  in  North-America,  — | with  a Sketch  of  the  Manner  in 
which  they  mean  to  pursue  the  Objects  | of  their  Institution. 
Printed  by  Thomas  Adams,  in  Court  Street,  — Boston,  mhs 

pp.  4. 

2637.  This  is  to  give  Notice  to  the  Proprietors  | and  Owners 
of  Lands,  in  the  Town  of  Shapleigh,  in  the  County  of  York, 
That  | their  Lands  are  taxed  by  the  Assessors  . . . Dated, 
York,  April  6,  1791.  Signed,  Daniel  Sewall,  Collector.  aas 


1792] 


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2638.  [In  border.]  To  the  Curious.  | A View  of  the  ancient 

City  of  | Jerusalem.  | . . . | At  the  House  of  Mr.  John  Woart, 
sign  of  the  | Blue-Anchor,  in  Brattle-Street.  Dated,  August 
3,  1791.  hhs 

Williams,  Helen  Maria. 

2639.  Proposal  | of  | J.  Belknap  and  A.  Young,  | for  | Printing 

by  Subscription,  | Letters  | on  the  | French  Revolution,  . . . 
By  Helen  Maria  Williams.  mhs 

Vol.  1 appeared  in  1791  and  vol.  11  in  1792.  Evans,  24003. 

2640.  The  New-Year’s  Wish  of  the  Post  who  carries  the 
Western  Star.  [Stockbridge:  Printed  by  Loring  Andrews, 
1791.] 

Evans,  23992. 

1792 

2641.  At  a Meeting  of  the  Proprietors  of  the  Kennebeck 
Purchase  | from  the  late  Colony  of  New-Plymouth,  held  at 
Boston,  by  adjournment,  July  2,  | 1792.  | Voted,  . . . mhs 

Belknap  and  Hall. 

2642.  [ ] to  Belknap  & Hall,  Dr.  | To  the  American 

Apollo,  months,  | to  the  end  of  the  year  1792  . . . mhs 

It  also  provided  for  subscription  to  the  Collections  of  the  Massachusetts 
Historical  Society. 

Boston,  Town  of. 

2643.  Boston,  January  13,  1792.  | By  the  Direction  of  the 
Town,  the  following  Report  | is  printed  for  the  further  Infor- 
mation of  the  Inhabi-  | tants;  and  the  Town-Meeting  stands 
adjourned  | to  Wednesday  Morning  next,  Ten  o’Clock,  A.M.  | 
for  the  final  Determination  of  the  Town  on  said  | Report. 

On  police  of  the  town.  Evans,  24131.  MHS 

2644.  At  a Meeting  of  the  Inhabitants  of  the  Town  of  Boston, 

| On  Thursday,  the  19th  Day  of  January,  1792,  | It  was  Voted, 
That  ten  of  the  clock,  in  the  ’forenoon,  | on  Thursday  next,  be 
assigned  for  the  inhabitants  of  the  town  to  take  into  consi-  | 
deration  and  to  determine  upon  the  report  of  their  Committee 
on  the  Police  of  the  | Town  . . . mhs 

2645.  Report  of  the  Committee  relative  to  carrying  the  By- 

Laws  of  the  Town  into  execution,  at  a Town  Meeting  in  Faneuil 
Hall,  March  27,  1792.  mhs 

Evans,  24132. 


362 


MASSACHUSETTS  HISTORICAL  SOCIETY. 


[1792 

2646.  Assessors-Office,  Boston,  April  1792.  (Form  for 

returning  rateable  estate.)  mhs 

2647.  Boston,  February  22,  1792.  | Incorporation.  | An  Anti- 

quarian, Citizen  of  Boston,  in  his  Researches  lately,  found  the 
following  Original  Paper,  whereby  [ it  appears  that  Seventy 
Years  ago  the  Subject  of  Incorporation  was  agitated  by  the 
Inhabitants  of  | this  Town.  bm.  hc.  mhs 

A reprint  of  “My  Son,  fear  thou  the  Lord.”  No.  373,  supra.  Evans, 
24134. 

2648.  Catalogue  of  Books,  to  be  sold  by  Samuel  Hall,  | At 

No.  53,  Cornhill,  Boston.  April,  1792.  bpl 

Evans,  34375. 

2649.  (Circular.)  | Boston,  (Massachusetts)  Feb.  28,  1792.  | 

Sir,  | We  have  had  the  honour  to  be  appointed  a Committee, 
by  the  Officers  of  the  Massachusetts  line  of  the  late  Army,  to 
attend  to  and  | prosecute  their  memorial  to  the  Congress  of  the 
United  States,  ...  f nyhs 

Evans,  24135.  With  it  was  an  enclosure: 

2650.  [The  following  is  a copy  of  the  Memorial  presented  by 
the  Officers  | of  this  State  to  Congress,  and  now  on  their  table.] 

f NYHS.  BPL 

Dartmouth  College. 

2651.  Catalogus.  Typis  Isaiah  Thomas  et  Ebenezer  T. 

Andrews,  Boston,  1792.  aas.  lc 

Harvard  University. 

2652.  Commencement  exercises.  aas.  hc 

2653.  Theses.  y.  ei.  aas.  bpl.  hc.  mhs 

Evans,  24383,  24384. 

Ipswich. 

2654.  This  is  to  certify,  That  a Cart  | of  Hay,  weighed 

this  Day,  . . . mhs 

2655.  Lines  | Addressed  to  the  Patients  under  Inoculation  for 

the  I Small  Pox.  [And]  Extract  from  the  celebrated  Pindar.  | 
The  Apple-Dumplings  and  a King.  t nyhs 

Evans,  24476. 

Massachusetts  Commonwealth. 

2656.  Commonwealth  of  Massachusetts.  | In  the  Year  of  our 
Lord  One  Thousand  Seven  Hundred  and  Ninety-Two.  | An 


MASSACHUSETTS  BROADSIDES. 


363 


1792] 

Act  to  Incorporate  sundry  Persons  by  the  Name  of  “The 
President  and  Trustees  of  the  Boston  Tontine  | Association. 
Evans,  24523.  f AAS 

2657.  Commonwealth  of  Massachusetts.  | In  the  Year  of  our 

Lord,  One  Thousand  seven  Hundred  and  Ninety-Two.  | An 
Act  providing  for  the  payment  of  Costs  in  criminal  Prosecu- 
tions, and  for  preventing  | unnecessary  Costs  therein.  Dated, 
March  6,  1792.  f lc 

2658.  Commonwealth  of  Massachusetts.  [Seal  of  Common- 

wealth.] In  the  House  of  Representatives,  June  6,  1792.  (On 
return  of  monies  at  interest  more  than  any  creditor  pays 
interest  for.)  f nypl.  lc 

2659.  [Seal  of  Commonwealth.]  Commonwealth  of  Massa- 

chusetts. | By  his  Excellency  | John  Hancock,  Esquire,  | . . . | 
A Proclamation  | For  a Day  of  Fasting,  Humiliation  and 
Prayer.  [March  29.]  Dated,  February  24,  1792.  Boston, 
Massachusetts:  Printed  by  Thomas  Adams,  Printer  to  the 
Honourable,  the  General  Court.  aas 

2660.  By  His  Excellency  John  Hancock,  Esquire  ...  A 
Proclamation  for  removing  the  General  Court  from  the  Town 
of  Boston  to  Concord.  October  26,  1792. 

From  an  auction  catalogue. 

2661.  [Seal  of  Commonwealth.]  Commonwealth  of  Massa- 

chusetts. | By  his  Excellency  | John  Hancock,  Esquire,  | . . . | 
A Proclamation  | For  a Day  of  Public  Thanksgiving.  [No- 
vember 29.]  Dated,  October  25,  1792.  Printed  at  Boston, 
Massachusetts,  at  the  State  Press:  by  Thomas  Adams,  Printer 
to  the  honourable  the  General  Court.  nyhs.  aas.  bpl 

Evans,  24520. 

2662.  A List  of  the  Polls  and  of  the  Estates  Real  and  Personal, 
of  the  several  Proprietors  and  Inhabitants  of  the  | Town  of 
. . . taken  pursuant  to  an  Act  . . . passed  in  the  Year  of 
our  Lord,  one  Thousand  seven  Hundred  and  Ninety-Two  . . . 

BPL 

2663.  Commonwealth  of  Massachusetts.  | To  the  Selectmen 

of  the  Town  of  in  the  second  District,  | . . . Precept  to 
elect  representatives  in  Congress  of  the  United  States.  Dated, 
December  10,  1792.  nypl.  bpl.  aas 


364  MASSACHUSETTS  HISTORICAL  SOCIETY.  [1792 

2664.  Ode  | for  the  23d  of  October,  1792. 

When  form’d  by  God’s  creating  Hand, 

This  beauteous  fabrick  first  appear’d; 

Evans,  24642.  f AAS.  PHS.  MHS 

Plummer,  Jonathan,  Junior. 

2665.  An  Address  to  Miss  Katherine  Wigglesworth  of  New- 
bury Port  on  her  | Return  from  Boston  where  she  had  the 
Small  Pox  by  Inoculation.  | Newbury,  October  16,  1792. 

Evans,  24698.  f NYHS.  AAS 

2666.  [Cuts.]  To  the  Inhabitants  of  Newburyport.  | Friends 
and  Fellow-Candidates  for  eternal  felicity.  | . . . | An  Elegiac 
Epistle,  | To  the  Widows  of  such  of  these  Men  [drowned  from 
Newburyport  vessels  in  1792]  as  had  ’Wives  at  the  time  of 
their  death.  . . . The  Author’s  last  will  and  testament. 

f NYHS 

2667.  Plummers  Declaration  of  War  with  | The  Fair  Ladies 

of  the  Five  Northern  States  | and  | The  Author’s  Congratula- 
tory Address  | to  Citizen  Timothy  Dexter  on  his  | Attaining  an 
Independent  Fortune.  pc 

2668.  Reverend  Sir,  | and  Respected  Gentlemen,  | The  Con- 

vention of  Congregational  Ministers,  with  the  Congregational 
Charitable  Society,  of  | the  Commonwealth  of  Massachusetts, 
having  appointed  us  a joint  Committee  . . . (Contributions 
for  widows  and  orphans  of  clergymen.)  Dated,  Boston,  July 
25,  1792.  | aas 

Evans,  24211. 

2669.  Song,  | For  the  One  Hundred  and  Fifty-Third  Anniver- 

sary of  the  | Election  of  the  Officers  of  the  Ancient  and  | Hon- 
ourable Artillery  Company.  | June,  1792.  f PHS 

2670.  [In  an  ornamental  border] : This  Ticket  | Admits  Mr. 

| To  the  Lectures  on  | For  the  present  Season.  | 

Cambridge  University  [November  1,  1792.]  mhs 

2671.  [Cuts.]  A True  and  Particular  Narrative  of  the  late 

Tremendous  Tornado,  or  | Hurricane,  | At  Philadelphia  and 
New  York,  on  Sabbath-Day,  July  1,  1792:  . . . Boston: 
Printed  and  Sold  by  E.  Russell,  | next  the  Stump  of  Lib. 
Tree.  [Pr.  Six  Pence.]  | Where  may  be  had  Mary  and  Martha 
&c.  t nyhs 

Evans,  24864. 


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365 


2672.  Tuesday  Morning,  16th  October,  | At  Ten  o’Clock,  | 

Will  be  sold  by  Public  Vendue,  | At  Russell  and  Clap’s  Auction- 
Room,  | The  following  collection  of  Books,  . . . hhs 

2673.  The  | Carrier,  | of  the  | Massachusetts  Magazine,  | to 

His  Patrons  and  Friends,  | Presents  the  best  Wishes  of  a 
Good  Heart.  Dated,  Boston,  January,  1792.  f phs 

2674.  The  Carrier  of  Russell’s  | Columbian  Centinel,  | Pre- 

sents the  following,  to  his  respected  | Patrons.  Dated,  Boston, 
January  1,  1792.  t phs 

1793 

2675.  Agreeable  Intelligence.  | Printing  Office,  New  Bed- 
ford, Tuesday,  December  31st,  1793.  | Last  evening  the 

Sloop  Hazard,  George  Folger,  jun.  Master,  arrived  from 
Newyork  . . . bpl 

Boston,  Town  op. 

2676.  The  Selectmen  of  the  Town  of  Boston,  | in  conformity 
to  the  Resolves  of  the  General  Court  | of  the  20th  Instant, 
that  “Effectual  Measures  should  | be  adopted  to  prevent  the 
Introduction  of  the  infec-  | tious  Disease  now  prevalent  in 
Philadelphia,  into  this  | Commonwealth,”  . . . Have  adopted 
the  following  Regulations:  . . . Dated,  September  24,  1793. 

pp.  2.  HC.  MHS 

2677.  Catalogue  of  Books  | To  be  Sold  by  Public  Auction,  at 

Lewis  Hayt’s  Office  in  State  Street,  | on  Monday,  the  8th  day 
of  July,  . . . Dated,  July  5,  1793.  mhs 

Chaplin,  Ebenezer. 

2678.  That  the  Publick  may  no  longer  be  imposed  upon  by 

party  and  partial  reports,  concerning  the  Church  and  | People 
in  the  second  Parish  in  Sutton,  with  respect  to  me,  Ebenezer 
Chaplin,  their  Pas-  | tor,  my  Office  and  Family,  it  is  now 
thought  duty  to  publish  the  following  Results,  &c.  HC 

2679.  Circular.  | The  Ministers,  Elders  and  Messengers,  ap- 

pointed by  the  Universal  Churches  and  | Societies,  in  Massa- 
chusetts, Rhode  Island,  New  Flampshire,  Vermont,  Connecti-  | 
cut  and  New  York,  to  represent  said  Churches  and  Societies 
in  General  Con-  | vention,  at  Oxford,  Massachusetts,  September 
4, 1793.  | aas 

Frost,  Samuel. 

2680.  [Cut.]  The  Confession  and  | Dying  Words  of  [ Samuel 
Frost,  | Who  is  to  be  Executed  this  Day,  October  31,  | 1793, 


366  MASSACHUSETTS  HISTORICAL  SOCIETY.  [1793 

for  the  | Horrid  Crime  of  Murder.  Printed  and  sold  at  Mr. 
Thomas’s  Printing  office,  in  | Worcester.  Price  6d.  Also  a 
Poem  on  the  Oc-  | casion.  Price  3d.  f aas 

2681.  [Cut.]  A | Poem.  | On  the  Execution  of  | Samuel  Frost, 
| Who  is  to  be  Executed  this  Day,  October  31,  1793,  for  the 
Murder  of  Capt.  Elisha  | Allen,  of  Princeton,  Massachusetts. 

AAS 

The  cut  is  a portion  of  that  used  in  No.  2360,  on  Huggins  and  Mansfield. 
Harvard  College. 

2682.  Commencement  Exercises.  ei.  hc.  aas 

2683.  Theses.  ei.  bpl.  aas.  hc.  mhs 

2684.  Late  Important  News.  | Centinel-Office,  Boston,  Feb. 

14,  1793,  4 o’clock,  P.M.  | By  a Gentleman,  who  this  moment 
arrived  here,  express  from  | New-York,  the  Editor  of  the 
Centinel  has  received  the  | following  Highly  Interesting  Intel- 
ligence; . . . (King’s  Speech,  etc.)  mhs 

2685.  A List  of  the  | Prizes  & Blanks  | Drawn  in  the  Wash- 

ington Hotel-Lottery.  October  29,  1793.  Signed,  George 
French,  T.  Lingan  and  D.  Reintzell.  bpl 

Massachusetts,  Commonwealth. 

2686.  [Seal  of  Commonwealth.]  Commonwealth  of  Massa- 
chusetts. | By  his  Excellency  | John  Hancock,  Esquire,  | . . . | 
A Proclamation  | For  a Day  of  Public  Fasting,  Humiliation 
and  Prayer.  [April  11.]  Dated,  March  4,  1793.  Printed  at 
Boston,  Massachusetts,  at  the  State  Press,  by  Thomas  Adams, 
Printer  to  the  Honorable  the  General  Court  — 1793.  aas 

2687.  Commonwealth  of  Massachusetts.  [Seal  of  Common- 

wealth.] By  His  Excellency  | John  Hancock,  Esquire,  [ . . . | 
A Proclamation  | For  a Day  of  Public  Thanksgiving.  [No- 
vember 7.]  Dated,  September  28,  1793.  Printed  at  Boston, 
Massachusetts,  at  the  State  Press,  by  Adams  & Larkin,  Printers 
to  the  General  Court.  ei.  aas.  bpl.  mhs 

2688.  Speech  | Of  his  Excellency  the  Governor  to  both 
Branches  of  the  Legislature  | of  the  Commonwealth  of  Massa- 
chusetts, at  their  Sessions  began  and  held  | in  Boston,  Sept. 
18,  1793,  agreeably  to  His  Excellency’s  Proclamation.  t lc 

pp.  2. 

2689.  [Seal  of  Commonwealth.]  Commonwealth  of  Massa- 
chusetts. | Specie  Tax,  No.  10,  | granted  June  20,  1793.  | 


1793] 


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367 


Thomas  Davis,  Esquire,  | Treasurer  . . . (Tax  warrant.) 
Dated,  July  1.  1793.  aas 

2690.  Treasury-Office,  Boston.  | Commonwealth  of  Massachu- 
setts. | By  Virtue  of  an  Act  of  the  General  Court,  begun  and 
held  at  Boston,  [ the  29th  day  of  May,  1745,  intitled,  An  Act 
in  Addition  to  an  Act  . . . Dated  [May  9,  1793.]  f ma 

Archives,  cccxxiv.  155. 

2691.  Treasury-Office,  | Boston.  | Commonwealth  of  Massa- 

chusetts. | Whereas  by  a Law  of  the  Commonwealth  aforesaid, 
passed  | February  16,  1785,  entitled  “An  Act  for  enforcing  the 
speedy  | Payment  of.  Rates  and  Taxes  . . . Dated  [May  9, 
1793.]  f ma 

Archives,  cccxxiv.  161.  The  date  of  the  law  referred  to  has  been 
altered  in  ms.  to  1786. 

2692.  Commonwealth  of  Massachusetts.  | To  the  Selectmen 

. . . (Precept  to  elect  representatives  in  the  Congress  of  the 
United  States.)  Dated,  February  15,  1793.  f ma 

Archives,  ccxcv.  196. 

Massachusetts  Historical  Society. 

2693.  179[  ] | Sir,  | A Meeting  of  the  Massachusetts  | 

Historical  Society  is  to  be  held  at  the  Library-  | Room  in 
Boston,  . . . mhs 

The  same  form  was  used  until  1796,  when  the  notice  was  re-set,  with 
the  same  division  of  lines. 

Nobles,  John. 

2694.  November  18th,  1793.  | These  are  the  | Predictions  | of 

j John  Nobles,  | Astrologer  and  Doctor.  | These  are  Written  for 
the  Year  of  Our  Lord,  1794.  Published  according  to  Act  of 
Congress.  aas 

2695.  On  Tuesday  the  28th  inst.  | Will  be  Sold  by  Public 

Vendue,  at  the  House  | of  Madam  Fitzpatrick  in  Roxbury,  a 
Great  Variety  of  | Household  Furniture;  | Of  which,  the  follow- 
ing is  a Catalogue.  . . . Dated,  May  23,  1793.  mhs 

2696.  Order  of  Procession,  | for  the  Funeral  of  the  late  | 

Governor  Hancock.  phs.  mhs 

Plumer,  Jonathan,  Jun. 

2697.  Elegy  | On  the  death  of  the  Rev.  Mr.  John  Murray, 

late  | Pastor  of  the  Presbyterian  Church  in  Newbury-port,  who 
died  the  13th  March,  Anno  Domini  1793;  | together  with  a 
sketch  of  his  Character,  by  Jonathan  Plumer,  jun.  hc 


368  MASSACHUSETTS  HISTORICAL  SOCIETY.  [1793 

2697a.  [Cuts.]  To  the  Inhabitants  of  Newburyport,  | Friends 
and  Fellow-Candidates  for  eternal  felicity,  [ While  by  the 
goodness  of  Providence  we  exist  in  the  year  1793  . . . mhs 

Pope,  John. 

2698.  Cancers.  | The  following  is  a small  specimen  of  what  is 
likely  will  soon  be  exhibited  to  the  public  | view  of  the  like 
kind  done  within  twenty-six  years  past.  Dated,  February  6, 
1793.  mhs 


2699.  Proposals  for  a Bank.  | Taught  by  the  Experience  to 

many  Nations  that  well  regulated  Banks  are  highly  | useful  of 
Society,  . . . We  the  Subscribers,  desirous  of  promoting  such 
an  Institution,  do  hereby  engage  to  take  the  Number  of  Shares 
set  against  our  respective  Names  ...  t aas 

2700.  [Cuts.]  The  | Tragedy  | of  Louis  Capet:  | Being  a True 
and  Authentic  Narrative  of  the  horrid  and  barbarous  Execution 
| of  the  late  unfortunate  Monarch,  Louis  XVIth  of  France,  . . . 
Printed  next  the  venerable  Stump  of  Liberty-Tree.  | for  J. 


1793] 


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369 


Plumer,  Jun.  Trader,  of  Newbury-Port.  | [Price  2s.  and  8d.  per 
Dozen  and  Four  Pence  Single.]  lc.  mhs 

Printed  by  E.  Russell.  Evans,  22943. 

2701.  [Another  edition.]  Sold  next  the  venerable  Stump  of 
Liberty -Tree.  | [Price  Two  Shillings  and  Eight  Pence  per  | 
Dozen,  and  Four  Pence  single.]  ei 


2702.  [Another  edition.]  Springfield:  Printed  and  Sold  by 

Edward  Gray,  1793.  f aas 

The  text  is  the  same,  and  the  cuts  have  been  re-engraved  and  in  a 
cruder  manner.  The  type  is  smaller,  and  the  crown  at  the  head  of  “The 
Queen’s  Lamentation”  is  omitted. 

United  States. 

2703.  Proclamation.  | By  the  President  of  the  | United  States. 

(Of  Neutralitye)  Dated,  April  22,  1793.  [Printed  by  the 
Argus.]  aas 

2704.  Worcester,  January  3d,  1793.  | We  the  subscribers  sev- 
erally agree,  that  we  will  pay  the  sev-  | eral  sums  affixed  to 
our  names,  for  the  purpose  of  erecting  sufficient  and  | con- 
venient buildings  . . . Provided  there  should  be  an  act  of  the 


37°  MASSACHUSETTS  HISTORICAL  SOCIETY.  [1794 

Legislature,  making  Worcester  the  Seat  of  Government,  or 
partially  so.  aas 

Printed  by  Isaiah  Thomas.  See  note  to  following  item. 

2705.  Worcester,  January  4,  1793.  Circular  letter  asking  that 

the  State  House  be  built  in  Worcester.  aas 

Printed  by  Isaiah  Thomas.  Nichols,  279. 

1794 

Abbot,  Priscilla. 

2706.  Priscilla  Abbot,  | At  her  Shop,  Main-street,  Salem,  | 

Imports  and  Sells,  | A general  Assortment  of  | European  and 
India  Goods,  | cheap  for  Cash.  A (bill-head.)  mhs 

2707.  Arrangement  | Of  the  Performances  for  the  Afternoon. 

f PHS 

Includes  “Idymn  to  Charity”  and  Thomas  [late  Robert  Treat]  Paine’s 
Ode,  “An  Occasional  Song.” 

2708.  Austin  & Dana,  | Have  constantly  for  Sale,  | At  their 

Store,  No.  47,  Cornhill,  Boston  . . . bpl 

Blake. 

2709.  William  P.  Blake  advertised  in  the  Columbian  Centinel, 
January  7,  1795,  “a  Sheet  Almanack  with  Low’s  Calculations, 
very  convenient  for  Compting-Rooms,  Stores,  &c.” 

2710.  [Two  cuts.]  The  Constant  Lovers:  | or  the  | Valiant 

Young  Lady.  | An  excellent  New  Love-Song.  To  a beautiful 
pleasant  Tune.  Sold  near  Liberty-pole,  1794;  where  may  be 
had,  | A true  and  particular  Account  of  the  horrid,  cruel  and  | 
barbarous  Murder  and  Piracy  committed  on  the  | body  of 
Mr.  Enoch  Wood,  on  board  Capt.  Saunders.  f hc 

Dearborn,  Benjamin. 

2711.  Boston,  [April,  1794.]  | Sir,  | The  Art  of  Reading  Grace- 

fully, requires  so  much  Exertion  on  the  | part  of  a Master  to 
Teach,  . . . mhs 

2712.  Great  News.  | By  this  Morning’s  Mail.  | Chronicle- 

Office,  Wednesday  Morning,  January  22,  1794.  (A  despatch 
from  Citizen  Genet  to  Citizen  Hauterive.)  t AAS 

Harvard  College. 

2713.  Commencement  Exercises.  aas.  hc.  mhs 

2714.  Theses.  ei.  bpl.  aas.  hc.  mhs 

2715.  Harvard  College  Lottery.  ei 


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Massachusetts,  Commonwealth. 

2716.  Districting  Law.  | Commonwealth  of  Massachusetts.  | 

In  the  Year  of  our  Lord,  one  Thousand  seven  Hundred  and  j 
Ninety-four.  | An  Act  for  dividing  the  Commonwealth  into 
Districts  | for  the  choice  of  Representatives  in  the  Con- 
gress | of  the  United  States,  and  prescribing  the  mode  of  [ Elec- 
tion. Boston  (Massachusetts:)  | Printed  at  the  State  Press, 
by  Adams  and  Larkin,  | Printers  to  the  Commonwealth.  | 
M,  DCC,  XCIV.  BPL 

pp.  4. 

2717.  Commonwealth  of  Massachusetts.  | In  the  House  of 

Representatives,  June  18,  | 1794.  | Whereas  an  accurate  map 
of  | this  Commonwealth  ...  f EI-  AAS 

2718.  [Seal  of  Commonwealth.]  Commonwealth  of  Massa- 

chusetts. By  His  Honor  | Samuel  Adams,  Esq.  | . . . | A Proc- 
lamation | For  a Day  of  Public  Fasting,  Humiliation  and 
Prayer.  [April  17.]  Dated,  February  19,  1794.  Boston, 
Massachusetts:  Printed  by  Adams  and  Larkin,  Printers  to 
the  Honourable  the  General  Court.  aas.  bpl.  unis 

2719.  Commonwealth  of  Massachusetts.  [Seal  of  Common- 

wealth.] By  the  Governor:  | A | Proclamation  | For  a Day  of 
Public  Thanksgiving.  [November  20.]  Dated,  October  15, 
1794.  Printed  at  the  State  Press,  by  Adams  and  Larkin, 
Printers  to  the  Honorable  General  Court  of  this  Common- 
wealth. aas.  bpl.  hhs 

2720.  [Seal  of  Commonwealth.]  Commonwealth  of  Massa- 

chusetts. | Thomas  Davis,  Esquire,  | . . . (Tax  warrant.) 
Dated,  July  1,  1794.  bpl.  jcb 

2721.  No.  Abstract  of  Certificates  of  the  Debt  of  the 

State  of  Massachusetts,  deposited  in  the  Treasurer’s  | Office 
by  on  Account  of  a Loan  to  the  Commonwealth  of 

Massachusetts,  proposed  by  an  Act,  | passed  the  first  Day  of 
February,  1794.  mhs 

2722.  By  His  Excellency  | Samuel  Adams,  Esquire,  . . . 
(Military  commission.)  Dated,  [December  11,]  179[4].  ie 

2723.  Commonwealth  | of  | Massachusetts.  (Commission  to 
be  Sergeant  of  a company.)  Dated,  [Salem.  May  5,]  1 7 9 [4 . ] 

EI 


372  MASSACHUSETTS  HISTORICAL  SOCIETY.  [1794 

2724.  General  Orders.  | Head-Quarters,  Boston,  June  6,  1794. 

Signed,  William  Donnison,  Adjutant-General.  ei 

pp.  3. 

Massachusetts  Charitable  Fire  Society. 

2725.  Boston,  15th  May,  1794.  | Sir,  | A Society  has  lately 

been  instituted  in  this  town,  the  first  | object  of  which  is  to 
afford  relief  to  those  who  suffer  by  fire.  . . . Signed  in  ms., 
James  Freeman,  Corresponding  Secretary.  f lc 

Massachusetts  Historical  Society. 

2726.  Circular  Letter  | of  the  | Massachusetts  Historical  So- 
ciety, | Respectfully  addressed,  in  1794,  by  Rev.  Jeremy  Bel- 
knap, D.D.  then  Corresponding  Secretary,  to  every  | Gentle- 
man of  Science  in  the  Continent  and  Islands  of  America. 

pp.  3.  EI.  MHS 

2727.  [Cuts.]  Newburyport,  July  23,  1794.  | On  Saturday 
last  the  following  melancholly  accident  took  place  | in  the 
River  Merrimack,  viz.  As  Mr.  Chase  of  Newtown,  with  eight  | 
others  . . . [And]  Elegy  | Occasioned  by  the  above  Account. 

EI.  BPL 

2728.  Ode,  [Anniversary  — June  2,  1794.  f phs 

When  first  the  Mitre’s  wrath  to  shun, 

Our  Grandsires  travell’d  with  the  sun, 

Solomon. 

2729.  Mr.  & Mrs.  Solomon.  | Vocal  Performers  from  the 
Southward,  | . . . have  now  the  honour  of  waiting  on  | the 
Ladies  and  Gentlemen  of  Newburyport,  . . . April  22  nypl 

2730.  To  all  People  to  whom  these  Presents  shall  come,  | 

Perez  Morton,  Esq.  Joseph  Russell,  Auctioneer,  Henry  Jack- 
son,  Esq.  Samuel  | Brown,  Esq.  and  Charles  Bulfinch,  Esq.  all 
of  Boston,  in  the  County  of  Suffolk,  | called  Trustees  of  the 
Boston  Theatre,  | Send  greeting:  mils 

2731.  To  the  Inhabitants  of  the  Towns  bordering  upon  and 
near  to  the  River  Merrimack.  Dated,  October  29,  1794. 

f AAS 

2732.  A true  and  particular  account  of  the  horrid,  cruel  and 
barbarous  Murder  and  Piracy  committed  on  the  body  of 
Mr.  Enoch  Wood,  on  board  Capt.  Saunders. 

See  colophon  to  “The  Constant  Lovers,”  No.  2710,  supra. 

2733.  Wednesday,  Afternoon,  April  16.  | This  moment  a kind 
Correspondent  communicated  to  | the  Editor  of  the  Morning 


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Star,  a letter  from  [ General  Fisk  of  Salem  . . . Letter  is 
dated,  Ipswich,  Wednesday,  11  o’clock,  1794.  [Newburyport.] 

A AS 

Westford,  Church. 

2734.  Bill  of  sale  of  pew  in  Westford  Meeting-house.  Dated 

in  ms.  November  13,  1794.  t lc 

2735.  A Worthy  Example  of  a Virtuous  Wife.  Boston: 
Printed  by  E.  Russell,  near  Liberty  pole,  Octo.  7,  1794. 

f NHaHS 

2736.  [Arms  of  Commonwealth.]  The  [ Carrier  | of  the  | 
Massachusetts  Magazine,  | to  | Every  Patron,  Friend  and 
Customer,  | most  sincerely  Wishes,  | the  best  Blessings  of 
the  New  Year!  Dated,  Boston,  January  1,  1794.  f phs 

1795 

2737.  Auctioneer’s  Notice.  Dated  in  ms.  June,  1795.  mhs 
Belknap,  Jeremy. 

2738.  Queries  respecting  the  introduction,  progress  and  abo- 

lition of  Slavery  in  | Massachusetts.  Dated,  February  17, 
1795.  mhs 

Boston  Mechanic  Association. 

2739.  Sir,  | You  being  a Member  of  the  Boston  Mechanic 

Association,  | are  requested  to  give  your  punctual  Attendance, 
. . . Dated,  Boston,  Sept.  7,  1795.  pc 

2740.  A brief  Account  of  the  present  State,  Income,  Expendi- 

tures, | &c.  of  the  Society  for  propagating  the  Gospel  among  | 
the  Indians,  and  others,  in  North-America.  Dated,  January, 
1795.  mhs 

pp.  3. 

Clough,  Ebenezer. 

2740a.  Boston  Paper  Staining  Manufactory  1795.  | Ebenr 
Clough  | Paper  Stainer.  | Charles  RfvT  Bridge  | Boston,  | Manu- 
facturers, & | keeps  constantly  | for  sale,  a | great  variety  of  | 
Paper  Hangings.  PC 

An  engraved  billhead  by  Samuel  Hill. 

2741.  Courier-Office,  Court-street,  July  7,  1795.  | Through 

the  politeness  of  a Gentleman  just  arrived  from  Salem,  the 
Edi-  | tors  of  the  Courier  are  favoured  with  the  Gazette  of 
this  day  . . . (Riot  and  Assassination  at  Paris.)  mhs 


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Harvard  College. 

2742.  Commencement  exercises.  aas.  hc 

2743.  Theses.  ei.  aas.  hc.  mhs 

Immigrant  Society,  Boston. 

2744.  Information  for  Immigrants  to  the  New-England  States. 

Dated,  October  27,  1795.  aas.  mhs 

Massachusetts,  Commonwealth. 

2745.  Commonwealth  of  Massachusetts.  [Seal  of  Common- 

wealth.] In  the  Year  of  our  Lord,  One  thousand  seven  | 
Hundred  and  Ninety-Five.  | An  Act  | Dividing  this  Common- 
wealth into  Districts,  | and  establishing  Circuit  Courts  of 
Com-  | mon  Pleas  therein.  mhs 

pp.  4. 

2746.  Commonwealth  of  Massachusetts.  [Seal  of  Common- 

wealth.] In  the  Year  of  our  Lord,  One  Thousand  seven  | 
Hundred  and  Ninety-five.  | A Bill  | For  regulating  Elections. 
Published  by  Order  of  the  House  of  Representatives.  From 
the  State-Press  — by  Adams  & Larkin.  mhs 

pp.  4. 

2747.  Commonwealth  of  Massachusetts.  | In  Senate,  Febru- 

ary 9,  1795.  | Whereas  the  General  Court,  at  their  present 
Session,  have  ordered  Precepts  to  issue  to  the  | Selectmen  [to 
collect  sentiment  “on  the  necessity  or  expediency  of  revising 
the  Constitution.”]  MeHS 

Precepts  were  also  sent  out,  but  no  example  has  been  found. 

2748.  [Seal  of  Commonwealth.]  Commonwealth  of  Massa- 

chusetts. | By  the  Governor.  | A Proclamation  | For  a Day  of 
Public  Fasting,  Humiliation  and  Prayer.  [April  2.]  Dated, 
February  28,  1795.  Printed  at  the  State  Press,  by  Adams 
and  Larkin,  Printers  to  the  Honorable  General  Court  of  the 
Commonwealth  of  Massachusetts.  aas 

2749.  Commonwealth  of  Massachusetts.  [Seal  of  Common- 

wealth.] By  the  Governor:  | A Proclamation  | For  a Day  of 
Public  Thanksgiving.  [November  19.]  Dated,  October  14, 
1795.  Printed  at  the  State  Press,  by  Adams  and  Larkin, 
Printers  to  the  Honourable  General  Court  of  this  Common- 
wealth. AAS.  BPL.  MHS 

2750.  District  of  Massachusetts,  Survey  No.  Receipt  for 
carriage  dues  under  act  of  Congress,  June  5,  1794  [or  5.]  mhs 


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1795] 

2751.  Commonwealth  of  Massachusetts.  | To  all  unto  whom 

these  Presents  shall  come.  (Commission  of  the  peace.)  Dated, 
[June  26,]  17[95.]  aas 

2752.  Commonwealth  | of  | Massachusetts.  | By  His  Excel- 
lency | Samuel  Adams,  Esq.  | . . . (Commission  in  the  militia.) 

MHS 

2753.  General  Orders.  | Head-Quarters,  Boston,  Feb.  28,  1795. 

Signed,  William  Donnison.  f aas 

pp.  2. 

Massachusetts  Charitable  Fire  Society. 

2754.  Massachusetts  Charitable  Fire  Society.  | Arrangement 

of  the  Performances  for  this  afternoon.  From  the  Orrery  Press, 
May  29,  1795.  ei 

Massachusetts  Fire  and  Marine  Insurance  Company. 

2755.  Proposals.  | By  the  President  and  Directors  | of  the  | 

Massachusetts  Fire  and  Marine  Insurance  Company,  . . . 
Dated,  September  2,  1795.  f lc.  ei.  bpl 

2756.  Ode,  | Sung  at  the  Feast  of  St.  John,  | June  24,  1795.  | 

To  a new  Tune  — By  a Brother.  aas 

’Tis  Masonry  unites  mankind, 

To  generous  actions  forms  the  soul; 

2757.  Ode,  | Sung  at  the  Feast  of  St.  John,  | June  24,  1795.  | 

Tune  — Rule  Britannia.  aas 

Ere  God  the  Universe  began, 

In  one  rude  heap  all  matter  lay, 

2758.  Ode,  | Sung  at  the  Feast  of  St.  John,  | June  24,  1795.  | 

Tune  — Attick  Fire.  aas 

Arise,  and  blow  thy  trumpet,  Fame! 

Free  Masonry  aloud  proclaim, 

Plummer,  Jonathan,  Jun. 

2759.  Dying  Confession  | of  | Pomp,  | A Negro  Man,  who  was 
executed  at  Ipswich,  on  the  6th  August,  1795,  | For  Murdering 
Capt.  Charles  Furbush  of  Andover,  taken  from  the  mouth  of 
the  Prisoner,  and  penned  | By  Jonathan  Plummer,  Jun.  [Cut.] 
Printed  for  and  sold  by  Jonathan  Plummer,  jun.  price  6d,  who 
still  continues  to  carry  on  his  various  branches  of  trifling  busi- 
ness — Underbeds  filled  with  straw  | and  wheeled  to  the  ladies 
doors  — Any  person  wanting  a few  dollars  at  any  time  may  be 
supplied  by  leaving  a proper  adequate  in  pawn  — Wanted  1000 
junk  bottles.  | A certain  secret  disorder  cured  privately  and  ex- 
peditiously — Love-letters  in  prose  and  verse  furnished  on  the 


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[1795 

shortest  notice  — The  art  of  gaining  the  object  beloved  | reason- 
ably taught  — ei 

2760.  Post-Days  at  Boston,  for  the  Year  1795.  f aas 

Ruddock,  Samuel  A. 

2761.  A Geographical  View  of  All  the  Post  Towns  in  the 
United  States  of  America  and  their  Distances  from  | each  other 
According  to  the  Establishment  of  the  Postmaster  General. 

An  engraved  plate.  MHS 

Sullivan,  J. 

2762.  An  Ode,  | Sung  at  the  Lecture  of  the  Congrega-  | tional 

Charitable  Society,  in  Boston,  | on  the  12th  of  February,  1795.  | 
By  Mr.  Rea.  jcb.  mhs 

From  seats  of  bliss,  in  realms  above, 

Where  goodness  feeds  on  peace  and  love,  . . . 

United  States. 

2763.  By  Authority.  [Seal  of  United  States.]  By  the  Presi- 

dent | of  the  United  States  of  America,  | A Proclamation  (ap- 
pointing February  19  as  a day  of  public  thanksgiving  and 
prayer.)  Dated  January  1,  1795.  aas.  mhs 

A Boston  print. 

2764.  Valuable  Tables.  (For  converting  cents  into  shillings, 

pence  and  farthings,  etc.)  Printed  at  Worcester,  Massachu- 
setts, by  Isaiah  Thomas,  jun.  | . . . 1795.  aas 

2765.  [Cut.]  The  Virtuous,  Faithful  and  Loving  | Wife’s  Gar- 

land: | Being  a serious  and  solemn  Warning  and  Caution  to  all 
false  and  treache-  | rous  Husbands,  who  are  often  led  astray 
from  their  Families  by  | the  delusive  and  flattering  Arts  of 
wicked,  wanton  and  designing  women.  | [Sung  to  a Mournful 
Tune.]  Sold  near  Liberty-Pole;  1795.  — (Price  | four  cents.) 
— Where  Shopkeepers,  Travel-  | ling  traders,  &c.  may  be  sup- 
plied with  The  | Columbian  Songster,  (pr.  16  cents  single)  | 
containing  a great  variety  of  melodious  and  entertaining  Songs, 
and  several  other  new  | Pieces;  very  cheap  by  the  grose  or 
dozen.  ei 

Wheaton,  Hannah. 

2766.  A | New  Year’s  Wish.  January,  1795.  | nyhs 

My  kind  Benefactors  a new  Year  commences, 

Our  dearest  connections  and  friends  we  survive. 

2767.  A New  Year’s  Wish. 

Now  fair  Aurora  paints  the  east, 

The  Prince  of  day  in  crimson  vest, 


t NYHS 


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2768.  A New-Year’s  Ode.  t nyhs 

While  Gabriel  strikes  his  tenfold  strings, 

Awake!  Some  joyful  theme  prepare, 

There  is  nothing  to  show  the  years  to  which  these  two  items  apply. 

2769.  An  | Independent  Ode,  | Dedicated  to  the  Illustrious 

President  of  the  United  | States,  the  Governour  of  this  Com- 
monwealth, | and  all  true  Patriots  of  Liberty.  f nyhs 

When  Michael  to  help  us  flew  down  from  above, 

On  Wings  of  blue  Light’ning  he  swiftly  did  move, 

2770.  [Cut.]  The  Young  | Convert’s  | First  Experiences,  &c.  | 

Two  excellent  Hymns;  composed  for  the  Spiritual  | Comfort 
and  Edification  of  all  well-disposed  Christians.  [And]  On  | 
Joseph’s  | Making  himself  known  to  his  | Brethren.  Printed 
and  Sold  near  Liberty-Pole,  1795:  where  may  be  had,  cheap  | 
to  Traders,  &c.  A number  of  | New  Books  and  Verses.  Like- 
wise, Whitely’s  genuine  war-  | ranted  Cake-Ink.  f aas 

1796 

Belknap,  Jeremy. 

2771.  Boston,  December  22,  1796.  | Gentlemen.  | I am  in- 
formed that  Winterbotham’s  “Historical,  Geographical,  Com- 
mercial and  Philosophical  View  of  the  United  States  of 
America”  . . . | has  been  reprinted  in  this  country.  . . . 

Charges  plagiarism.  MHS 

Boston,  Town  of. 

2772.  Notification.  | The  Freeholders  and  other  Inhabitants 
of  the  Town  of  | Boston,  qualified  as  the  Law  directs,  are 
hereby  notified  | to  meet  at  Faneuil-Hall,  on  Wednesday  the 
11th  Day  of  | May  instant.  . . . Dated,  May  4,  1796.  mhs 

, Haymarket  Theatre. 

2773.  Boston  179-  | Received  ...  for  assessment  on 

Shares  in  the  New  Theatre.  mhs 

2774.  Boston,  24th  Sept.  1796.  | At  this  important  crisis, 
George  Washington  having  | declined  to  serve  as  President  of 
the  United  States,  (against  John  Adams),  Signed,  Americanus. 

f PHS 

2775.  Boston,  Nov.  1,  1796.  | Reverend  Sir,  | More  than  three 
years  ago  the  Trustees  of  the  | Massachusetts  Society  for  Pro- 
moting Agriculture  caused  to  be  | Printed  a Pamphlet,  . . . 

MHS 


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Churchill,  . 

2776.  The  following  Lines  were  composed  | by  the  | Widow  of 

Mr.  George  Churchill,  | who  died  at  Martha’s  Vineyard,  | 
September  14,  1796,  in  the  35th  Year  of  his  Age.  mhs 

2777.  (Circular.)  To  the  Free  and  Independent  Citizens  of 
| Friends  and  Countrymen,  | We  are  now  at  a Crisis  in 

our  National  Affairs,  awfully  important  and  alarming.  . . . 
(On  opposition  in  the  House  of  Representatives  to  the  treaty 
with  Great  Britain.)  mhs 

2778.  Commonwealth  of  Massachusetts.  [ To  the  Honorable 

the  Senate,  . . . The  subscribers,  citizens  of  said  Common- 
wealth and  inhabitants  of  the  District  of  Maine,  | humbly 
represent  — ...  [1796.]  bpl 

2779.  The  Crisis!  | Centinel-Office,  Boston,  Thursday,  April 

28,  1796.  (On  the  treaty  with  Great  Britain.)  mhs 

pp.  2. 

Flagg,  Josiah. 

2780.  [Cuts.]  Josiah  Flagg,  | Surgeon  Dentist.  | Informs  the 

public,  that  he  practises  in  all  the  improvements.  ...  At 
No.  47,  Newbury-Street,  Boston,  (1796.)  mhs 

2781.  The  following  Memorial  and  Petition,  being  now  before 

the  Legislature,  and  as  a Decision  thereon  which  may  support 
the  Credit  | of  this  Government,  is  highly  interesting  to  the 
Commonwealth,  it  may  be  agreeable  to  each  Member  to  have 
a Statement  of  the  | Laws,  and  Facts,  relative  thereto.  Dated, 
November,  1796.  aas.  mhs 

pp.  3.  On  payment  of  certain  notes  issued  by  Massachusetts  in  1780. 

Goldthwait. 

2782.  For  Sale,  | At  Miss  Goldthwait’s  Shop,  | No.  18,  Corn- 

hill,  | A Beautiful  Assortment  of  . . . bpl 

Benjamin  Goldthwaite,  shopkeeper,  was  at  18,  Cornhill  in  1796,  but 
disappears  before  1800. 

Harvard  College. 

2783.  Commencement  exercises.  nyhs.  bpl.  aas.  hc 

2784.  Theses.  nyhs.  ei.  bpl.  aas.  hc.  mhs 

Massachusetts,  Commonwealth. 

2785.  Commonwealth  of  Massachusetts.  [Seal  of  Common- 

wealth.] In  Senate,  June  4,  1796.  | Resolved,  That  the  Select- 
men of  the  several  Towns  and  Districts  (on  choosing  presidential 
electors,  etc.)  bpl 


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2786.  Commonwealth  of  Massachusetts.  [Seal  of  Common- 

wealth.] By  the  Governor:  | A Proclamation  | For  a Day  of 
Solemn  Fasting  and  | Prayer.  [March  31.]  Dated,  February 
29,  1796.  Printed  at  the  State  Press,  by  Adams  & Larkin, 
Printers  to  the  Honourable  General  Court,  of  this  Common- 
wealth. AAS.  BPL.  MHS 

2787.  Commonwealth  of  Massachusetts.  [Seal  of  Common- 

wealth.] By  the  Governor,  | A Proclamation,  | For  a Day  of  | 
Public  Thanksgiving.  [December  15.]  Dated,  October  6,  1796. 
Young  & Minns,  State  Printers.  aas.  mhs 

2788.  Tax  No.  Thirteen.  [Seal  of  Commonwealth.]  Com- 
monwealth of  Massachusetts.  | Thomas  Davis,  Esquire,  | 
Treasurer  . . . (Tax  warrant.)  Dated,  [July  14,]  1796. 

NYHS.  EI 

2789.  Form  of  an  Entry  to  be  made  by  every  Person  having 

or  keeping  a Carriage,  | or  Carriages,  as  required  by  the  4th 
Section  of  the  Act  of  May  28,  1796.  mhs 

2790.  General  Orders.  | Head-Quarters,  Boston,  February  20, 

1796.  | NYHS 

pp.  2.  Signed  William  Donnison,  Adjutant  General. 

Massachusetts  Historical  Society. 

2791.  Boston  179[  ] | Sir,  | A Meeting  of  the 

Massachusetts  | Historical  Society  is  to  be  held  at  the  Library- 
| Room  in  Boston,  . . . mhs 

See  note  to  No.  2693,  supra. 

2792.  [Seal  of  United  States.]  The  Carrier  of  the]  Collec- 
tions | of  the  Massachusetts  Historical  Society,  | To  its  Liberal 
and  Generous  Patrons:  Dated,  Boston,  January  1,  1796. 

| PHS 

Plummer,  Jonathan,  Jr. 

2793.  The  awful  Malignant  Fever  at  Newburyport,  in  the 
Year  1796.  [Cuts  of  44  coffins.]  An  Elegiac  Epistle  to  the 
Mourners,  on  the  Death  of  forty-four  Persons,  who  died  of  a 
Malignant  Fever  in  | Newburyport  and  the  adjacent  towns,  in 
the  Summer  and  Autumn  of  the  Year  1796  — Together  with 
a short  account  of  that  | alarming  disorder  — By  Jonathan 
Plummer,  jun.  Printed  for  and  sold  by  the  Author  — Price 

4J^d.  f NYHS.  EI 

Pelham, 

2794.  At  [ Pelham’s  Book  Store  | and  | Circulating  Library,  [ 


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MASSACHUSETTS  HISTORICAL  SOCIETY. 


[1796 


No.  59  Cornhill,  Boston,  | a general  Assortment  of  | Books  and 
Stationary.  mhs 

The  book  store  was  in  existence  from  1796  to  1804. 

2795.  The  Projectors  . . . and  . . . Empire  travelling  west- 
ward. N.  Coverly,  Jr.  Printer,  Milk-St.  Boston.  nyhs 

On  back  of  “Speech  of  Farmer’s  Brother.” 

Russell,  Benjamin. 

2796.  Receipt  for  the  Columbian  Centinel.  mhs 

2797.  Sir,  | At  a meeting  last  evening,  of  a number  of  citizens, 

at  Concert-Hall,  Dr.  John  Warren,  in  the  Chair,  a nomination 
list  for  Represen-  | tatives  was  opened,  . . . Dated,  May  9, 
1796.  mhs 

2798.  Salem,  April  22,  1796.  | To  the  Selectmen  of  the  Town 

of  | (To  be  communicated  to  the  Inhabitants.)  In  be- 

half of  the  Inhabitants  of  | Salem,  We  are  induced  to  address 
you  upon  the  present  | alarming  Crisis.  (On  the  treaty  with 
Great  Britain.)  ei 

Scott,  Joseph. 

2799.  Joseph  Scott,  jun.  | At  his  Shop,  No.  6,  Dock-Square, 

Boston,  | (Near  the  Market)  | Imports  from  the  Manufac- 
tories ...  ei 

2800.  Speech  of  | Farmer’s  Brother.  | The  following  Speech 

was  delivered  in  a public  council  at  Genesse  River,  November 
21,  1796,  | by  Ho-na-ya-wus,  commonly  called  Farmer’s 

Brother.  . . . N.  Coverly,  Jr.  Printer,  Milk-Street,  Boston. 

f NYHS 

2801.  Subscription  Assembly.  | Admit  | to  the  Assem- 

bly, at  the  Assembly  Room,  Federal  | Street,  for  the  Season. 
Printed  by  Thomas  & Andrews.  pc 

2802.  To  the  Honourable  the  House  of  Representatives  of  the 
United  States.  | The  Memorial  of  the  Subscribers,  Citizens  of 

| in  Massachusetts.  . . . (On  carrying  into  operation 
the  treaty  with  Great  Britain.)  Endorsed  in  ms.  April  28,  1796. 

MHS 

2803.  To  the  honorable  the  House  of  Representatives  of  the  | 

United  States.  | The  Memorial  of  the  Subscribers,  Merchants 
and  Traders  of  | Respectfully  represents.  . . . (On  treaty 

with  Great  Britain.)  mhs 


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United  States. 

2804.  The  President’s  Message.  | On  the  Treaty  Papers.) 
Centinel-Office,  April  7,  1796.  | A Gentleman  this  instant 
arrived  from  New  York,  has  favored  us  with  the  [ following 
highly  interesting  and  magnanimous  Communication  of  | The 
President  of  the  United  States.  aas.  mhs 


2805.  The  President’s  Message.  | On  the  Treaty  Papers. 

Done  by  A.  Martin,  Orrery-Press.  mhs 

2806.  [Another  issue]  aas 

Without  the  hands. 


Warren,  John. 

2807.  A Monody  | On  the  Death  of  the  Hon.  Thomas  Russell, 
Esq.  | sung  after  the  Eulogy  delivered  by  Doctor  John  War-  | 
ren,  in  the  church  in  Brattle-Street  on  Wednesday,  May  | 4, 
1796.  mhs 


Whittemore,  Joseph. 

2808.  Joseph  Whittemore,  | Presents  the  following  Address  to 

his  | Friends,  Patrons,  and  Customers,  | Wishing  them,  most 
sincerely,  a happy  | New-Year.  Dated,  Boston,  January  1, 
1796.  f phs 

2809.  Address  | Of  the  Carrier  of  the  [ Columbian  Sentinel,  | 

to  all  Branches  of  its  Patrons,  | on  the  Opening  of  the  New 
Year,  | 1796.  f phs 

2810.  The  Carrier  | of  the  | Independent  Chronicle,  | to  his  | 

ever  generous  and  right  worthy  Patrons.  Dated,  Boston, 
January  1,  1796.  f phs 

2811.  The  Carrier  of  the  | Federal  Orrery.  [ Presents  his  kind 

Custom-ers  the  following  Custom-ary  Ode,  | On  Custom. 
Dated  January  1,  1796.  t phs 


2812.  The  Massachusetts  Mercury  | Carrier  | To  the  Benevo- 
lent Personages,  he  has  the  superlative  Honor  of  wai-  | ting 
upon  semi-weekly  . . . Dated,  Boston,  January  1,  1796. 

f PHS 


1797 


Adams,  Samuel. 

2812a.  For  sale,  | By  Samuel  Adams,  Truckman,  | At  his 
House  in  Elliot  Street,  and  at  his  Wharf  at  the  bottom  of 
Cross-Street,  | Boston.  . . . mhs 


Bazin,  John. 

2813.  John  Bazin,  | At  Store  No.  32,  Cornhill,  near  the 


382 


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[1797 

Market,  | Boston:  . . . From  the  Press  of  S.  Etheridge,  No.  9, 
Newbury-Street.  ei 

Boston,  Town  of. 

2814.  Notification.  | The  Freeholders  and  other  Inhabitants 

of  the  Town  of  | Boston,  qualified  as  the  Law  directs,  are  here- 
by notified  | to  meet  at  Faneuil-Hall  on  Thursday  the  11th 
Day  of  May  ...  f lc 

2815.  [Cut.]  The  | Elephant.  Dated,  Boston,  August  18th, 

1797.  Boston:  Printed  by  D.  Bowen,  at  the  Columbian 

Museum  Press,  head  of  the  Mall.  ei 

2816.  [Cut.]  The  | Elephant.  Salem,  August  29,  1797.  ei 

2817.  [Cut.]  The  | Elephant.  Newburyport,  Sept.  19,  1797. 

NYHS 

2818.  The  Elders  and  Messengers  from  the  various  Societies 

believing  | the  Doctrine  of  the  Universal  Love  of  God  in  Christ 
to  | the  Children  of  Men;  met  in  Convention  at  Milford,  in 
the  | State  of  Massachusetts,  September  20,  1797;  Signed 
Shippie  Townsend,  Moderator.  a as 

2 pp. 

2819.  From  the  Mercury-Office.  | President’s  Speech.  | Mer- 

cury Office,  Nov.  29,  | 11  o’clock  A.M.  | By  two  gentlemen 
from  New-York,  we  are  favored  . . . mhs 

Harvard  College. 

2820.  Commencement  exercises.  nyhs.  bpl.  aas.  hc 

2821.  Theses.  y.  ei.  bpl.  aas.  hc.  mhs 

Kennebeck  Proprietors. 

2822.  To  all  to  whom  these  Presents  shall  come,  Greeting.  | 
Whereas  his  late  Majesty  King  James  the  first,  for  the  Ad- 
vancement of  a Colony  and  Planta-  | tion  in  New  England. 
Dated  in  ms.  June  16,  1797. 

A deed. 

Massachusetts,  Commonwealth. 

2823.  Commonwealth  of  Massachusetts.  | In  the  Year  of  our 
Lord,  One  Thousand,  seven  Hundred  | and  ninety-seven.  | An 
Act  dividing  this  Commonwealth  into  Districts,  and  providing 
| for  a more  speedy,  prompt  and  satisfactory  administration  of  | 
Justice.  Printed  by  Young  and  Minns,  Printers  to  the  State. 

pp.  4.  NYPL.  EI 


1797] 


MASSACHUSETTS  BROADSIDES. 


383 


2824.  [Seal  of  Commonwealth.]  Commonwealth  of  Massa- 

chusetts. | In  the  Year  of  our  Lord,  One  Thousand,  Seven 
Hundred  and  ninety-seven.  | An  Act,  in  addition  to  the 
several  Acts  now  in  force,  respecting  Highways.  February 
28,  1797.  Boston:  Printed  by  Young  and  Minns,  State 
Printers.  nypl.  mhs 

2825.  Resolve  appointing  Commissioners,  to  settle  differences 
with  residents  on  the  | Waldo  Claim,  &c.  March  9,  1797. 
Printed  by  Young  & Minns,  Printers  to  the  State.  mhs 

2826.  [Seal  of  Commonwealth.]  Commonwealth  of  Massa- 
chusetts. | By  the  Governor,  | A Proclamation  | for  a Day  of  | 
Solemn  Fasting  & Prayer.  [May  4.]  Dated,  March  20,  1797. 
Printed  by  Young  & Minns,  Printers  to  the  State. 

A AS.  BPL 

2827.  Commonwealth  of  Massachusetts.  [Seal  of  Common- 

wealth.] By  His  Excellency  Increase  Sumner,  Esquire,  | . . . | 
A Proclamation  | For  a Day  of  Public  Thanksgiving.  [No- 
vember 30.]  Dated,  October  23,  1797.  Printed  by  Young 
and  Minns,  State  Printers.  aas.  bpl.  mhs 

2828.  Tax  for  the  Year  1797.  | Commonwealth  of  Massachu- 

setts. [Seal  of  Commonwealth.]  Thomas  Davis,  Esq;  | 
Treasurer  . . . [Tax  Warrant.]  bpl 

2829.  Commonwealth  of  Massachusetts.  | | Treasurer 

. . . (Warrant  to  collect  unpaid  taxes.)  Dated  [1797.]  f ma 

Archives,  cccxxi.  279. 

2830.  Commonwealth  of  Massachusetts.  | To  the  Selectmen 
of  the  Town  of  . . . (Precept  to  elect  a representative  in  the 
Congress  of  the  United  States.)  Dated,  March  23,  1797. 

Archives,  ccxcv.  197.  T MA 

2831.  Commonwealth  | of  | Massachusetts.  | By  His  Excel- 

lency | Increase  Sumner,  Esq.  . . . (Military  commission.) 
Dated,  [August  1,]  179[7.]  ei 

2832.  General  Orders.  | Head-Quarters,  Boston,  June  13th, 

1797.  Signed  William  Donnison,  Adjutant  General.  f nyhs 

2833.  General  Orders.  | Head  Quarters,  Boston,  August  22, 

1797.  Signed,  William  Donnison,  Adjutant-General.  ei 

pp.  3. 

2834.  Commonwealth  | of  | Massachusetts.  | Head-Quarters, 

Boston,  179[7.]  (Governor’s  acceptance  of  a resignation  from 
the  militia.)  ei 


384  MASSACHUSETTS  HISTORICAL  SOCIETY.  [1797 

Massachusetts  Historical  Society. 

2835.  Boston,  December,  1797.  | Proposal  | for  Printing  by 

Subscription,  | The  Collections  of  the  Massachusetts  Historical 
Society,  | For  the  Year  1798;  . . . mhs 

Newburyport,  Union  Society. 

2836.  Newbury  Port,  [September  25,  1797.]  Notice  of  a 

meeting  of  the  Union  Society.  Engraved.  ei 

Reproduced  in  Currier,  History  of  Newburyport,  n.  30. 

2837.  On  | Joseph’s  | Making  Plimself  known  to  his  Brethren. 
Boston:  Printed  and  sold  next  Liberty-  | Pole,  1797.  j bpl 

When  Joseph  his  Brethren  beheld, 

Afflicted  and  trembling  with  fear, 

2838.  Order  of  Performance.  mhs 

Contains  the  following  items):  n.  Ode  on  Music;  III.  Solo;  iv.  Dedica- 
tory Poem;  vi.  Beneficence;  vii.  Solo;  vm.  An  Introductory  Ode; 
ix.  Ode  on  Music;  x.  An  Ode;  xii.  To  Arms,  Columbia!  The  mention 
of  Lodi  would  place  the  time  after  1796  and  during  the  threat  of  war 
with  France.  The  particular  occasion  has  not  been  identified. 

2839.  Proposal  | For  Publishing  by  Subscription,  | More  Won- 

ders | of  the  | Invisible  World:  | or,  | The  Wonders  of  the  | 
Invisible  World,  | displayed  | in  five  Parts.  ei 

A proposal  for  a new  edition  of  Robert  Calef’s  work,  put  forth  by 
Cushing  and  Carlton  of  Salem.  The  volume  has  1796  for  year  of 
printing. 

Salem. 

2840.  District  of  Salem  and  Beverly.  | Extract  from  an  Act 

of  the  Congress  of  the  United  | States  of  America,  entitled 
“An  Act  for  the  Re-  | lief  and  Protection  of  American  Sea- 
men.” EI 

2841.  This  certifies,  that  of  | is  proprietor  of 

share  No.  in  the  Social  Li-  | brary  in  Salem;  ...  ei 

Salisbury. 

2842.  Notice  of  Train  Band  parade.  Dated  Oct.  1797. 

f NYHS 

Stewart,  John. 

2843.  The  Confession,  last  Words,  and  | Dying  Speech  of  | 

John  Stewart,  | A Native  of  Ireland.  Dated,  Boston  Jail, 
April  6,  1797.  t nyhs 

United  States. 

2844.  United  States  of  America.  | I Joseph  Hiller,  Collector 
of  the  | District  of  Salem  and  Beverly  . . . (Certificate  of 


1798] 


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385 


benefit  under  the  act  for  the  relief  and  protection  of  seamen.) 
Dated,  [September  27,]  179[7.]  ei 

Wheaton,  Hannah. 

2845.  An  Elegiac  Ode  | on  the  Death  of  | Mr.  Ephraim  May. 

Signed,  H.  W.  mhs 

He  died  in  1797. 

2846.  Whereas  the  Legislature  of  this  Commonwealth  by  a 

resolved  passed  on  the  ninth  | day  of  March  last,  appointed 
Nathan  Dane,  . . . (on  lands  of  Samuel  Waldo  and  Henry 
Knox.)  mhs 

2847.  To  the  generous  Patrons  of  Joseph  | Whittemore,  and 

encouragers  | of  Sobriety,  Honesty,  and  Good-behavior:  | The 
following  lines  are  presented,  with  | the  compliments  of  the 
Season.  Dated,  Boston,  January,  1797.  t phs 

2848.  The  Carrier  ( of  the  | Independent  Chronicle,  | to  his  | 

Ever  Generous  and  worthy  Patrons  | Wishes  a happy  thrice 
happy  | New-Year:  Dated  January  1,  1797.  f phs 

2849.  [Seal  of  the  United  States.]  To  the  Patrons  of  the  | 

Salem  Gazette,  | The  Carrier  presents  the  compliments  of  the 
Season  and  the  following  | Address.  ei 

Ye  Louisianian  Nymphs  begin  the  song, 

To  loftier  themes  sublimest  strains  belong. 

Printed  on  Silk.  Perhaps  1803. 


1798 

2850.  The  Alien  and  Sedition  Laws,  and  | Virginia  and  Ken- 

tucky Resolutions.  | Published  by  Order  of  the  Legislature  of 
Massachusetts.  Printed  by  | Young  & Minns,  | Printers  to 
the  State.  t a as 

pp.  2. 

B.,  G. 

2851.  The  | Closet  Companion:  | or,  | An  Help  to  serious  Per- 

sons, in  the  important  Duty  of  Self-Examination.  Signed, 
G.  B.  Boston:  — Printed  and  sold  by  Manning  & Loring, 
No.  2,  Cornhill.  mhs 

2852.  Boston,  April  2,  1798.  | Proposals,  | By  Caleb  P.  Wayne, 

| for  Publishing  by  Subscription,  | The  History  of  | Sir  Charles 
Grandison.  mhs 

2853.  Bowen’s  | Columbian  Museum  | At  the  Head  of  the 
Mall,  Boston,  is  opened  every  Day:  | And  elegantly  illuminated 


386 


MASSACHUSETTS  HISTORICAL  SOCIETY. 


[1798 


every  Tuesday,  Thursday,  & Friday  Evening.  Boston:  Printed 
by  D.  Bowen,  at  his  Museum  Office;  where  all  kinds  of  Bills, 
Tickets,  &c.  are  elegantly  printed,  on  reasonable  terms,  bpl 
An  early  issue  listing  110  paintings. 

Beverly. 

2854.  Your  Taxes  for  1798.  | State  Tax.  ||  Town  & County 

Tax.  ||  Parish  Tax.  mhs 

Harvard  College. 

2855.  Commencement  exercises.  bpl.  aas.  hc 

2856.  Theses.  ei.  bpl.  hc.  mhs 

Jarvis,  Peter. 

2857.  The  Supplications  I of  Peter  Jarvis,  | who,  for  his 
former  Services,  begs  a | Portion  of  your  Bounty.  f phs 

Knox,  Henry. 

2858.  For  Sale,  | Lots  or  Tracts  of  | Land,  | Of  any  size,  as 

may  best  suit  the  Purchasers,  from  100  Acres  to  1000  Acres 
and  upwards.  bpl 

Massachusetts,  Commonwealth. 

2859.  [Seal  of  Commonwealth.]  Commonwealth  of  Massa- 
chusetts. In  the  Year  of  our  Lord  one  Thousand  seven  hun- 
dred and  | ninety-eight  | An  Act  in  addition  to  the  several  Laws 
Regulating  Elections.  Dated,  June  29,  1798.  ei.  aas.  mhs 

2860.  Commonwealth  of  Massachusetts.  | In  the  House  of 

Representatives,  February  12th,  1798.  | On  the  memorial  of  the 
Delegates  of  the  Towns  of  | Templeton,  Barre,  Petersham, 
Athol,  Winchendon,  Hubbardstown,  [ Oakham,  Warwick,  Gerry, 
Gardner  and  Royalston,  praying  for  a divi-  | sion  of  the  County 
of  Worcester.  aas 

2861.  Commonwealth  of  Massachusetts.  In  the  House  of 

Representatives,  February  12th,  1798.  On  the  Memorial  of  the 
Delegates  of  the  Towns  of  Templeton,  Barre,  Princeton  and 
others,  praying  for  a division  of  the  County  of  Worcester. 
March  3,  1798.  aas 

2862.  [Seal  of  Commonwealth.]  Commonwealth  of  Massa- 

chusetts. | In  the  House  of  Representatives,  June  28,  1798.  | 
Whereas  it  is  highly  expedient  that  every  Consti-  | tutional 
barrier  shall  be  opposed  to  the  introduction  of  Foreign  | Influ- 
ence into  our  National  Councils.  nypl 

pp.  2. 


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387 


2863.  [Seal  of  Commonwealth.]  Commonwealth  of  Massa- 

chusetts. | By  His  Excellency  | Increase  Sumner  Esq’r.  | . . . | 
A Proclamation  | For  a Day  of  Solemn  Fasting  and  Prayer. 
[April  5.]  Dated,  March  1,  1798.  aas.  bpl.  mhs 

2864.  Commonwealth  of  Massachusetts.  [Seal  of  Common- 

wealth.] By  His  Excellency  | Increase  Sumner,  Esq.  | . . . | A 
Proclamation  | For  a Day  of  Public  Thanksgiving.  [Novem- 
ber 29.]  Dated  October  23,  1798.  aas.  bpl.  mhs 

2865.  State  of  [eagle]  Massachusetts.  | The  Board  of  Commis- 

sioners, appointed  for  the  State  of  | Massachusetts,  pursuant 
to  an  Act  of  the  United  States,  | passed  on  the  Ninth  day  of 
July  . . . 1798  . . . (Commission  to  assessors.)  f ma 

Archives,  cccxiv.  292. 

2866.  Tax  for  the  Year  1798.  [Seal  of  Commonwealth]  Com- 
monwealth of  Massachusetts.  | Peleg  Coffin,  Esquire.  | Treas- 
urer. . . . (Tax  warrant.)  Dated  in  ms.  March  24,  1798. 

f AAS.  NYHS 

2867.  Massachusetts  District,  Supervisor’s  Office.  | Boston, 

May  31st,  1798.  | A Table  or  List  of  the  different  Rates  of 
Stamp  Duties  upon  stamped  Paper  ...  ei 

2868.  Division  Orders.  | Salem,  March  1,  1798.  Signed  in 

ms.  Stephen  Abbot,  Maj.  Gen.  2d  Div.  nyhs.  ei 

2869.  General  Orders.  | Headquarters,  Roxbury,  May  1,  1798. 
Signed,  William  Donnison,  Adjutant  General.  f nyhs.  aas 

Massachusetts  Charitable  Fire  Society. 

2870.  Arrangement  | Of  the  Performances  for  the  Afternoon. 

HC 

Gives  in  full  the  “Anniversary  Ode”  and  “Adams  and  Liberty;  the 
Boston  Patriotic  Song,  | written  for  the  Anniversary  of  the  M.  C.  F.  S.” 
by  Thomas  Paine. 

Massachusetts  Fire  Insurance  Company. 

2871.  [Engraved  plate  by  N.  Hancock.]  Policy  of  insurance 
issued  by  the  Massachusetts  Fire  Insurance  Company.  mhs 

Massachusetts  Mutual  Fire  Insurance  Company. 

2872.  Rules  and  Articles  of  the  | Massachusetts  Mutual  Fire 
Insurance  Company.  Dated,  Boston,  June  12,  1798.  aas 

pp.  4.  On  second  leaf  is  a form  for  proposal  of  insurance. 

Middlesex  Canal. 

2873.  Deed  of  land  Sold  to  Middlesex  Canal. 


BPL 


388  MASSACHUSETTS  HISTORICAL  SOCIETY.  [1798 

2874.  At  a meeting  of  the  Middlesex-Canal  Corpo-  | ration, 
held  at  Charlestown,  on  the  16th  day  | of  October,  1798.  bpl 

Newburyport. 

2875.  (In  typographical  border.)  Notice  of  meeting  of  the 

Royal  Chapter  of  St.  John  of  Jerusalem,  commonly  called  the 
Lodge  of  Royal  Arch  Super  Excellent  Masons,  Newburyport, 
[January  8]  579[8.]  Printed  by  John  Mycall.  aas 


No.  2879. 


2876.  Newburyport  Herald-Office,  | December  17,  1798.  | 

Having  procured  an  extra  paper  published  yesterday  morning 
at  Boston,  containing  the  President’s  Speech  to  both  Houses 
of  Congress,  | we  hasten  to  lay  it  before  our  patrons  at  an 
early  hour.  [A.  March’s  Printing-Office,  State-street.]  f nyhs 

2877.  Official  Account  | of  a | Glorious  Victory.  | Baltimore, 

Nov.  20,  [1798.]  ei 

On  Nelson’s  Victory.  At  end:  “ HS1C  By  the  foregoing  account  it 
appears  that  the  gallant  Nelson  has  returned  the  bribe  money  which 
some  of  the  Boston  Editors  lately  made  him  receive  from  his  adversary.” 

Paine,  [Thomas]  Robert  Treat. 

2878.  [Cut.]  Adams  and  Liberty.  f aas 

2879.  [Cut.]  Adams  | and  | Liberty.  | The  Boston  Patriotic 

Song.  | Tune,  “Anacreon  in  Heaven.”  | Printed  and  Sold  by 
J.  White,  near  | Charles-river  Bridge,  Boston.  f phs 


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2880.  Adams  and  Liberty.  | Written  by  Thomas  Paine,  A.M. 

Printed  and  Sold  at  the  Bible  and  Heart,  Salem.  El 

2881.  Adams  and  Liberty;  | Together  with  | Hail  Columbia,  [ 

and  the  | American  Sailor.  ei 

2882.  Adams  and  Liberty.  | The  Boston  Patriotic  Song.  | 

Written  by  Thomas  Paine,  A.M.  bpl 

2883.  Adams  and  Liberty.  | The  Boston  Patriotic  Song.  I 

Written  by  Thomas  Paine,  A.M.  ei 

With  the  music,  pp.  2. 

2884.  Passport  and  Roll  of  Equipage,  | Agreeably  to  the  25th 
and  27th  Articles  of  the  Treaty  between  France  and  the  United 
States,  | made  the  6th  of  February,  1778.  Dated,  May  2,  1798. 

PC 

Pickering,  Timothy. 

2885.  From  [ Timothy  Pickering,  | to  P.  Johnston,  Esq.  j Of 

Prince  Edward  County,  Virginia.  Dated,  Trenton,  Sept.  29, 
1798.  ei 

2886.  Postcript  to  the  Mercury.  | Tuesday,  March  27.  | Of- 

ficial and  Important.  (Message  of  John  Adams  to  Congress, 
March  19,  1798.)  bpl 


2887.  The  Sailor,  | who 
[From  Southey’s  Poems. 
Bedford. 


had  served  in  the  Slave  Trade.  ] 
Sold  at  the  Printing-Office,  New- 

NYHS 


He  stopt,  — it  surely  was  a groan 
That  from  the  hovel  came! 


Salem. 

2888.  Rules  and  Regulations  | To  be  observed  by  the  Com- 

panies belonging  to  the  several  Fire  | Engines  in  the  town  of 
Salem;  agreeably  to  an  Act  of  the  | General  Court  of  this 
Commonwealth,  passed  on  the  seventh  of  Fe-  | bruary,  1786. 
Salem,  May  7,  1798.  ei 

2889.  Salem,  December,  1798.  | Proposals  | for  printing  by 

Subscription  | a | Treatise  | on  the  | Plague  and  Yellow  Fever.  | 
By  James  Tytler.  ei 


Sever,  Thomas,  Jr. 

2890.  An  Ode,  | On  the  sudden  death  of  Mr.  Daniel  Holt, 

late  of  Town-  | send,  who  was  instantly  killed  by  the  unex- 
pected fall  of  a Tree,  | August  31st,  1798.  mhs 

2891.  A | Sheet  Almanack,  | With  Low’s  Calculations,  | for  the 

Year  of  our  Lord  Christ,  1799.  . . . Boston:  Printed  by 
Thomas  Fleet.  aas 


39° 


MASSACHUSETTS  HISTORICAL  SOCIETY. 


[1798 


“In  the  newspaper  advertisements  [The  Centinel]  are  frequent,  but  not 
consecutive,  notices  of  a sheet  Almanack  like  the  above,  prepared  from 
Low’s  Calculations.  This  is  the  only  one  seen.”  — Charles  L.  Nichols. 

2892.  To  John  Adams,  President,  | And  to  the  Congress  of 
the  United  States.  | The  Subscribers,  Inhabitants,  and  Citizens 
of  Boston,  in  the  State  of  Massachusetts. 

Dated,  April  21,  1798. 

United  States. 

2893.  [Seal  of  United  States.]  By  the  President  of  the  United 

States  of  America,  | A Proclamation.  (Appointing  May  9 as 
a day  of  solemn  humiliation,  fasting  and  prayer.)  Dated, 
March  23,  1798.  aas.  mhs 

2894.  Speech  | of  | The  President  of  the  United  States,  | to  | 

Both  Houses  of  Congress,  | December  8th,  1798.  aas 

Washington,  George. 

2895.  General  Washington’s  Letter,  | Declaring  his  Acceptance 
of  the  Command  of  the  | Armies  of  the  United  States.  Dated, 
July  13,  1798.  Published  for  General  Information. 

f AAS.  El 

2896.  [Seal  of  United  States.]  Washington’s  Letter,  | Declar- 
ing his  Acceptance  of  the  Command  of  the  | Armies  of  the 
United  States.  Dated,  July  13,  1798.  [John  Russell,  Print.] 

Printed  on  silk.  El 

2897.  Washington’s  Birth-Day.  | Admit  | Dinner 

on  Table  at  half  past  2 o’clock.  February  22,  1798.  pc 

Whittemore,  Joseph. 

2898.  Joseph  Whittemore,  | Presents  the  following  Address  to 
his  | Friends  and  Customers,  wishing  | them  most  sincerely,  A 
Happy  New  | Year.  Dated,  Boston,  January  1,  1798.  f phs 

2899.  [Seal  of  Commonwealth.]  The  Carriers,  | of  the  | Inde- 

pendent Chronicle,  | to  their  | Patrons  and  Friends!  Dated, 
January  1,  1798.  f phs 

2900.  The  Carrier  [ of  the  | Columbian  Centinel,  | on  the  exit 

of  1797,  | and  the  entrance  of  One  Thousand  Seven  Hundred  | 
and  Ninety-Eight  | most  respectfully  tenders  | to  all  its  Patrons 
the  Congratu-  | lations  of  the  Season.  f phs 

2901.  To  the  | Patrons  | of  the  [ Newburyport  Herald,  &c. 

It  is  a custom  to  appear 
And  wish  you  all  a happy  year: 


El 


1799]  MASSACHUSETTS  BROADSIDES . 391 

2902.  To  the  Patrons  of  the  | Salem  Gazette,  | The  Carrier 

presents  the  compliments  of  the  season  and  the  following  | 
Address.  ei 

O thou,  in  airy  garret  perch’d 
Where  bailiff’s  prying  eye  n’er  search’d. 

By  W.  Biglow,  A.M. 

1799 

Addison,  Alexander. 

2903.  Liberty  of  Speech,  and  of  the  Press.  | A Charge  to  the 
Grand  Juries  of  the  County  Courts  of  the  Fifth  Circuit  of  the 
State  of  Pennsylvania.  nypl.  nyhs.  ei.  aas.  hc.  mhs 

pp.  2.  Issued  at  the  office  of  The  Centinel. 

2904.  An  Address,  | From  the  Convention  of  Congregational 
Ministers  in  the  Com-  | monwealth  of  Massachusetts,  to  their 
Christian  Brethren  | of  the  Several  Associations,  and  others  not 
associated  [ throughout  this  State.  Dated  May  30,  1799.  ei 

pp.  3. 

2905.  Anthems  and  Hymns,  to  be  sung  at  the  | Installation 

of  the  Reverend  Mr.  [William]  Emerson,  on  | Wednesday  the 
16th  of  October,  1799.  f PHS 

Boston,  town  of. 

2906.  Schedule  of  the  Expenses  of  the  | Town  of  Boston,  from 

May  1,  1798,  to  May  1,  1799.  | Published  conformably  to  the 
Vote  of  the  Town,  May  14,  ( 1799.  bpl.  hc.  mhs 

2907.  Notification.  | The  Freeholders  and  other  Inhabitants 
of  the  Town  of  Boston,  | . . . are  hereby  notified  to  meet  at 
Faneuil-  | Hall,  on  Wednesday,  the  25th  day  of  September. 
. . . Dated,  September  19,  1799.  Appended  is:  Abstract  of 
the  Will  of  the  late  Thomas  Boyl-  | ston,  Esq.  published  by 
Order  of  the  Selectmen  for  the  [ Information  of  the  Inhabitants. 

BPL 

2908.  Board  of  Health,  to  their  Constituents.  Signed,  Paul 

Revere,  President,  and  dated,  March  30,  1799.  mhs 

Boston,  Association. 

2909.  Boston,  April  15th,  1799.  | Rev.  and  dear  Brethren,  | 

Deeply  impressed  ourselves  with  the  critical  and  very  alarming 
state  of  | our  country,  and  of  our  holy  Religion  . . . Signed 
in  ms.,  Simeon  Howard  and  John  Lathrop.  hc.  mhs 

pp.  2.  On  the  HC  copy  is  noted:  “The  draft  of  your  humble  servt- 
J.  Morse.  The  Address  of  Convention  grew  out  of  this.  A delegation 


392 


MASSACHUSETTS  HISTORICAL  SOCIETY. 


[1799 

from  the  several  Associations  met  agreeably  to  the  above  proposal,  and 
agreed  to  address  their  Brethren.  Great  good  has,  it  is  believed,  resulted 
from  these  measures.” 

2910.  Damon’s  Soliloquy.  | A New  Song.  Printed  by  Jonathan 

Nichols.  | 1799.  bpl 

Adieu  ye  streams  that  gently  flowing, 

Murmur  thro  the  flow’ry  mead, 

Columbian  Museum. 

2911.  The  Columbian  Museum,  | At  the  Head  of  the  Mall, 

Boston.  | 100  Elegant  Paintings  . . . mhs 

The  list  of  paintings  contains  115  items. 

2912.  Museum  Head  of  the  Mall,  Boston,  | Is  opened  every 
Day,  and  every  Tuesday,  Thursday  & Friday  Evening.  | With 
Music  on  a large  Concert  Organ.  . . . Boston,  1799.  mhs 

The  list  of  paintings  contains  123  items. 

2913.  Museum,  | Head  of  the  Mall,  Boston,  | Is  opened  every 
Day,  and  Tuesday,  Thursday  & Friday  Evenings.  | With  Music 
on  a large  Concert  Organ.  . . . Boston,  1799.  bpl.  mhs 

But  for  the  caption  this  is  identical  with  No.  2912. 

2914.  [Cuts.]  Columbian  Museum,  | Near  the  Mall,  Boston.  | 

The  Columbian  Museum  contains  a very  extensive  Collection 
of  Artificial  and  | Natural  Curiosities.  Printed  at  D.  Bowen’s 
Ornamental  Printing  Office,  under  the  Columbian  Museum, 
where  Hand-Bills,  Shop-Bills,  Cards,  Blanks,  &c.  is  done  with 
neatness,  on  reasonable  Terms.  mhs 

Dane,  Nathan. 

2915.  Beverly,  January  19,  1799.  | Circular.  | Sir,  | As  the 

following  Questions  have  (among  others  of  less  importance) 
been  stated  | by  Assessors  in  the  different  parts  of  the  third 
Division  — ...  mhs 

Dearborn,  Benjamin. 

2916.  A Description  | of  the  | Vibrating  Steelyard,  | or  | Just 

Balance.  | Invented  by  the  Subscriber,  and  secured  to  him  by 
Patent.  Dated,  Taunton,  Sept.  1799.  mhs 

Harvard  College. 

2917.  Commencement  exercises.  nyhs.  bpl.  aas.  hc 

2918.  Theses.  y.  ei.  aas.  hc.  mhs 

James,  Captain. 

2919.  [Cuts.]  Captain  James.  | Who  was  hung  and  gibbeted  | 
in  England,  for  starving  | to  death  his  Cabin-Boy.  Second 


MASSACHUSETTS  BROADSIDES. 


393 


1799] 


Newburyport  Edition.  | Printed  for,  and  Sold  by,  the  Travel- 
ling Sta-  | tioners  in  Town  and  Country.  | Sold  also  at  No.  4, 
Middle-street.  Songs,  to  be  had  at  the  Printing-Office,  (head 
of  the  stairs,)  No.  4,  Middle-street,  Newburyport  — | Captain 
Ward,  a famous  sea  song;  The  Shipwreck’d  Tar;  Jack’s  De- 
light his  Lovely  Nan;  Robinson  Crusoe;  | The  Orphan  Boy’s 
Tale;  The  Damsel’s  Tragedy,  or  Cruel  Mother-in-law;  Lady 
Washington’s  Lamentation;  The  Kiss  that  he  gave;  The 
Pedagogue’s  Complaint;  Columbia’s  Lamentation  for  the 
Death  of  Washington;  \ Wounded  Hussar;  Ere  around  the 
Hugh  Oak;  My  Dog  and  Gun;  The  Babes  in  the  Woods  and 
Wood  Robin;  | Father  Abbey’s  Will;  I am  a very  little  Man; 
Poor  Tom;  Battle  of  the  Kegs.  CP"  Cheap  as  any  where. 

Come  all  you  noble  bold  commanders,  El 

That  the  raging  ocean  use, 

2920.  [Cut.]  Captain  James,  [ who  was  hung  and  gibbeted 

in  England,  for  starving  | to  death  his  Cabbin-Boy. 
Nathaniel  Coverly,  Jun.  Printer,  Milk-Street,  Boston.  hc 

2921.  Captain  James.,  | Who  was  etc.  L.  Deming,  1 Market 

Square.  nyhs 

2922.  [Cuts.]  Captain  James,  | Who  etc.  Printed  by  Nathan- 
iel Coverly,  Jun.  Milk-Street,  Boston.  nyhs 


2922a.  [Cuts.]  Captain  James.  | Who  was  | hung  and  gibbetted 
in  England,  |.  . . mhs 


Jarvis,  Peter. 

2923.  Peter  Jarvis,  | at  the  Commencement  of  a New-Year,  | 
Salutes  his  Friends  with  wishing  them  | Health,  Wealth,  & 
Happiness,  | Hoping  for  a Repetition  of  their  former  Favours. 

| PHS 


Massachusetts,  Commonwealth. 

2924.  [Seal  of  Commonwealth.]  Commonwealth  of  Massa- 
chusetts. By  His  Excellency  | Increase  Sumner  | . . . | A 
Proclamation  | For  a Day  of  Solemn  | Fasting,  Humiliation  & 
Prayer.  [April  4.]  Dated,  February  28,  1799.  Printed  by 
Young  and  Minns,  State  Printers.  aas.  bpl.  mhs 


2925.  Commonwealth  of  Massachusetts.  [Seal  of  Common- 

wealth.] By  His  Honor  | Moses  Gill,  Esq’r.  | . . . | A Procla- 
mation | For  a Day  of  Public  Thanksgiving.  [November  28.] 
Dated,  October  17,  1799.  aas.  bpl.  mhs 

2926.  Town  Day  of  179[9.]  To  | You  are  hereby 


394 


MASSACHUSETTS  HISTORICAL  SOCIETY. 


[i799 

notified  and  required  to  present  me  a | List  of  your  Dwelling 
Houses,  and  Out  Houses  appurtenant  there-  | to,  . . . f ma 
Archives,  cccxxiv.  294. 

2927.  Tax  for  the  Year  1799.  [Seal  of  Commonwealth.  ] 
Commonwealth  of  Massachusetts.  | Peleg  Coffin,  Esquire,  | 
Treasurer  . . . (Tax  warrant.)  Dated  [March  28],  1799. 

NYHS.  A AS 

2928.  Supervisor’s  Office,  Massachusetts  District,  | Boston. 

December  1799.  (On  Surveyors  of  the  Revenue.)  Signed 
in  ms.,  J.  Jackson,  Superintendent.  aas 

2929.  At  a meeting  of  the  Board  of  Commissioners,  for  the 

State  of  | Massachusetts,  begun  and  held  at  Boston,  on  the 
24th  day  of  [ April,  1799,  in  pursuance  of  the  Act  of  the  United 
States,  ...  | ma 

Archives,  cccxxiv.  294. 

2930.  At  a Meeting  of  the  Board  of  Commissioners  for  the 

Valu-  | ation  of  Lands  and  Dwelling-Houses,  in  the  State  of  | 
Massachusetts,  June,  1799.  f ma 

Archives,  cccxxiv.  295. 

2931.  Circular.  | Boston,  November  9,  1799.  | Sir,  | Agreeable 

to  the  opinion  of  the  Secretary  of  the  Treasury  of  the  United 
States,  and  a | vote  of  the  Board  of  Commissioners,  for  the 
Valuation  of  Lands,  &c.  . . . ma.  mhs 

Archives,  cccxxrv.  296. 

2932.  No.  Commissioner’s  Office,  [19  October,  1799.]  | 
Received  of  Thomas  Perkins,  | Agent  for  paying  Invalid 
Pensioners  belonging  | to  the  State  of  Massachusetts,  . . . 

BS 

2933.  By  His  Honor  j Moses  Gill,  Esquire,  . . . (Military 

commission.)  Dated,  [June  15,  1799.]  ei 

2934.  General  Orders.  | Head-Quarters,  Roxbury,  March  30, 

1799.  Signed,  William  Donnison,  Adj.  Gen.  Printed  by  Young 
and  Minns,  Printers  to  the  State.  ei.  mhs 

2935.  The  Commonwealth  of  Massachusetts.  | To  all  unto 

whom  these  Presents  shall  come,  Greeting.  (Commission  of 
Coroner.)  mhs 

Middlesex  Canal. 

2936.  Middlesex  Canal  Navi-  | gation.  | The  Public  are  in- 

formed that  a large  Boat,  called  the  Wash-  | ington,  carrying 
upwards  of  thirty  tons,  . . . bpl 


1799] 


MASSACHUSETTS  BROADSIDES. 


395 


Nancrede,  Joseph. 

2937.  Boston,  February  5,  1799.  J Proposals  | for  publishing, 
by  Subscription,  J The  History  of  the  Destruction  | of  the  | 
Helvetic  Union  and  Liberty.  | By  J.  Mallet  du  Pan.  f rths 

Russell,  Benjamin. 

2938.  to  Benjamin  Russell.  | (Receipt  for  advertising 

in  the  Centinel.)  hhs 

Smith,  Samuel. 

2939.  Last  Words  ( and  [ Dying  Speech  | of  | Samuel  Smith,  | 

Who  was  Executed  at  Concord,  in  the  County  of  Middlesex, 
and  Commonwealth  of  Mas-  | sachusetts,  the  26th  of  December, 
a.d.  1799,  for  the  Crime  of  Burglary.  To  be  sold  at  Mr.  Reuben 
Bryant’s  Book-Store,  Concord,  — Also  at  the  Printing-Office, 
in  Kilby-Street,  Boston.  f nyhs 

Sumner,  Increase. 

2940.  Order  of  Procession  | for  the  Funeral  of  [ The  late 

Governor  Sumner.  . . . mhs 

2941.  The  Committee,  appointed  by  the  Legislature  of  Massa- 

chu-  | setts,  to  conduct  the  Funeral  of  His  (late)  Excellency, 
Governor  Sumner,  | request  your  attendance,  . . . Dated, 
June  10,  1799.  mhs 

Taylor,  Joseph. 

2942.  By  this  Policy  of  Assurance,  | Underwritten  in  the  Office 

kept  by  Joseph  Taylor,  . . . mhs 

2943.  United  States  | of  | America.  | By  his  High  and  Mighty 

Laziness  | Ephraim  Eager  | . . . (Commission  — a college 
skit?)  Dated,  Leominster,  [November  1,  1799.]  aas 

Wheaton,  Hannah. 

2944.  On  taking  an  affectionate  [ Farewell  of  my  kind  Bene-  | 
factors  in  Boston. 

Celestial  Source  of  Comfort  come, 

Those  shades  which  cloud  the  mind  dispel. 

2945.  The  Author  wishing  it  may  be  improved  and  | enlarged, 
by  some  abler  pen,  now  casts  in  her  | mite,  to  the  Memory  of 
that  worthy  Person,  | whose  Loss  we  severely  feel  [Washington], 

My  Father!  cries  the  United  States, 

Pray  leave  us  not  our  Guide  and  Light: 

Williams  College. 

2946.  Catalogus,  . . . Apud  Pittsfield,  Typis  Chester  Smith. 

MDCCXCLX.  t NYHS 


396  MASSACHUSETTS  HISTORICAL  SOCIETY.  [1799 

2947.  [Seal  of  Commonwealth.]  The  Carrier  | of  the  | Inde- 
pendent Chronicle,  | to  his  | generous  Customers,  wishes  a 
happy  | New-Year.  Dated,  Boston,  January  1,  1799.  f phs 

2948.  The  | New  Year.  | From  the  Carrier  of  the  Newbury-  | 

port  Herald,  &c.  to  his  gene-  | rous  Customers.  ei 

Around  successive  years  have  pass’d, 

And  brought  young  ’99  at  last ; 

2949.  To  the  Patrons  of  the  | Salem  Gazette,  | The  Carrier 

presents  the  Compliments  of  the  Season,  and  the  following 
j Address.  ei 

Had  we  the  powers  of  C & D 
To  explore  the  fields  of  novelty,  . . . 


Printed  on  silk. 


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MASSACHUSETTS  BROADSIDES. 


397 


SONGS,  BALLADS,  ETC. 

Undated  or  After  1800 
Adams,  Ebenezer. 

2950.  A True  and  Wonderful  Relation  | of  the  Appearance  of  | 
Three  Angels,  | (cloathed  in  white  raiment)  to  a Young  Man 
in  Medford,  near  Boston,  on  the  4th  of  | February,  1791,  at 
Night:  | together  | With  the  Substance  of  the  Discourse  de- 
livered by  one  of  the  Angels,  from  | Colossians  iii.  4.  f hc 

2951.  An  Address  of  an  aged  Parent  | to  her  surviving 

Children.  hc 

Dear  offspring,  while  you  are  on  Earth, 

Remember  one  who  gave  you  birth : 

2952.  Address  | to  the  | Federalists  of  the  Gerrymander 

District!  ei 

Freemen  of  Essex!  — Sons  of  Glory, 

Though  branded  with  the  name  of  Tory,  . . . 

2953.  [Cut.]  An  Admonition  to  the  Young,  to  seek  and 

follow  Christ,  | that  they  may  be  happy.  bpl 

’Mongs  all  the  wonders  I have  read, 

There’s  none  so  wond’rous  great 

2954.  Advice  given  by  a School-  | Mistress  to  her  Schollars, 

&c.  f PHS 

My  Children  dear,  I in  God’s  fear, 

To  you  this  Counsel  give, 

Hoping  you’ll  mind,  and  be  inclin’d, 

In  Wisdom’s  Ways  to  live. 

2955.  The  American  Hero.  | Made  on  the  battle  of  Bunker- 

Hill,  and  the  burning  of  Charlestown.  nyhs 

Why  should  vain  mortals  tremble  at  the  sight  of 
Death  and  destruction  in  the  field  of  battle. 

2956.  American  History.  f bpl 

In  the  reign  of  King  James,  and  the  first  of  the  name, 

George  Summers  with  Hacluit,  to  Chesapeake  came. 

2957.  [Another  issue.]  KW  N.  Coverly.  Printer,  Milk  St. 

Boston.  NYHS 


39§  MASSACHUSETTS  HISTORICAL  SOCIETY.  [1800 

2958.  American  Manufactures.  [Cut.]  The  best  Trump  to 

play  with  Great  Britain.  nyhs 

To  toil  encourag’d,  free  from  tythe  and  tax, 

Ye  farmers  sow  your  fields  with  hemp  and  flax: 

2958a.  [Cut.]  Another  Glorious  Victory.  [Capture  of  the 
Morgiana  packet  by  the  privateer  Saratoga.  1813.]  (SP^ 
Printed  by  N.  Coverly,  Jun.  f bpl 

2959.  Another  Song,  | Yankee  Doodle.  nyhs 

The  Fed’ral  Coach  went  out  of  town 
With  a Nova  Scotia  Cargo, 

2960.  [Cut.]  An  Answer  to  the  Lady’s  | Looking  Glass. 

Certain  fellows  of  little  note,  NYHS 

Have  made  nothing  — on  paper  wrote, 

2961.  Auld  Lang  Syne,  | and  | My  old  Horse.  Sold  . . . 

corner  of  | Merchants’  Row,  & Market  Square,  (up  | stairs,) 
— Boston.  By  L.  Deming.  hc 

2961a.  Auld  Lang  Syne,  | Home,  Sweet  Home,  and  the 
Legacy.  mhs 

2962.  Backside  o’  Albany  [cut]  and  | Beautiful  Boy.  Sold 

wholesale  and  retail,  with  other  articles,  by  J.  G.  & H.  Hunt, 
at  N.  E.  Corner  Faneuil  Hall  Market,  Boston.  f hc 

The  cut  is  the  same  as  in  No.  1160,  and  the  verses  as  in  No.  3174,  infra. 

2963.  [Cut.]  Bainbridge’s  Victory:  | or  | Huzza  for  the  Con- 
stitution, once  more!  HC 

Ballou,  Silas. 

2964.  [Cut.]  A New  Song  ] on  the  Causes  — Beginning, 

Events  — End  — and  Conse-  j quences  of  the  late  War  with 
Great  Britain.  | Composed  by  Silas  Ballou,  Richmond,  New- 

Hampshire.  nyhs 

Old  England  forty  years  ago, 

When  we  were  young  and  slender, 

2965.  [Cut.]  Barney  | leave  the  Girls  alone.  Sold  at  No.  16, 

Milk-Street.  | Boston.  ei 

Judy  leads  me  such  a life! 

The  devil  ne’er  had  such  a wife;  . . . 

2966.  A [ ba-  ] ttle,  between  some  | Law-  | yers  and  | Bull- 

frogs, | Set  forth  in  a New  Song,  written  by  a Jolly  Farmer,  of 
New-England.  nyhs 

Good  people  all  both  great  and  small, 
of  every  occupation. 


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MASSACHUSETTS  BROADSIDES. 


399 


2967.  Lawyers  and  Bullfrogs.  ei 

It  is  the  same  poem  as  No.  2966. 

2967a.  Lawyers  | and  | Bull-Frogs.  [Cut.]  f aas 

2968.  [Two  cuts.]  Battle  of  Bunker  Hill.  | This  Song  was 

composed  by  the  British,  after  the  | engagement.  Songs  — by 
the  Gross  or  Single,  constantly  for  sale  by  N.  Coverly,  corner 
of  Theatre  Alley.  Boston,  April  2d,  1811.  f bpl 

2969.  [Another  issue.]  bpl 

Same  cuts,  but  the  first  letter  of  the  last  line  is  roman  instead  of  italic, 

and  in  colophon  “All[ey]”  appears. 

2970.  The  Battle  of  | Bunker  Hill,  | Composed  by  a British 

Officer  after  the  engagement.  ei 

It  was  on  the  seventeenth  by  break  of  day, 

The  Yankees  did  surprise  us, 

2971.  Battle  of  | Bunker  Hill.  | Composed  etc.  nyhs 

2972.  Battle  | of  Bunker  Hill.  Sold  . . . corner  of  Merchants’ 

Row  and  Market  Square  — Boston.  hc 

2973.  Battle  of  Bunker  Hill,  | and  | Saw  Ye  my  Hero  George. 

[Deming.]  hc 

Come  usher  in  the  early  dawn, 

With  the  thundering  cannon’s  rattle; 

2974.  Battle  of  New-Orleans,  | and  | Fam’d  Waterloo.  aas 

Ne’er  has  the  Muse  yet  touch’d  a strain 
That  echoed  the  sound  again 

2975.  [Cuts.]  Battle  of  | Plattsburg.  Printed  by  Nathaniel 

Coverly,  Jun.  nyhs.  mhs 

Sir  George  Prevost  with  all  his  host 
March’d  forth  from  Montreal  sir, 

2975a.  [Cut.]  The  Battle  of  Plattsburg — Tune,  . . . Banks  of 
the  Dee.  [Cut.]  Together  with  the  Siege  of  Plattsburg,  sung 
in  the  | character  of  a Black  Sailor.  Printed  by  Nathaniel 
Coverly,  Jun.  f bpl 

The  first  poem  was  by  Mica j ah  Hawkins,  of  Albany. 

2976.  Battle  of  Queenstown:  | Between  the  Americans,  Com- 

manded by  Gen.  Van  Ransellaer,  and  the  British  by  Gen. 
Brock.  [Cut.]  02P"  Printed  by  Nathaniel  Coverly,  jun. 
Corner  Theatre-Alley  — Boston.  | bpl 

Let  tyrants  still  boast  of  their  gigantic  power, 

And  a victory  obtain  which  lasts  but  an  hour, 


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2977.  Bay  of  Biscay,  | and  the  | Jolly  Sailor.  ei 

Loud  roard  the  dreadful  thunder, 

The  rain  a deluge  showers; 

2978.  [Wood-cut.]  Beautiful  Katy,  | and  Click,  Clack.  | Tune 

— “Will  you  come  to  the  Bower.”  ei 

As  beautiful  Katy  one  morning  was  tripping 
With  a pitcher  of  milk  to  the  fair  at  Colrane. 

2979.  Bedlam  | Garland.  aas 

2980.  [Cut.]  Billy  and  Polly.  [ Together  with  | The  Oxford 

Comedy.  | An  Oxford  Scholar  and  his  Penny  Cow-heel.  Sold 
at  the  Bible  and  Heart  in  Cornhill,  Boston.  | aas 

Hark,  hark  my  charming  Polly! 

Hark  how  the  war  calls  for  me, 


2981.  [Wood-cut.]  The  Black  Bird;  | Together  with  | The 

fortunate  Slave,  and  Jolly  Sailor.  Sold  at  the  Bible  and  heart 
in  Cornhill.  f aas 

Early  one  morning  for  soft  recreation, 

I heard  a young  damsel  a making  her  mourn, 

O hark!  O hark!  a little  while, 

I’ll  sing  a ditty  shall  make  you  smile; 

You  Virgins  come  pity  a Lady  so  fair, 

When  I do  my  Passion  discover, 

2981a.  Bloody  Battle  near  Niagara:  [Cut.]  tW'  Printed  by 
N.  Coverly,  Milk-Street.  mhs 

2982.  [Wood-cut.]  The  Blue  bells  of  Scotland;  | Together 

with  [ Crazy  Jane.  ei 

On  the  same  sheet,  Faithful  Mary. 

Oh  where,  and  oh  where  is  your  highland  laddie  gone? 

He ’s  gone  to  fight  the  French  for  king  George  upon  the  throne, 

2982a.  Blue  Bells  of  Scotland,  | The  Happy  Sailor,  | (ClF3  And 
I Won’t  be  a Nun.  Sold  Wholesale  and  Retail  at  152,  Ann 
Street,  Boston.  mhs 

2983.  [Cut.]  Bob  and  Joan,  | Together  with  the  | Black  Joke 

reviv’d,  | or  the  | Second  Part  of  Bobbin-Joan.  f phs 

Young  gallants  all  I pray  draw  near, 

And  you  a pleasant  jest  shall  hear. 


Let  Politicks  subside  a while, 

And  hearken  to  my  Tale; 

The  same  cut  appears  on  “The  Miser’s  Daughter,”  No.  3253,  infra. 


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2984.  Bold  Conscience  | and  | Old  Self.  hc 

When  I was  in  my  infancy, 

Conscience  and  I did  well  agree, 

Printed  with  “A  Warning  Piece.”  See  No.  2214,  supra. 

2985.  The  | Bold  Lads  of  Canada.  nyhs 

Come  all  you  British  heroes,  I pray  you  lend  an  ear, 

Draw  up  your  British  forces,  and  then  your  volunteers, 

See  No.  3265,  infra. 

2986.  [Another  issue,  with  Cut.]  L.  Deming,  No.  62  Hanover 

Street.  Boston.  nyhs 

2987.  Bold  | Northwestman  | and  | Wandering  Boys  of  Swit- 

zerland. Sold  ...  by  L.  Deming,  No.  62,  Hanover  Street, 
2d  door  from  Friend  Street,  Boston.  hc 

Come  all  ye  bold  Northwestmen  who  plough  the  raging  main, 

Come  listen  to  my  story,  while  I relate  the  same; 

Our  Cot  was  shelter’d  in  the  wood, 

And  near  a lake’s  green  margin  stood, 

2988.  The  Bold  Pilgrim  and  Apollian.  [Cut.]  Printed  and 

Sold,  No.  5,  Middle-St.  Newburyport.  f nyhs.  hc 

Pil.  Come  all  ye  wandering  Pilgrims  dear, 

Who  are  bound  to  Canaan’s  land, 

2989.  The  Bonny  Blade,  | or  Dumb  Wife;  | together  with 

Roseline  Castle.  Printed  and  Sold  by  Nathaniel  Coverly, 
Corner  Theatre-Alley,  Milk-Street.  — Boston.  f bpl 

There  was  a bonny  blade, 

Who  had  married  a maid, 

2990.  Bonny  Doun,  | and  | True  Yankee  Boys.  L.  Deming, 

Boston.  NYHS 

Ye  banks  and  braes  of  Bonny  Doun, 

How  can  ye  bloom  sae  fresh  and  fair! 

There  was  a band  of  yankees  true, 

Now  some  are  slumbering  low, 

2991.  [Two  cuts.]  The  Boston  Frigate’s  | Engagement  | with 

the  | French  Corvette  Le  Berceau.  | And  | Tom  Bowline’s  Epi- 
taph, &c.  f BPL 

The  American  frigate,  from  Boston  she  came, 

Guns  mounted  thirty  two,  the  Boston  by  name, 

The  Epitaph  is  by  Charles  Dibdin.  A third  poem  on  the  sheet  is 
“Paddy  O’Blany.” 

One  of  the  cuts  is  on  the  “Wounded  Hussar,”  No.  3413,  infra. 


402  MASSACHUSETTS  HISTORICAL  SOCIETY.  [1800 

2992.  [Cut.]  The  | Bride’s  Burial.  Printed  and  Sold  at  the 

Heart  and  Crown  in  Cornhill,  Boston.  bpl 

Come  mourn,  come  mourn  with  me, 

You  loyal  Lovers  all; 

Lament  my  Loss  in  Weeds  of  Woe, 

Whom  griping  Grief  doth  thrall. 

2992a.  Brilliant  Naval  Victory.  [Cut.]  Yankee  Perry,  bet- 
ter than  old  English  cider.  Printed  by  N.  Coverly,  Milk- 

Street.  MHS 

2992b.  Brilliant  Naval  [ Victory  on  Lake  Champlain. 
Printed  by  N.  Coverly,  Jun.  f bpl 

2993.  [Cut.]  British  Lamentation:  | Together  with  | Green  on 

the  Cape;  or  the  Irish  Hero.  j bpl 

’T  was  on  that  dark  and  dismal  day, 

When  we  set  sail  for  America. 

I ’m  a lad  that’s  forc’d  to  travel  from  my  native  land, 

By  a note  that’s  sworn  against  me;  my  country  I can’t  stand, 

2994.  [Another  issue.]  Sold  corner  of  Cross  and  Lulton  Streets, 

Boston.  f NYHS.  HC 

2995.  [Cut.]  The  British  Ship  “Rein-deer,  rated  18  guns, 
mounting  21;  Capt.  Manners,  was  | conquered  in  25  minutes, 
at  the  entrance  of  the  English  Channel,  by  Capt.  Blakely  and  | 
his  brave  crew,  in  the  United  States  Sloop  of  War,  “The  Wasp.” 
. . . Printed  by  Nathaniel  Coverly,  Milk-Street.  hc 

2996.  Brown’s  Victories,  | At  Erie,  Chipawa  and  Bridgewater. 

I.  Come  all  you  Americans  be  still  and  sit  down,  NYHS 

And  I ’ll  sing  you  a song  about  brave  Gen.  Brown, 

A proof. 

2997.  [Cut.]  The  | Budget  of  Blunders.  | A new  patriotic 

Song.  tt-gF1  Boston  Printed  by  Nathaniel  Coverly,  Jun. 
Milk  Street.  [1814?]  ' ei 

2998.  The  Bulwarks  of  Religion.  DSP3  Printed  by  Nathaniel 

Coverly  jun.  Corner  of  Theatre-Alley.  — Boston.  bpl 

2999.  The  Bunter’s  Wedding.  t PHS 

Good  people  attend  I ’ll  discover 
A wedding  that  happen’d  of  late, 

I cannot  tell  why  we  should  smother, 

The  weddings  of  poor,  more  than  great; 

Two  English  broadsides  issues  of  this  poem  are  in  HC,  without  year 
of  publication. 


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Bus  well,  James. 

3000.  Lines,  | On  the  Death  of  Mrs.  Polly  Kendall,  wife  of 

Mr.  John  Kendall  jun.  who  | died  December  25th  1803,  in  the 
23d  year  of  her  age.  hc 

3001.  Buy  a Broom,  | Love’s  Garland,  | and  Highland  Mary. 

Sold  Wholesale  and  Retail,  Cross-Street  (near  Mercantile 

Wharf,)  — Boston.  hc 

3001a.  [Another  issue.]  Sold  Wholesale  and  Retail,  by  Leon- 
ard Deming,  No.  1 | South  side  Faneuil  Hall,  (upstairs)  - — 
Boston.  mhs 

3002.  Canadian  Boat  Song,  | and  | Indian  Chief.  Sold  . . . 

by  L.  Deming,  No.  62,  Hanover  Street,  2d  door  from  Friend 
St.,  Boston,  and  at  Middlebury,  Vt.  hc 

Faintly  as  tolls  the  evening  chime, 

Our  voices  keep  tune,  and  our  oars  keep  time, 

The  sun  sits  at  night  and  the  stars  shun  the  day, 

But  the  glory  remains,  when  the  light  fades  away, 

Captain  Glen’s  | Unhappy  voyage  to  New 

EI 

There  was  a ship,  and  a ship  of  fame, 

Launch’d  off  the  stocks,  bound  for  the  main, 

3004.  [Two  cuts.]  Capt.  Paul  Jones  of  the  | ship  Poor  Richard, 

of  40  | guns,  took  an  English  | ship  called  the  Seraphis  of  [ 44, 
and  a twenty  gun  ship  | at  one  engagement.  | Paul  Jones’s 
Victory:  | And  the  Wat’ry  God.  t ei.  bpl 

An  American  frigate,  a frigate  of  fame, 

With  guns  mounted  forty,  from  l’Orient  came,  . . . 

3005.  [Cuts.]  Capt.  Paul  Jones’s  | Victory.  | Capt.  Paul  Jones 
of  the  ship  called  | the  Poor  Richard,  of  40  guns,  | . . . bpl 

3006.  [Cuts.]  Captain  Ward,  | The  Pirate  — with  an  account 

of  his  famous  Fight  | with  the  Rainbow,  ship  of  war.  Nathaniel 
Coverly,  Jun.  Printer,  Boston.  f bpl 

Strike  up,  you  brave  and  lusty  gallants, 

With  music  sound  of  drum, 

The  same  cuts  are  on  “ Jolly  Sailor,”  No.  3127,  infra. 

3007.  [Cut.]  Captain  Ward  | The  Pirate;  | With  an  account 
of  the  famous  Fight  with  the  Rainbow  | Ship  of  War.  nyhs 

3007a.  Captain  Ward,  | The  Pirate. 


3003.  [Cut.] 
Barbary. 


MHS 


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3007b.  Captain  Ward  the  Pirate.  mhs 

3007c.  [Cut.]  Cash  in  Hand,  | occasioned  by  the  Capture  of 
the  British  | Packet  Swallow,  | by  Commodore  Rogers. 

Prirted  by  Nathaniel  Coverly,  jun.  Corner  Theatre-Alley.  — 
Boston.  f bpl 

3007d.  [Cuts.]  Capture  of  Little  York:  | or  [ Dearborn  vic- 
torious in  Canada.  [1813.]  mhs 

3008.  A | Caution  | To  those  who  hold  Calvinism,  to  be  care- 
ful how  they  preach  it;  lest  | they  discourage  weak  Minds, 
who  can’t  understand  it,  and  be  | laugh’d  at  by  those  who  do. 

While  the  Mongrel  Calvinist  boasts  of  his  skill,  f BPL 

Fights  against  Antinomians,  and  knock  down  free-will; 

3009.  [Cuts.]  Charming  Fellow.  | Together  with  | Crazy  Jane. 

Lord,  what  care  I for  mam  or  dad,  NYHS 

Why  let  them  scold  and  bellow! 

3010.  [Cut.]  The  Chelsea  Butcher.  | A Tragical  account  of  the 

cruel  Murder,  | of  three  innocent  creatures,  by  a Butcher  in  | 
Chelsea.  Tune  — Moll  Row.  f bpl 

Good  people  draw  near  to  my  ditty, 

A comical  story  I ’ll  tell; 

3010a.  Chesapeake  and  Shannon.  [Two  cuts]  [and]  Elegy  . . . 
On  the  Death  of  Capt.  Laurence,  and  the  gallant  Tars,  who 
fell  in  Defence  of  “Free  Trade  & Sailors’  Rights.”  f aas 

3011.  Chevy  Chase.  t bpl 

God  prosper  long  our  noble  king, 

Our  lives  and  safeties  all; 


3011a.  Chevy  Chase.  Sold  by  N.  Coverly,  jr.  corner  of 
Theatre-alley  I Milk-street:  — Boston,  October  1811.  mhs 

3012.  Chevy  Chase.  . . . Hero  of  the  Wabash.  . . . Paul’s 
Lamentation.  . . . Sandy  and  Jenney.  nyhs 

Printed  on  one  sheet  of  blanket  folio  size. 


3013.  An  unhappy  memorable  Song  of  the  hunting  in  | Chevy- 

Chace  | Between  Earl  Piercy  of  England,  and  Earl  Douglas  of 
Scotland.  hc 

3014.  [Cut.]  The  Children  in  the  Woods.  | Being  | A true 
relation  of  the  inhuman  Murder  of  two  | children  of  a deceased 
gentleman  in  Norfolk,  [ whom  he  left  to  the  care  of  his  brother;  | 
but  this  wicked  uncle,  in  order  to  get  the  | children’s  estate, 
contrived  to  have  them  de-  | stroyed  by  two  Ruffians,  whom 


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he  hired  for  | that  purpose;  with  an  account  of  the  hea-  | vy 
judgments  of  God,  which  befel  him,  for  | this  inhuman  deed, 
and  of  the  untimely  | end  of  the  two  bloody  Ruffians.  To 
which  is  | added,  a word  of  advice  to  Executors,  &c.  | To  a 
very  mournful  Tune.  bpl 

3015.  The  Children  in  the  Woods.  [Cut.]  Being,  | A true 
Relation  of  the  inhuman  Murder  | of  two  Children  of  a deceased 
Gentleman  in  Norfolk,  | whom  he  left  to  the  Care  of  his  Brother; 
but  this  | wicked  Uncle,  in  order  to  get  the  Childrens  Estate,  | 
. . . Sold  at  the  Bible  and  Heart  in  Cornhill. 

Evans,  19401.  A different  issue.  f HC.  AAS.  BPL 


Nos.  3015  and  3016. 


3016.  [Another  issue,  lined  as  the  last.]  Sold  at  the  Heart  & 

Crown  in  Cornhill.  f hc 

3017.  [Cut.]  Children  in  the  Wood  | Being  a true  relation  of 

the  inhuman  murder  of  two  children,  of  a deceased  gentleman 
of  Norfolk,  England;  | . . . IGP31  Printed  by  Nathaniel  Coverly, 
jun.  Theatre  Alley.  hc 

3018.  [Cut.]  Children  in  the  Wood.  Printed  by  N.  Coverly, 

16  Milk  Street,  Boston.  hc.  ei 

3019.  [2  cuts]  Children  | in  the  | Woods:  f hc 

Without  the  “Advice  to  Executors.” 

3020.  The  Children  in  the  Woods  | Or,  The  Norfolk  Gentle- 
man’s Last  Will  and  Testament.  Sold  by  the  Thousand,  Groce, 
Hundred,  | Dozen,  or  Single,  at  the  Bookstore  and  j Printing- 
Office  of  W.  and  J.  Gilman,  | Middle-street,  Newburyport.  | 
Where  may  be  had,  wholesale  or  retail,  | a variety  of  Ancient 
and  Modern  Popu-  | lar  Songs  and  Ballads.  — Price  3 cts.  ch 


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3021.  The  | Children  in  the  Wood  . . . [Newburyport?]  ei 

3022.  The  Children  in  the  Woods:  . . . Sold  at  the  Bible  and 

Heart  in  Salem.  ei 

3022a.  [Two  cuts.]  The  Children  in  the  Wood.  mhs 

3023.  [Cut.]  The  | Christian  | Pilgrim.  Printed  by 

Nathaniel  Coverly  Jun.  f bpl 

Come  on  ye  honest  pilgrims  who  are  bound  to  Canaan’s  land, 

Take  courage  and  fight  valiantly,  stand  fast  with  sword  in  hand, 


No.  3019. 


3024.  The  Christian’s  Looking  Glass.  f AAS 

Come  all  ye  mourning  Pilgrims, 

Who  feel  your  need  of  Christ, 

Clemons,  Miss. 

3025.  Lines  | Composed  on  the  Dullness  of  Salem,  &c.  | 
[Fourth  edition.]  [With]  Good  Wishes  towards  the  Mill  Dam. 

Oh  Salem  for  thee  I do  weep,  EI 

Thou  appear  to  be  so  sound  asleep; 

3026.  [Cut.]  The  Coast  of  | Barbary,  | And  Black  ey’d  Susan. 

] ships  from  England  did  sail,  PC 

[Blow]  high,  blow  low,  and  so  sailed  we,  . . . 

3027.  Constitution  and  Guerriere,  or  Hull’s  Victory.  [Cut.] 

HC 


1800]  MASSACHUSETTS  BROADSH»ES.  407 

3028.  [Cut.]  The  | Contented  Wife,  | and  the  | Husband’s 

Answer;  | together  with  the  | Miller.  t HC 

I have  been  a Wife  these  dozen  long  years 
And  bless’d  be  the  time  that  I marry’d, 

3029.  A Controversy  between  | A Drunking  Husband  | and  a 

Tea  Drinking  Wife,  &c.  f phs 

Come  Wife  set  down  by  me  I prithee  draw  near 
For  now  I’m  resolv’d  that  your  faults  you  shall  hear. 

The  second  poem  is  “The  Unhappy  Match.” 

Now  Doll,  we  are  wedded,  I ’d  have  you  to  know 
That  I am  your  Lord  and  Master  also. 


No.  3028. 


3030.  The  Converts  Hymn:  | Together  with  the  | Indian  Chief 

Spiritualized,  & There ’s  nothing  true  but  heaven.  ei 

I know  I was  a sinner,  the  call  it  was  loud, 

To  repent  of  my  sins  & give  my  heart  to  the  Lord, 

3031.  A Copy  of  a Letter  written  by  Our  Blessed  Lord  and  | 
Saviour  Jesus  Christ.  [Two  cuts.]  ...  To  which  is  added  — 
King  Agbarus’s  Letter  to  our  Saviour,  and  Our  Saviour’s  Answer ; 
also,  his  Cures  and  Miracles.  | — Likewise  — The  Dictates  of 
Right  Reason;  or,  A Solemn  Warning  to  Unfaithful  Ministers. 

HC 


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Cowper,  William. 

3032.  The  diverting  History  of  | John  Gilpin:  | Shewing  how 

he  went  farther  than  he  intended,  and  came  safe  home  again. 
Sold  at  the  Bible  and  Heart,  Salem.  ei 

3033.  The  Cruel  Father,  | Or,  Edgar  and  Lucy.  Sold  . . . 

corner  Cross  and  Fulton  Streets.  Boston.  nyhs 

Loud  howl’d  the  tempest  o’er  the  desert  wild, 

Blue  vivid  streaks  of  lightning  pierced  the  air; 

3034.  The  Cruel  Mother.  hc 

Indulgent  Parents  dear, 
pray  now  attend 

Same  lines  as  in  the  “Damsel’s  Tragedy,”  No.  3042,  infra. 

3034a.  The  Cruel  Parents:  Or,  Bedlam  Garland,  [and]  Scorn- 
ful Celia.  Printed  and  Sold  at  the  Printing  Office  in  Milk- 
Street.  1770.  mhs 

As  through  Moorfields  I walked, 
one  Evening  in  the  Spring. 

3035.  [Cuts.]  The  Cuckold’s  Cap.  | Together  with  | The  Lass 

of  St.  Osythe.  bpl 

In  Reading  there  lived  a buxom  young  Dame, 

The  Wife  of  a Miller,  and  Joan  was  her  name, 

At  Saint  Osythe  by  the  Mill 
There  dwells  a lovely  Lass. 

3036.  Cure  for  Consumptions.  | Address  of  Kitty  Plume,  to 

Dickey  Dandy,  | just  arrived  from  Folly-Alley,  Paris.  | Kitty’s 
Arguments  in  favor  of  Busks,  that  Damsels  | wear  to  distort 
Nature.  hc.  ei 

Dear  Kitty  now  of  fashions  tell, 

For  ladies  look  extremely  well. 

3037.  A curious  new  Sonnet,  dedicated  to  the  Street  Musicians. 

| The  Second  Edition.  bpl 

Boston  rejoice,  lift  up  your  Voice, 

For  Da — t is  come; 

He  loves  you  all,  both  great  and  small, 

As  Indians  love  strong  Rum. 

3038.  Damon  and  Delia.  hc 

Hark  Delia  hear  my  last  adieu, 

Farewell  my  heart’s  delight, 

3039.  [Cut.]  The  Damsel’s  Tragedy,  | or,  the  | Cruel  Mother- 

in-Law.  f aas 


Indulgent  parents  dear, 
pray  now  attend 


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409 


To  this  relation  here, 
which  I have  penn’d. 

3040.  The  Damsel’s  Tragedy.  | Or,  The  Cruel  Step-Mother. 

f AAS 

3041.  [Another  issue,  without  cut.]  Printed  and  Sold  by  W. 

& J.  Gilman,  Middle-Street,  Newburyport:  | Where  may  be 
had  the  following  Songs,  viz.  Lady  Washington’s  Lamentation; 
Columbia’s  | Lamentation  for  the  Death  of  Washington;  The 
Wounded  Hussar;  Jack’s  Delight,  his  Love-  | ly  Nan;  Father 
Abbey’s  Will;  The  Orphan  Boy’s  Tale;  Robinson  Crusoe; 
Captain  Ward;  | Ere  around  the  huge  oak;  The  kiss  that  he 
gave;  I am  a little  man,  &c.  &c.  ei 

3042.  [Another  edition.]  Printed  by  N.  Coverly,  Jun.  Milk- 

Street,  Boston.  ei 

Indulgent  parents  dear,  pray  now  attend, 

To  this  relation  here,  which  I have  penn’d,  . . . 

See  also  “The  Cruel  Mother,”  No.  3034,  supra. 

3043.  The  Damsel’s  Tragedy;  | Or,  Cruel  Mother-in-law. 

Sold  at  No.  16,  Milk-Street,  Boston.  nyhs 

3044.  The  Dandy,  O!  hc 

The  rulers  of  our  nation  are  full  of  speculation, 

For  to  obtain  a seat  it  is  so  handy,  O: 

3045.  The  | Dartmouth  Tragedy:  | or  the  | Mournful  Lady’s 

Garland.  nyhs 

True  lovers  all,  both  far  and  near, 

Behold  the  lines  that  I have  penn’d, 

3046.  David’s  | Victory  over  | Goliah.  Sold  at  E.  Russell’s 

Office,  near  the  Stump.  ei 

When  the  proud  Philistines  for  war  declar’d, 

And  Israel’s  sons  for  battle  had  prepar’d,  . . . 

3047.  [Wood-cuts.]  The  Death  of  an  Indian  Chief.  Sold  next 

the  Stump  of  Liberty-Tree.  — Also,  a number  [of]  new  Songs, 
&c.  EI 

The  sun  sets  in  night  and  the  stars  shun  the  day, 

But  glory  remains  when  their  lights  fade  away;  . . . 

The  hero  was  the  son  of  Almonack. 

3048.  Death  of  General  Wolfe;  | together  with  | Tippy  Jack’s 

Journey  to  Brighton.  f bpl 

In  a sad  mould’ring  cave  . . . See  No.  1160,  supra. 

3049.  [Cuts.]  The  Death  of  | the  brave  | General  Wolf. 

[And]  Liberty  | Tree.  f bpl 


410  MASSACHUSETTS  HISTORICAL  SOCIETY.  [1800 

3050.  [Cut.]  The  Death  of  | the  Brave  | General  Wolf.  ei 
The  text  is  that  of  No.  1159,  supra. 

3051.  [Cuts.]  The  Death  of  | General  Wolfe.  Printed  by 

N.  Coverley,  Jun.  — Boston.  bpl 

A late  issue. 

3052.  [Cuts]  Death  of  | General  Wolfe  nyhs 

Cheer  up  your  hearts  young  men  let  nothing  fright  you. 


No.  3057. 

3053.  The  Death  of  poor  Jack.  | Together  with  | The  Plough- 
man turned  Sailor.  f aas 

Poor  Jack,  whose  gay  heart  kept  his  spirits  aloft, 

And  never  gave  birth  its  full  due, 

I that  once  was  a ploughman,  a sailor  am  now, 

No  lark  that  aloft  in  the  sky. 

3054.  Death  of  the  Embargo.  [Cut  at  end.]  (GIF’  Printed  by 

Nathaniel  Coverly,  junr.  f hc 

Come  brother  clods,  let’s  merry  be, 

To  Boston  strike  away  Sirs, 

c.  1809. 

3055.  [Cuts.]  Decatur’s  Victory.  nyhs 

3056.  The  Devil  & Tom  Cook.  | Together  with  | Tailor  in  a 

Hobble.  ei 


Tom  Cook,  he  was  a noted  thief, 
I ’ve  heard  old  people  tell,  . . . 


1800]  MASSACHUSETTS  BROADSIDES.  411 

3057.  [Cut.]  A [ Dialogue  ( between  [ Death  and  a Lady.  | 

Very  suitable  for  these  Times.  Sold  at  the  Heart  and  Crown 
in  Cornhill,  Boston.  f hc.  aas 

Death.  Fair  Lady  lay  your  costly  Robes  aside, 

No  longer  may  you  glory  in  your  Pride; 

3058.  Dialogue  [ between  | Death  and  a Lady.  | Very  suitable 
to  be  learned  by  heart  in  these  degenerate  times.  hc.  ei 

3059.  A Dialogue  between  ( Death  and  a Lady.  IdF’  Printed 

by  Nathaniel  Coverly  jun’r  Corner,  of  Theatre  Alley.  — 
Boston.  NYHS.  HC 

3060.  A Dialogue  | between  | Death  and  a Lady.  tW  Printed 

and  Sold  by  Nathaniel  Coverly,  Corner  Theatre-Alley,  Milk- 
Street.  — Boston.  f bpl 

3061.  The  same,  reset,  without  the  imprint.  f bpl 

See  also  No.  3096,  infra. 

3062.  Dinah  Crow.  [Cut.]  Sold  ...  by  L.  Deming,  No.  62, 
Hanover  Street,  | Second  door  from  Friend  Street,  Boston. 

HC 

3063.  [Cut.]  The  Distressed  Sailor’s  | Garland:  | Or  | A New 

Song  | On  the  Miseries  and  Hardships  of  poor  Ship-wreck’d 
Sailors.  nyhs 

When  first  I drew  the  Breath  of  Life, 

’Twas  in  the  merry  Month  of  June, 

3064.  The  Distressed  Soul  [ Looking  to  the  Lamb  for  Pity. 

Come,  see  my  case,  O bleeding  Lamb, 

In  mercy  take  me  as  I am,  . . . 

3065.  Division  Muster.  ei 

Our  Norfolk  troops  can  march  with  ease 
Up  to  old  Dedham  plain; 

And  there  I think  that  we  shall  please 
Our  Major  General  Crane,  . . . 

3066.  The  Doctor  & Squire.  f phs 

You  lovers  of  England  whoever  you  be, 

Encompass’d  with  sorrow,  draw  nigh  unto  me, 

I will  sing  you  a ditty  will  make  you  to  smile, 

And  therefore  I pray  give  attention  the  while. 

3067.  [Cut.]  The  Dorsetshire  Garland,  or  Miser  outwitted.  | 
Shewing,  How  a rich  Gentleman  of  Dorsetshire,  who  had  but 
one  Child,  a daughter,  about  fourteen  | years  old,  ...  hc 

In  three  columns. 


412 


MASSACHUSETTS  HISTORICAL  SOCIETY. 


[1800 


3068.  [Cut.]  The  Dorsetshire  | Garland,  | or  the  | Miser  Out- 

witted: | . . . Printed  by  Nathaniel  Coverly,  jun’r.  | 
Corner  Theatre  Alley,  Boston.  j hc 

In  two  columns. 

3069.  The  Downfall  of  Pride.  Published  at  Salem,  Massa- 
chusetts, by  desire  of  many  people,  Feb.  1800.  ei 

Almighty  cock  was  late  set  up, 

Upon  a lofty  steeple  top;  . . . 

3070.  A Dream,  and  Dr.  Watts’  Ode  on  the  Day  of  Judgment. 

As  I lay  slumbering,  sleeping,  BPL 

All  alone  in  bed, 

3071.  [torn]  Dress.  . . . On  Deceit  and  Falshood.  . . . The 

Turkish  Lady.  nyhs 

By  fashions  is  the  world  inslav’d, 

Extravagant  in  dress. 

Come  all  young  men  and  hear  my  song 
For  it  will  not  detain  you  long. 

You  young  men  and  old,  I pray  draw  near 
A pretty  story  you  shall  hear 

3072.  Duke  Hamilton.  f phs 

Three  poems  on  one  sheet. 

Duke  Hamilton  was  as  brave  a Lord 

As  e’er  Old-England  could  afford.  Fal  da  ral,  &c. 

3073.  The  Lass  of  the  Mill. 

Who  has  e’er  been  at  Baldock  must  needs  know  the  Mill, 

At  the  Sign  of  the  Horse  at  the  Foot  of  the  Hill. 

3074.  An  Ode  on  Contentment. 

The  shepherd’s  plain  life, 

Without  guilt,  without  strife, 

Can  only  true  blessings  impart; 

Dunn,  Samuel. 

3075.  [Cuts.]  An  Elogy,  | on  the  Death  of  | Four  Young 

Ladies,  | who  were  | Drowned  in  a Pond  in  Sutton,  May  29, 
1822,  — viz.  | [ jnney,  aged  14  years;  daughter  of  Daniel 
Tenney.  aas 

3076.  [Cut.]  The  Dusky  Night.  | Together  with  | Banish  Sor- 

row. | And  | An  Ode  sung  on  Bunker’s  Hill.  Sold  at  the  Bible 
and  Heart  in  Cornhill.  mhs 

The  Ode  begins:  “Now  let  rich  Music  sound,  . . . 

Evans,  19405. 


1800]  MASSACHUSETTS  BROADSIDES.  413 

3077.  [Cut.]  The  Dying  Words  of  a Young  Man,  | Together 

with  Wigglesworth’s  Dream.  Printed  by  Nathaniel  Coverly, 
jun.  f BPL 

Hearken  ye  sprightly,  and  attend  ye  fair  one’s, 

Pause  in  your  mirth,  adversity  consider! 

As  I lay  slumb’ring  asleep, 

All  alone  on  my  bed, 

3078.  [Cut.]  The  dying  Words  of  | Capt.  Robert  Kidd:  | A 
noted  Pirate,  who  was  Hanged  at  Execution  Dock,  in  England. 

You  captains  brave  and  bold,  hear  our  cries,  hear  our  cries,  HC 
You  captains  brave  and  bold,  hear  our  cries, 

3079.  Earthquake:  | Verses  on  the  Earthquake,  in  North-  | 

America,  in  the  Year  1755,  and  worthy  the  | Attention  of  every 
Person,  particularly  as  we  have  | lately  had  like  visitations. 
[Cut.]  XW"  Printed  by  N.  Coverly,  jun’r  pc 

New  England  hear  God’s  voice  with  fear, 

For  he  does  loudly  call, 

Printed  on  the  back  of  “The  Reformed  Rake.”  The  verses  are  differ- 
ent from  those  of  Nos.  1007  and  1042,  supra. 

3080.  [Cut.]  Elegiac  Lines  | On  the  death  of  Mr.  Joseph 

Bass,  of  | Boston,  Who  set  out  on  a voyage  to  England,  for 
his  health,  but  going  | ashore  at  Bath,  (District  of  Maine) 
died  Dec.  1802.  aas 

3081.  [Cut.]  Elegy,  | in  Remembrance  of  | James  Lawrence, 

Esquire:  | Late  Commander  of  the  United  States  Frigate 
Chesapeake.  ei 

Printed  on  silk.  The  engraving  was  drawn  by  N.  W.  Munroe  and 
engraved  on  wood  by  G.  Cobb. 

3082.  An  | Elegy  | on  the  Death  of  a | Favorite  Cat.  [and] 

The  Inferior  | Blacksmith  | and  | Company.  f phs 

Opprest  with  grief  in  heavy  strains  I mourn, 

The  partner  of  my  study’s  from  me  torn. 

In  answer  to  your  second  head, 

You  went  to  lead  your  wife  to  bed. 

3083.  An  | Elegy  | On  the  Death  of  Capt.  Annanias  Valentine, 

Thomas  Pinckney,  Isaac  Eliot,  Jacamiah  | Cropsey,  and 

Leonard  Merrit,  all  respectable  citizens  of  the  town  of  Marl- 
borough, who  were  | unfortunately  drowned  on  the  flats,  in 
front  of  the  town,  in  attempting  to  go  on  shore,  on  Fri-  | day 
morning,  the  12th  of  December,  1800,  in  a violent  storm  of 
Wind  and  Rain.  [Five  coffins.]  t HC 


414  MASSACHUSETTS  HISTORICAL  SOCIETY.  [1800 

3084.  Elegy  | On  the  Death  of  Commodore  | Stephen  Decatur, 

| Who  fell  in  a Duel,  by  the  hand  of  Commodore  Barron,  at 
Bladensburg,  | near  the  city  of  Washington  on  the  22d  of 
March,  1820  . . . Printed  & Sold  by  N.  Coverly,  No.  16, 
Milk-Street.  ei 

3085.  [Cut.]  An  Elegy  | on  the  Death  of  the  late  Reverend 

Charles  Warburton,  who  died  | in  Boston,  July  the  1st,  1814. 
Aged  80.  — By  a Lady  of  Colour,  gp^  Printed  by  Nathaniel 
Coverly,  jun.  | Milk-Street  — Boston.  ei 

3086.  An  Elogy,  | Sacred  to  the  memory  of  Miss  Polly  Hol- 

man, who  departed  this  life,  May  31,  1814,  | aged  24  years 
and  2 months.  f aas 

3086a.  The  Exile  of  Erin.  mhs 

There  came  to  the  beach  a poor  Exile  of  Erin, 

The  dew  on  his  thin  robe  was  heavy  and  chill; 

3087.  [Two  cuts.]  The  | Exiles  of  Eden.  KW*  Printed  by 

Nathaniel  Coverly,  Jun’r.  f hc.  bpl 

There  fell  from  God’s  favor  two  Exile’s  of  Eden, 

They  wander’d  through  deserts  of  sorrow  and  pain,  . . . 

3088.  [Another  issue.]  gp3  Printed  by  N.  Coverly,  Corner  of 

Theatre-Alley.  f ei.  bpl 


3089.  Exiles  of  Eden.  Printed  for  and  sold  by  Larkin  Moors. 


EI 

3090. 

The  Exiles  of  Eden.  [Cut.] 

EI 

3091. 

The  | Exiles  of  Eden.  Leonard  Deming. 

HC 

3092. 

The  Factor’s  Garland. 

f PHS 

Behold  here’s  a Ditty,  the  Truth  and  no  Jest, 
Concerning  a Gentleman  that  liv’d  in  the  West, 
Who  by  his  great  Gaming  came  to  Poverty, 
And  afterwards  went  many  Voyages  to  Sea. 

3093.  The  Factor’s  Garland,  or  the  Turkish  Lady,  f bpl 


3094.  The  | Factor’s  Garland  | or  the  Turkish  Lady.  | Tune  — 
Paul  Jones’  Victory.  Printed  and  Sold  by  N.  Coverly,  No.  16, 
Milk  Street  — On  hand,  A great  variety  of  Songs,  &c. 

f HC.  BPL 

3095.  The  | Factor’s  Garland.  hc 

In  two  columns. 


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415 


3096.  The  Factor’s  Garland.  | A strange  and  wonderful  Story. 

HC 

Printed  on  a blanket  sheet  with:  A good  Wife;  A remarkable  Dream; 
Dialogue  between  Death  and  a Lady  and  A Good  Wife. 

3097.  Fair  Rosamond.  I A lamentable  Ballad.  Sold  at  the 


Bible  & Heart,  in  Cornhill.  mhs 

When  as  King  Henry  rul’d  England, 
the  second  of  that  name. 

hc,  822-827. 

3098.  [Another  issue.]  Without  imprint.  nyhs 

3099.  [Cut.]  Fair  Rosamond:  | a lamentable  Ditty.  Printed 
by  Nathaniel  Coverly,  | jun.  Milk-Street  — Boston. 

nyhs.  hc 

3100.  The  faithful  and  loving  Wife’s  | Garland.  f hc 

Forty  five  years  of  fleeting  time, 

Has  swiftly  roll’d  away, 

3101.  The  Faithless  Sea-Captain.  nyhs 

All  you  Maidens  fair,  pray  a while  draw  near, 

I a tragick  story  have  to  tell. 

3102.  The  Fall  of  Adam.  f aas 

Ranting  Topers,  midnight  Rovers, 

Cease  to  roar  your  fleshly  lays; 

3103.  The  Fanner’s  Glory;  | Together  with  | Johnny  & Sally.  | 

(Suited  to  an  Excellent  New  Tune.)  f phs 

Attend  a while  unto  my  Story, 


I ’ll  sing  you  a Song  of  the  Farmer’s  Glory. 

Of  all  the  Lads  in  London-town, 
there ’s  none  I love  like  Johnny, 

He  walks  so  stately  on  the  Ground, 

I like  him  for  my  Honey; 

hc,  103  (1).  200,  has  “Pretty  Sally’s  Garland;  or,  Johnny’s  kind 
Courtship.” 

3104.  [Cut.]  The  Farmer’s  Son,  | And  the  Tragical  end  of 

pretty  Sally,  ] the  Chamber  Maid.  nyhs 

Young  lovers  all  I pray  draw  near, 

And  a relation  you  shall  hear, 

3105.  [Two  cuts.]  The  Female  | Hay-makers,  | together  with  | 

Cold  Winter,  o^gr’  Printed  by  Nathaniel  Coverly,  jun’r. 
Corner  Theatre-Alley  — - Boston.  hc 

One  morning,  one  morning,  one  morning  in  May, 

I spy’d  two  pretty  damsels  a raking  of  hay, 

Cold  winter’s  gone  and  past, 

And  warm  summer’s  come  at  last, 


416  MASSACHUSETTS  HISTORICAL  SOCIETY.  [1800 

3106.  Fennel-Seed.  | An  Excellent  New  Song,  composed  over 

a bed  | of  Fennel,  just  sown.  mhs 

What  scripture  says,  we  must  always 
Give  good  attention  to ; 

3107.  The  Fiery  Devil,  | Together  with  | Granny  Wales. 

The  Stygian  God,  Great  Beelzebub,  f BPL 

With  Bute  and  North,  his  fav’rite  club, 

3108.  Fire  | is  a good-servant,  but  a bad  master;  and  should 

be  esteemed  as  a friend,  but  dreaded  | as  an  enemy.  hc 

Come  hear  a song  in  infant  race, 

Ye  high  and  low  and  rich  and  poor; 

3109.  The  following  Lines  were  compos’d  | by  Mr.  Joseph 

Badger,  a Day  | or  two  before  his  Death.  t a as 

Christ’s  dazling  Glory  Shines  so  bright, 

No  Mortal  here  can  tell. 

5 stanzas. 

3110.  [Cuts.]  For  some  time  past  the  Public  have  been 

anxiously  waiting  to  be  informed  of  the  Life,  Character,  and 
Last  Dying  Words  of  | Jason  Fairbanks,  . . . [with]  a Biog- 
raphy of  Mr.  Jason  Fairbanks  and  Miss  Eliza  Fales,  | . . . 
Boston:  Printed  and  sold  in  Russell-Street,  near  West  Boston 
Bridge.  HC 

3111.  The  Fortunate  Lovers,  | or  Sweet  William  of  Plymouth. 

A Seaman  of  Plymouth,  sweet  William  by  Name,  El 

A wooing  to  beautiful  Susan  he  came; 

See  No.  3355,  infra. 

3112.  The  Fortunate  Lovers:  | or,  | Sweet  William  of  Plym- 
outh. HC.  MHS 

3113.  Four  excellent  Modern  Songs. 

Jockey  to  the  Fair,  Roslin  Castle,  Guardian  Angels  and  Force  of  Musick. 
It  bears  a MS.  note:  “Kingston,  February  12  day  year  1793.” 

Fowler,  Benjamin. 

3114.  The  | Lamentation  | of  | Benjamin  Fowler;  | Who  has 

served  faithfully  in  the  American  | Army  eight  years  & four 
months  — in  which  | service  he  lost  one  eye  — and  is  otherwise 
so  dis-  | enabled  in  his  health,  as  to  claim  the  attention  | of  the 
generous  public.  ei 

The  poem  states  that  he  lost  his  eye  “In  Canada  with  Montgom’ry.” 

3115.  France  Triumphant  | over  the  | combined  Powers:  | An 

Excellent  New  Patriotic  Song.  [Cut.]  Sold  by  all  the  Flying 
Traders.  (Pr.  Four  Cents.)  nyhs.  ei 

Rouse!  Rouse,  ye  Patriots,  brave  and  bold, 

And  gird  your  bucklers  on,  . . . 


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417 


3116.  [Cut.]  Friend  & Pitcher,  | Together  with  | Poor  Jack,  | 
and  | Poll’s  Answer.  Sold  at  the  Bible  and  Heart  in  Cornhill, 


Boston. 


f PHS 


The  wealthy  fool,  with  gold  in  store, 

Will  still  desire  to  grow  richer; 

Go  patter  to  Lubbers  and  Swals,  d ’ye  see, 

About  danger  and  fear,  and  the  like. 

Dear  Jack  my  fond  love,  pray  now  listen  to  me, 

Thy  Poll  will  thy  troubles  allow. 

3117.  [Cuts.]  The  | Friendly  Society,  | together  with  | Heav- 
ing Anchor.  [Cut  at  end  of  poem.]  f bpl 

Why  should  we  at  our  lot  complain, 

Or  grieve  at  our  distress: 

When  first  we  hear  the  boatswain’s  bray, 

With  voice  like  thunder  roaring, 

3118.  Friendship.  | Tune  — British  Muse.  hc 

Friendship  to  every  willing  mind, 

Opens  a heav’nly  treasure; 

3119.  [Cut,  labelled  “Old  Ironsides.”]  The  Frigate  | Consti- 


tution. 


3120.  [Cut.] 
a Wooing  go. 

3121.  [Cut.] 


HC 

Argo  of  Greece,  that  bro’t  the  fleece, 

To  Athen’s  famous  city, 

The  Frog  and  Mouse:  | or  the  Frog  | He  would 

NYHS 


The  Gallant  Sailor:  | together  with  | Give  me 
my  Heart  back  again,  | Also  | Roslin  Castle,  | and  | Stephen  and 
Flora.  Sold  at  the  Bible  and  Heart  in  Cornhill,  Boston,  bpl 


AAS 


MHS 


3122.  The  Gamut  . . . Musical  Characters. 

A sheet  of  instructions  in  music,  of  unknown  date  and  origin. 

3122a.  Garland. 

Forty-five  years  of  fleeting  time, 

Has  swiftly  roll’d  away, 

The  title  may  be  incomplete.  It  purports  to  have  been  written  by 
Hannah  Sprout. 

3123.  [Cut.]  General  | Warren:  | or  | The  Battle  of  Bunker 

Hill.  dp=  Printed  by  Nathaniel  Coverly,  jun’r.  | Corner 
Theatre  Alley,  Boston.  f aas 

Let  others  boast  of  monarchs  pride, 

Surrounded  by  a sanguine  tribe, 

In  hc  is  the  same  lining  of  title,  printed  by  L.  Deming,  Boston. 


418  MASSACHUSETTS  HISTORICAL  SOCIETY.  [1800 

3124.  General  Warren,  | or  | The  Battle  of  Bunkre  Hill,  | and 

My  Soldier  Laddie.  L.  Deming,  No.  1,  South  side  of  Faneuil 
Hall,  Boston.  nyhs 

Same  verses. 

3125.  [Cut.]  George  Riley.  bpl 

It  was  on  one  summers  morning, 

The  weather  being  fair, 

I strode  for  recreation 

By  a river  side  so  clear.  . . . 

On  the  naval  fight  between  Rodney  and  De  Grasse. 

3126.  Giles  Scroggins’  Ghost,  | together  with  | Loony  Mact- 

wolter  and  Sally  M’cGee.  t bpl 

Giles  Scroggins  courted  Molly  Brown, 

Fol  lol  de  rol  de  rol  de  ra. 

3127.  [Two  cuts.]  The  | Girl  of  my  Heart,  | together  with  | 

The  Maid  of  Lodi,  | and  Country  ’Squire.  Printed  and 

Sold  by  Nathaniel  Coverly,  Milk-street,  corner  of  Theatre- 
Alley,  Boston,  August  28,  1811  hc 

Goddard,  Samuel,  Jr. 

3128.  From  the  | Dead  to  the  Living.  [ By  Samuel  Goddard, 

jun.  | Agreeable  to  the  discourse  of  Sally  Metcalf,  before  her  | 
Death.  f aas 

3129.  The  Gods  in  Council.  | A new  favorite  patriotic  Song.  | 

Tune  — Anacreon  in  Heaven.  mhs 

The  Gods  once  protected  America’s  cause, 

A second  time  set  and  held  consultation,  . . . 

Written  the  year  of  the  X.  Y.  Z.  mission. 

3130.  [Cut.]  The  | Golden  Ball,  | or  the  | Running  Lady. 

Sold  at  the  Printing  Office  in  Salem.  f hc 

A noble  Lord  in  foreign  parts, 

Had  a fair  daughter  dear, 

3131.  The  Golden  Bull.  ei.  bpl.  aas 

Come  listen,  young  lovers,  a while,  and  you  ’ll  find 
That  crosses  attend  often  true  lovers  kind. 
hc.,  865-870. 

3132.  The  Golden  Bull;  or,  a Tragical  Love  Song.  Sold  at 

No.  16,  Milk-Street  — Boston.  ei 

A Coverly  issue. 

3133.  [Two  cuts.]  The  Golden  Bull:  | In  Four  Parts. 


HC 


iSoo]  MASSACHUSETTS  BROADSIDES.  419 

Goldsmith,  Oliver. 

3134.  The  Hermit:  | A Ballad.  mhs 

Turn,  gentle  hermit  of  the  dale, 

And  guide  my  lonely  way,  . . . 

hc.,  801. 

3135.  Goliah’s  Defeat.  | And  [ David’s  Victory.  hc 

When  the  proud  Philistines  for  war  declar’d, 

And  Israel’s  sons  for  battle  had  prepar’d; 

3136.  A Good  Wife.  hc 

These  women  are  fine  pretty  things, 

The  comforts  and  joys  of  man’s  life, 

3137.  [Two  cuts.]  The  | Grand  | Sweeper:  | Together  with  | 
the  Woodman.  Printed  by  J.  White,  Charlestown.  f hc 


Tho’  I sweep  to  and  fro,  old  iron  to  find, 

Brass  pins,  rusty  nails,  they  ’re  all  to  my  mind; 

To  a woodman’s  hut  there  came  one  day, 

A physician  and  dancing-master. 

One  cut  is  the  same  as  that  on  No.  2433,  supra. 

3138.  Grand  Victory  on  Lake  Champlain.  | [Two  cuts.] 

[Tenth  Naval  Victory  — “Com.  Macdonough  obtained  a glori- 
ous victory,  over  the  | British  Fleet  on  Lake  Champlain  Sept. 
11,  [1814]  . . . Printed  by  N.  Coverly.  ei 

3139.  [Cuts.]  Granny  Wales,  | And  the  Mulberry  Tree. 

Our  Granny  she  rose  one  morning  quite  soon,  BPL 

She  slip’d  on  her  petticoat,  apron  and  gown, 

The  sweetbrier  grows  in  the  merry  green  wood, 

Where  the  musk  rose  diffuses  its  purfume  so  free; 

3140.  [Cut.]  Granny  Wales,  | and  the  | Mulberry  Tree,  hc 

3141.  The  great  Constitution:  a new  Federal  Song.  mhs 
Evans,  21119.  1788? 

3142.  The  | Great  Honour  of  a valiant  | London  Prentice:  | 

Being  an  account  of  his  matchless  manhood,  and  brave  adven- 
tures, done  in  | Turkey;  and  how  he  came  to  marry  the  King’s 
daughter,  &c.  hc 

Of  a worthy  London  prentice 
my  purpose  is  to  speak, 

See  “The  Valiant  London  Prentice,”  3389,  infra,  and  No.  875,  supra. 

3143.  The  | Grecian  Daughter:  | or,  an  Example  of  a | Virtuous 
Wife,  | Who  fed  her  Father  with  her  own  Milk,  he  being  com- 
manded to  be  starved  to  Death  by  Tberi-  | us  Caesar,  Emperor 


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of  Rome,  but  was  afterwards  pardoned,  and  the  Daughter,  for 
her  Vir-  | tue,  very  highly  rewarded.  Printed  for  Ezra  White, 
Ballad-Pedler,  who  keeps  a general  assortment  of  Ballads  con- 
stantly on  hand,  and  intends  selling  them  | cheaper  than  they 
can  be  had  of  any  other  person  in  the  State.  hc 

3144.  [Cut.]  The  Grecian  Daughter,  | or  an  Example  of  a 

Virtuous  Wife,  who  fed  her  Father  with  her  own  Milk  | . . . 
(dp  Printed  by  Nathaniel  Coverly,  jun.  | Corner  of  Theatre- 
Alley  — Boston.  Price  6 Cents.  hc 

In  hc  is  an  issue  made  at  Windsor,  m.d.cccix,  with  a large  wood-cut, 
and  a second  issue,  reset  but  with  the  same  wood-cut,  with  colophon: 
Windsor:  | Printed  for  the  Flying  Book-Sell- 1 ers. 

3145.  A | Grievance  of  the  Times.  [Signed  Libertanus.] 

When  I was  young  my  Heart  was  cheer’d,  t AAS 

That  Goodness  would  this  Town  have  rear’d; 

3146.  [Two  cuts.]  Handsome  Harry  | or  The  deceitful  young 

man;  . . . Printed  by  Nathaniel  Coverly,  Jr.  Milk- 

street,  Corner  Theatre-Alley,  Boston.  HC 

3147.  Handsome  Harry,  | Or,  the  Deceitful  Young  Man.  hc 

Come  all  you  loyal  hearted  lovers, 

Come  and  listen  unto  me; 

3148.  [Cuts.]  Handsome  | Harry;  | or  | The  Deceitful  young 
Man.  | Shewing  how  a young  Sailor,  called  Handsome  Harry, 
of  Southampton,  courted  a fair  | Maiden  named  Ruth,  . . . 

hc,  2424-2426,  all  of  Boston  origin.  NYHS.  BPL 

3149.  [Cut.]  Handsome  Harry,  or  the  deceitful  young  Man.  | 

Shewing  ...  hc 

1 

3150.  [Cuts.]  Handsome  Harry.  Boston,  Nathaniel  Coverly, 

Jr.  Milk-street.  Corner  Theatre-Alley.  hc 

3151.  [Cuts.]  The  Happy  Child:  | Being  a Narrative  of  the 
holy  Life  and  peaceable  Death  | of  a remarkable  pious  child, 
of  Hertfordshire.  | In  England,  (f^  Printed  by  Nathaniel 
Coverly,  Jun’r.  Corner  Theatre-Alley,  Mill-Street.  — Boston. 

You  parents  that  have  children  dear,  f PC.  BPL 
To  what  I shall  relate  give  ear : 

3152.  [Two  cuts.]  The  Happy  Child,  | Being  a Narrative  of 

the  Holy  Life  and  peaceable  Death  of  a remarkable  pious  child 
of  | Hertfordshire  — England.  Printed  and  sold  by  Nathaniel 
| Coverly,  Corner  of  Theatre-  | Alley  — Boston.  hc 


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421 


3153.  The  Happy  Child.  | Being  a Narrative  of  the  holy  Life 

and  peace-  | able  Death  of  a remarkable  pious  child,  | of  Hert- 
fordshire, England.  hc 

In  three  columns. 

3154.  The  Happy  Child.  ei 

3155.  [Another  issue,  4 columns.]  hc 

3156.  [Cut.]  Happy  Child.  Printed  and  sold,  wholesale  and 

retail,  | at  No.  2,  Middle-street,  | Newburyport.  hc.  ei 

3157.  [3  cuts.]  The  Happy  Child.  f phs 

3158.  [Cuts.]  The  Happy  | Ship  Carpenter.  Printed  by 

Nathaniel  Coverly,  j’r.  f nyhs 

[You  royal  lovers]  far  and  near, 

[A  true  relation]  you  shall  hear 

3158a.  [Cuts.]  A Happy  New-Year  to  | Commodore  Rogers,  | 
or,  Huzza  for  the  President  and  Congress.  Printed  by 

N.  Coverly,  jun.  Price  3 cents.  f bpl 

3159.  A Hard  Rub.  f aas 

A Deacon  in  a city,  methinks  there  doth  dwell, 

As  scandalous  a villain  as  e’er  suffer’d  h-  -1; 

Now  in  this  picture  you  plainly  may  see 
How  he  cheated  my  father  before  he  did  me. 

In  the  third  verse  is  the  line:  “A  widow  in  B[osto]n  as  the  people  do 
say,” 

3160.  Hard  Times.  [Coverly.]  nyhs 

Well  since  you  request  it,  I ’ll  sing  you  a song, 

And  tell  how  the  people  do  jumble  along; 

3161.  Here ’s  a choice  Penny-worth  of  Wit,  | For  all  that 

stand  in  Need  of  it.  f phs 

Here  is  a Penny-worth  of  Wit, 
for  those  that  ever  went  astray. 

If  Warning  they  will  take  by  it, 

’twill  do  them  good  another  Day. 

hc.,  1006-1010. 

3162.  [Cut.]  The  | Pennyworth  of  Wit.  | Here ’s  a choice 
Pennyworth  of  Wit,  | For  all  that  stand  in  Need  of  it.  Sold 
at  the  Bible  & Heart,  in  Cornhill.  [Boston:  Thomas  Fleet.] 

AAS.  BPL 

3163.  [Another  issue.]  Sold  at  the  Bible  & Heart  in  Cornhill, 

Boston.  f aas 


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[1800 


HC.  El 

road  to 
f BPL 


HC 

HC 


3164.  Penny  worth  of  Wit.  | Here ’s  a choice  Pennyworth  of 

Wit,  | For  all  who  stands  in  need  of  it.  HC 

In  three  columns. 

3165.  Penny-Worth  of  Wit.  Ei 

3166.  Penny  Worth  of  Wit.  ei 

3167.  The  Hermit;  | or  | The  Justice  of  Divine  Providence 
represented.  Sold  at  the  Bible  and  Heart  in  Salem. 

Far  in  a wild,  unknown  to  public  view,  f NYHS. 

From  youth  to  age  a rev’rend  Hermit  grew;  . . . 

3168.  [Cut.]  Home  Industry,  | The  most  direct 
National  Prosperity. 

Sages  conven’d  from  delegating  States, 

Who  bears  the  charge  of  unborn  millions  fates. 

3169.  [Another  issue.]  No  cut. 

3170.  [Another  issue.]  No  cut,  but  differs  in  text. 

Hopkins,  Joseph. 

3171.  A Line  to  the  Modern  Ladies:  | Found  among  the 
Writings  of  | Joseph  Hopkins,  | Late  of  Farmington,  deceased. 

Hopkinson,  Francis.  t PHS 

3172.  Battle  of  the  Kegs.  f bpl 

Gallants  attend,  and  hear  a friend, 

Trill  forth  harmonious  ditty: 

3173.  [Cuts.]  Battle  of  the  Kegs.  bpl 

3174.  Hornet  & Peacock,  | And  Battle  of  Plat-te-bug.  Sold 

Wholesale  and  Retail,  corner  of  | Merchant’s  Row  and  Market 
Square,  | (up  stairs,)  - — Boston.  hc 

Ye  Demo’s  attend  and  ye  Federals  too, 

I ’ll  sing  you  a song  that  you  all  know  is  true, 

Back  side  Albany  stan’  Lake  Champlain, 

One  little  pond,  half  full  a’  water 

3174a.  Hornet  and  Peacock,  And  Battle  of  Plat-te-burg. 
[Deming,  Boston.]  mhs 

3175.  Horrid  Murder.  | Capt.  James  Purinton,  of  Augusta, 

District  of  Maine,  Murdered  his  Wife,  six  Children  and  Him- 
self. Dated,  July  11,  1806.  hc 

3176.  [Cut.]  Hull’s  | Surrender,  or  Villany  | somewhere: 


Printed  by  Nathaniel  Coverly,  jun.  [torn.) 

Ye  Columbian’s  so  bold,  attend  while  I sing; 
Sure  treason  and  treachery’s  not  quite  the  thing, 


HC 


1800]  MASSACHUSETTS  BROADSIDES.  423 

3177.  The  Hunters  of  Kentucky.  | Or  the  | Battle  of  New- 

Orleans.  hc 

Ye  gentlemen  and  ladies  fair, 

Who  grace  this  famous  city, 

3178.  The  Hunters  | of  Kentucky!  ! hc 

3179.  Hunter’s  of  Kentuc’y.  [Cuts.]  Or  Half  Horse  and  half 

Alligator.  Sold  Wholesale  and  Retail,  at  Cross-Street,  (near 
Mercantile  Wharf)  Boston  nyhs.  hc 

See  also  “The  Kentucky  Huntsmen,”  No.  3202,  infra. 

3180.  [Cut.]  Hunting  the  Hare:  | a favorite  Song.  f bpl 

Songs  of  shepherds  in  rustical  roundelays, 

Form’d  in  fancy,  or  whistled  on  reeds, 

3181.  Hymn  on  Baptism.  | Composed  by  a Candidate  for  the 
Ordinance,  | and  sung  at  the  Administration.  [Printed  by  W. 


& J.  Gilman,  Middle-street,  Newburyport.]  ei 

Dated,  Malden,  Nov.  1807. 

3182.  Independence  | of  the  | United  States.  f aas 

1.  Sweet  Liberty  may  well  inspire, 

Each  gen’rous  heart,  each  tuneful  lyre; 

3182a.  [Cut.]  Indian  Chief  [and]  The  Bonny  Black  Irish 
Girl.  mhs 

3183.  An  Invitation  to  Reformation.  [Also]  The  True 
Christian’s  Anchor  Hold.  [And]  Thoughts  on  Death.  f bpl 

Come  hear  an  invitation,  I pray  you  now  attend, 

And  quit  your  sinful  stations,  and  strive  for  to  amend, 

3184.  The  Irishman’s  Complaint;  | Together  with  | The  Ox- 
ford Comedy.  f aas 


The  Comedy  is  the  same  as  is  on  Billy  and  Polly,  but  has  a sub- title: 
The  Oxford  Comedy,  Or,  the  poor  Inn-Keeper  outwitted  by  an  Oxford- 
shire Scholar  and  his  Penny  Cow  heel.  To  a pleasant  new  Tune. 

3185.  The  Irish  Rambler:  ] Together  with  | The  slighted 
Sheperdess.  | Two  excellent  new  Songs.  f phs 

Come  hither  all  you  Country  Strollers, 

And  listen  while  I shall  relate 
The  brave  Exploits  done  by  Patroclus, 

While  on  his  Walk  throughout  the  Street. 

“The  slighted  Shepherdess”  has  a sub-title,  “or,  Rosaland’s  Lamen- 
tation.” 

’T  was  down  by  a River  so  clear  and  so  deep  Oh; 

Fair  Rosaland  set  her  self  down  for  to  weep  Oh; 


424  MASSACHUSETTS  HISTORICAL  SOCIETY.  [1800 

3186.  [Cut.]  The  Irish  Robber;  | and  | My  Old  Horse.  HC 

In  Dublin  city  I was  bred  and  bom, 

On  Stevens’  Green  I died  forlorn. 

My  clothing  was  once  of  the  linsey  woolsey  fine, 

My  main  hanging  down,  my  coat  it  did  shine, 

3187.  [Cut.]  The  Irish  Robber.  | Together  with  | My  Old 

Horse.  nyhs 

3188.  Irish  Robber,  Maj.  Andre’s  Address,  | Together  with 
Contentment.  Sold  at  152,  Ann-street  — Boston.  nyhs 

3189.  Jemmy  and  Nancy.  nyhs.  hc.  ei 

Lovers  I pray  lend  an  ear  to  my  story, 

Take  an  example  by  this  constant  pair,  . . . 

3190.  Johnny  and  Peggy;  | An  excellent  New  Song.  nyhs 

Once  more  I ’ll  tune  the  vocal  Shell, 

To  Hills  and  Dales  my  Passion  tell. 

3191.  Johnny  Bull’s  Big  Guns,  | and  | Battle  of  Lake  Erie. 

Sure,  have  you  not  heard  of  that  pesky  John  Bull,  t NYHS.  AAS 
Who  eternally  quarrels  and  acts  like  a fool, 

Sure  wont  you  hear,  what  glory  there 
Was  on  the  lake  with  Perry,  O; 

3192.  [Cuts.]  Jolly  Sailor,  | together  with  the  Bay  of  | 

Biscay  O!  t bpl 

When  fortune  doth  frown, 

I ’ll  not  be  cast  down, 

Loud  roar’d  the  dreadful  thunder, 

The  rain  a deluge  showers: 

hc.,  1392.  The  same  cuts  are  on  “ Captain  Ward,”  No.  3006,  supra. 


3193.  [Cut.]  Jonathan  to  Jemima.  ei 

Jemima,  won’t  you  let  me  sing 
A little  song  I have  for  you? 

3194.  [Cut.]  Jonathan’s  Courtship.  El 

A Merry  Tale  I will  rehearse, 

As  ever  you  did  hear,  Sir; 

3195.  Jonathan’s  Courtship.  nyhs 

3196.  Joseph  making  himself  known  to  his  Brethren,  f aas 

When  Joseph  his  brother  beheld, 

Afflicted  and  trembling  with  fear, 

3197.  Judgment  Anthem.  nyhs 

Hark  ye  mortals,  hear  the  Trumpet 
Sounding  loud  the  mighty  roar; 


1800]  MASSACHUSETTS  BROADSIDES.  425 

3198.  [Cut.]  The  Jug  of  Rum,  | together  with  | The  Dish  of 
Tea.  XW"  Printed  by  N.  Coverly,  Jun.  Boston. 

f HC.  BPL 

Within  those  earthen  walls  confin’d, 

The  ruin  lurks  of  human  kind, 

Let  some  in  grog  place  their  delight, 

O’er  bottled  porter  waste  the  night, 

The  same  cut  on  “ A Song,”  No.  3346,  infra. 

3199.  Kate  and  her  Horns.  HC.  bpl 

You  that  in  merriment  delight, 

Pray  listen  unto  what  I write; 

3200.  [Two  cuts.]  Kate  | and  her  Horns.  N.  Coverly,  Jr. 
Printer,  Milk-street,  Boston. 

3201.  [Two  cuts.]  Kate  | and  her  Horns.  hc 

Same  without  imprint. 

3202.  The  Kentucky  | Huntsmen.  nyhs 

Ye  gentlemen  and  ladies  fair, 

Who  grace  this  famous  city, 

Same  verses  as  “The  Hunters  of  Kentucky,”  No.  3179,  supra. 

3202a.  King  and  Countryman,  | and  | The  Girl  I left  behind 
me.  L.  Deming,  Boston.  mhs 

3203.  [Cut.]  Knowledge  the  Soul  of  Freedom.  Boston  — 

Printed  by  N.  Coverly.  | bpl 

Postpone,  O ye  sages  all  meaner  debates  — 

Convinc’d  that  tis  light  must  establish  our  States; 

3204.  [Cut.]  Knowledge,  The  Soul  of  Freedom.  Boston.  | 
Printed  by  N.  Coverly.  | No.  16,  Milk-street.  nyhs.  hc 

3205.  [Cut.]  The  Lady’s  | Looking  Glass.  nyhs.  bpl 

Alas!  what  pains  the  girls  will  take, 

Themselves  to  sell,  and  market  make, 

3206.  The  lamentation  of  poor  Benjamin  Fowler,  | who  served 
faithfully  in  the  American  | Army,  eight  years  and  four  months, 
in  | which  service  he  lost  one  eye;  and  his  | health  is  so  dis- 
abled, as  to  claim  the  atten-  | tion  of  the  generous  public. 
Printed  for  the  Author,  who  in  a short  time  must  have  one  | 
of  his  legs  cut  off  on  account  of  a Cancer  that  is  on  it.  hc 

3207.  A Lamentation  | On  the  prevailing  Sickness,  in  many 
Towsn  in  New-England,  with  an  earnest  | Call  to  Young  and 
Old,  to  turn  from  Sin,  and  to  seek  God’s  Face  and  Favour. 

Both  Young  and  Old,  come  mourn  with  me,  mhs 

With  bitter  Lamentation. 


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3208.  [Cut.]  Lady  | Washington’s  | Lamentation  for  the  | 
Death  of  her  Husband.  Printed  and  sold  by  Nathaniel  Cov- 
erly,  Jr.  | Corner  Theatre-Alley,  Milk-Street  — Boston.  ei 

When  Columbia’s  brave  sons  sought  my  hero  to  lead  them, 

To  vanquish  their  foes  and  establish  their  freedom,  . . . 

3209.  The  Land-Lubbers.  | Composed  by  a Sailor.  ei 

Come,  all  you  jolly  seamen  bold, 

That  plow  the  ocean  through,  . . . 

3210.  [Two  cuts.]  The  Land  of  Sweet  Erin,  | together  with  | 
The  Garland  of  Love,  | and  | Erin  go  Brah.  N.  Coverly,  Jr. 


Printer,  Milk-Street,  Boston.  f hc.  bpl 

Oh!  the  land  of  sweet  Erin’s  a land  of  delight, 

The  women  can  love,  and  the  men  can  all  fight; 

3211.  The  last  Words  of  an  Amiable  Lady  | Mrs.  Mary- 

Anne  Burr.  hc 

Ah!  why  this  long,  this  ling’ring  pain? 

Why  do  I seek  repose  in  vain! 

3212.  [Cut.]  The  Last  Words  | of  | Polly  Goold.  ei 

Give  ear  to  me,  ye  Sons  of  Men, 

Why  stand  ye  gazing  round  my  bed? 

3213.  [Another  issue.]  0^"  Printed  by  Nathaniel  Coverly, 

jun’r.  Corner  of  Theatre-Alley,  Boston.  hc 

3214.  The  Last  Words  of  | Polly  Goold.  nyhs 

3215.  [Another  issue.)  L.  Deming,  corner  Merchant’s  Row 

and  Market  Square,  Boston.  nyhs 

3216.  [Another  issue.]  hc 

Cut  of  Virgin  in  Glory. 

3217.  [Another  issue.]  with  A curious  Riddle,  etc.  nyhs 
[Cut  of  coffin  and  mourner.] 

3218.  The  Dying  Words  of  Polly  Gould.  hc 

Verses  are  those  of  “The  last  Words  of  Polly  Goold.” 

3219.  The  Dying  Words  of  | Polly  Gould.  nyhs 

3220.  On  the  Death  of  [cut]  Polly  Gould.  Printed  at  Russel’s 

Office,  Liberty-Pole.  nyhs 

3221.  [Wood-cut.]  The  Launch,  | A Federal  Song.  f aas 

Ye  Sons  of  Columbia,  your  ardour  display, 


With  true  Federal  Spirit,  on  this  joyful  day; 


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3222.  [Cuts.]  The  Launch,  or  Huzza  for  | the  new  Seventy 

Four.  Printed  by  Nathaniel  Coverly,  Jun.  Milk-Street, 
Boston.  NYHS 

Come,  come  Johnny  Bull,  you  may  boast  till  you  ’re  full, 

Of  your  Frigates,  your  Bulwark  and  Laws  sir, 

3223.  [Cut.]  The  | Lawyer  outwitted.  hc 

Of  a rich  Counsellor  I write, 

Who  had  an  only  daughter, 

3224.  The  Lawyer’s  Promotion.  f phs 

Bachelors  of  every  Station, 

Mark  this  thing  a true  relation. 

3225.  [Cut.]  The  Learned  Pig,  | Together  with  | The  Starling, 

| and  | Roslin  Castle.  [Cut.]  f phs 

You  all  must  have  heard  of  the  learned  Pig, 

A little  one  in  size,  but  in  science  very  big. 

A Beauteous  Starling  late  I saw 
on  lovely  Mary’s  hand: 

’T  was  in  that  Season  of  the  Year, 

When  all  Things  sweet  and  gay  appear, 

That  Colin  with  the  Morning  Ray 

3226.  [Cut.]  The  Legacy  | And  Sally  Roy.  bpl 

When  in  death  I shall  calm  recline, 

0 bear  my  heart  to  my  mistress  dear, 

Fair  Sally,  once  the  village  pride, 

Lies  cold  and  wan  in  yonder  valley, 

3226a.  Liberty  and  Peace.  [Cut.]  A Song.  [Cut.]  mhs 

3227.  Lines,  | Composed  on  the  death  of  Elias  Cummings,  son 

of  Rev.  Charles  Cum-  | mings  of  Sullivan,  and  Nephew  of 
Enoch  Hemmenway,  who  was  | taken  and  died  of  the  Spotted 
fever  before  he  returned  from  | the  funeral  of  his  uncle,  aged 
11  years.  [And]  Composed  | on  the  Death  of  | Enoch  Hem- 
menway, | son  of  Dea.  Elias  Hemmenway,  of  Roxbury,  N.  H.  | 
who  died  of  the  spotted  fever,  Tit.  19  y’s.  f aas 

3228.  [Cut.]  Lines  composed  on  the  Death  of  General  | 

Washington.  nyhs.  ei 

Your  morning  throng  grief  oppos’d  the  scene, 

Let  Washington  be  now  your  theme,  . . . 

3229.  [Cut.]  Lines  | composed  on  the  Execution  of  j W. 
Clement’s:  | Who  was  shot  for  Desertion,  on  Fort  Independ- 
ence, Feb.  18  | having  been  four  times  Pardoned,  but  having 


428  MASSACHUSETTS  HISTORICAL  SOCIETY.  [1800 

last  Deserted  | his  Post,  was  condemned  to  die.  (SF"  Printed 
by  Nathaniel  Coverly  | jun.  Corner  Theatre  Alley.  hc 

3230.  Lines  on  the  Death  of  Parker,  ] who  was  hung  at  the 

Yard  Arm  for  Mutiny  in  England;  also,  | The  Minute  Gun  at 
Sea.  ei.  mhs 

Lord,  Nathaniel. 

3231.  The  Dictates  of  Right  Reason Or  [Cut] 

A Solemn  Warning,  | 0^=>  To  Unfaithful  Ministers  KW 

Sold  Wholesale  & Retail  by  L.  Deming,  corner  of  Merchant’s 
Row  & Market  Square,  Boston.  ei.  lhs 

3232.  The  | Dictates  of  Right  Reason:  | or,  a | Solemn  Warn- 

ing | to  | Unfaithful  ministers.  By  Nathaniel  Lord,  of  San- 
bornton.  nyhs 

3233.  Lord  Nelson’s  | Battle  of  the  | Nile.  [Cut.]  ei 

Arise,  arise,  Britannia’s  sons  arise, 

And  join  in  the  shouts  of  the  patriotic  throng;  . . . 

[Another  issue  with  cuts.]  nyhs 

3233a.  Loss  of  the  Ship  Albion,  | and  | Bruce’s  Address. 
Deming.  mhs 

Come  all  you  jolly  sailors  bold  and  listen  to  me; 

A dreadful  story  I will  tell  that  happened  at  sea: 

3234.  Loss  of  the  | Ship  Beverly.  nyhs 

Come  all  you  young  men  that  delight  in  the  sea, 

If  you  ’ll  stop  for  a moment  and  listen  to  me 

3235.  [Cut.]  Love  in  a Tub:  | Or  the  Merchant  outwitted  by 

a Vintner.  hc 

Let  every  one  to  mirth  inclin’d,  now  smile, 

Come  thou  draw  near  and  listen  awhile; 

On  the  reverse  is:  Squantum  Bobalition!  ! ! | A Letter  from  Pomp 
Peeper,  to  his  friend  Cato  Crabtree,  residing  in  the  Country.  [2  cuts.] 

3236.  Love  in  a Tub;  | Or  the  Merchant  Outwitted.  nyhs 

3237.  [Two  cuts.]  A Lover’s  | Lamentation  | For  the  Girl  he 

left  behind  him.  And  her  Answer.  hc 

I ’m  lonesome  since  I left  the  hills, 

And  over  the  moor  that ’s  seedy, 

3238.  [Cut.]  Lover’s  | Lamentation  | For  the  Girl  he  left  be- 
hind him ; | And  her  Answer.  hc 

I ’m  lonesome  since  I left  the  hills, 

And  o’er  the  moor  that’s  sedgy, 


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3239.  [Another  issue.]  hc 

The  cut  differs,  and  on  the  verso  is:  The  Squantum  Celebration;  | an 
Offset  | To  the  Account  of  the  Bobolition  Proceedings  of  the  | African 
Society.  ...  [2  cuts.] 

3240.  The  | Maidens  [ Lamentation  | for  her  | true  Love. 

Draw  near  pritty  maidens  and  hear  me  complain,  f AAS 
And  tell  you  the  fate  of  my  true  hearted  swain, 

3241.  [Cut.]  The  | Major’s  only  Son.  bpl 

Come  all  young  people  far  and  near, 

A lamentation  you  shall  hear, 

Of  a young  man  and  his  true  love, 

Whom  he  ador’d  and  priz’d  above.  . . . 

3242.  [Another  issue.]  Printed  by  Nathaniel  Coverly,  Jun. 

Milk-Street,  Boston.  hc 

hc.,  2446. 

3242a.  The  Major’s  only  Son.  mhs 

3243.  The  Major’s  only  Son,  | and  | His  True-loves  over- 
throw. | Being  some  lines  composed  by  himself  and  on  the 
occasion.  | [He  is  a native  of  the  Commonwealth  of  Massa- 
chusetts and  is  now  alive  in  1793.] 

3244.  The  Major’s  Only  Son:  | and  his  | True-Love’s  Over- 

throw. | Being  some  Lines  composed  by  himself.  Sold  at  the 
Book-Store  and  Printing-Office,  | Middle  street  . . . Newbury- 
port.  . . . Price  3 cts.  ei 

3244a.  The  Major’s  only  Son,  | and  his  true  Love’s  Over- 
throw. Printed  by  Nathaniel  Coverly  jun’r.  Corner  of 

Theatre  Alley. — Boston.  lc 

3245.  Major’s  Only  Son.  hc.  ei 

3246.  Major’s  [cut]  Only  Son.  hc 

3247.  Major’s  Only  Son.  Sold  ...  by  L.  Deming, 

corner  of  Merchants  Row  and  Market  Square;  Boston. 

NYHS 

3248.  Major’s  | Only  Son.  [Cut.]  Sold,  by  L.  Deming,  at 

the  Sign  of  the  Barber’s  Pole,  No.  61,  Hanover  St.  Boston, 
and  at  Middlebury,  Vt.  nyhs 

3249.  [Cuts.]  Major  Andre:  | Written  while  he  was  a Prisoner 

in  the  American  Camp.  | Together  with  The  Rose.  ei 

Ah!  Delia  see  the  fatal  hour,  farewell  my  soul’s  delight, 

Oh!  how  can  wretched  Damon  live,  thus  banish’d  from  thy  sight;  . . . 
See  No.  2233,  supra. 


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[1800 


3250.  Matrimony.  Printed  and  Sold  by  Nathaniel  Coverly, 

jun.  Milk-Street,  Boston.  HC 

There  was  a little  man, 

And  he  wooed  a little  maid, 

3251.  [Cut.]  In  Memory  of  Solomon  Snow,  a young  man  of 

respectability  and  talents;  who  was  drowned  in  crossing  | the 

Kennebec  River,  from  Swan  Island  to  Bowdoinham,  August 

11,  1811.  HC 

3252.  [Cut.]  The  Miller  and  the  | Maid.  | And  | The  Invita- 
tion. BPL 

One  mid-summer  morning  when  Nature  look’d  gay, 

The  birds  full  of  songs,  and  the  lambs  full  of  play 

Come,  ye  party-jangling  swains, 

Leave  your  flocks  and  quit  the  plains; 

3253.  [Cut.]  The  Miser’s  Daughter;  | Together  with  | Damon 

and  Sylvia.  f phs 

A Nymph  most  fair,  with  Virtues  rare, 

Did  me  ensnare,  by  Cupid’s  Dart, 

In  pensive  sadness  Damon  rov’d, 

And  trod  the  verdant  glade. 

The  same  cut  appears  on  “ Bob  and  Joan,”  No.  2983,  supra. 

Morse,  Joshua. 

3254.  A Hymn,  | composed  by  the  late  | Rev.  Joshua  Morse, 

of  Sandisfield,  [ ] days  before  his  death,  and  was  sung  at  his 

funeral,  March  15,  1803.  Printed  for  Ezra  White,  Ballad- 
Pedler.  hc 

3255.  The  Mournful  Tragedy  | of  | Rosanna.  | bpl.  aas 

You  youthful  charming  ladies  fair, 

And  you  that  are  of  Cupid’s  fold, 

3256.  A much  approved  Song,  on  the  Capture  of  | General 

Burgoyne.  t hc 

Come  all  you  gallant  heroes,  of  courage  stout  and  bold, 

Who  scorn  as  long  as  life  does  last  ever  to  be  control’d; 

The  poem  may  be  contemporaneous  with  the  event  celebrated,  but 
this  is  a late  issue. 

3257.  [Cuts.]  My  Dog  and  Gun.  bpl 

A Wealthy  young  ’squire  of  Falmouth  we  hear, 

He  courted  a nobleman’s  daughter  so  dear, 

3258.  The  New  City.  Boston  — Printed  for  N.  Coverly, 

Milk-Street.  ei 

Wheugh!  Boston’s  receiv’d  a new  birth! 

’Tis  all  in  my  eye,  Betty  Martin;  . . . 


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3259.  [Cut.]  New-England  | Lasses.  f nyhs.  aas 

All  you  young  men  a warning  take, 

And  see  what  fortune  you  can  make; 

For  the  lasses  are  at  such  a rate, 

They  are  so  proud  in  their  own  conceit. 

O rare  New-England  lasses,  O rare  lasses,  0. 

3260.  [Cut.]  A New  Song.  | James  Madison  by  Joe.  | Or  a 

Parody  on  John  Anderson  by  Joe.  | Together  with  | God  send 
a Peace.  ei 

James  Madison  my  Joe  Jim,  I wonder  what  you  mean, 

You  proclimate  in  chair  of  state,  a vision  or  a dream;  . . . 


Nos.  2983  and  3253. 

3260a.  The  | New  Invented  Song,  of  j James  Madison,  | my 
Joe.  | aas 

3261.  A New  Song.  | To  the  tune  of  the  Anacreontic.  mhs 

To  Columbia,  who  gladly  reclin’d  at  her  ease, 

On  Atlantic’s  broad  bosom  lay  smiling  in  peace, 

3261a.  A New  Song,  | Together  with  | A Married  Woman’s 
Lamentation.  mhs 

Oh  Sir,  I dont  request  your  love, 

Nor  ask  your  friendship  more, 

How  hard  is  the  fortune  of  we  women  kind, 

Forever  dejected,  forever  confin’d, 

3262.  The  new  Tid-re-i,  | an  Ode.  nyhs 

Sure  wont  you  hear  what  quizzing  cheer 
Has  pass’d  within  a year  or  so, 

3263.  A New  | Yankee  Doodle.  nyhs 

Election  now  has  taken  place, 

’Tween  ’Publicans  and  Fed’rals; 


432  MASSACHUSETTS  HISTORICAL  SOCIETY.  [1800 

3264.  A New  Year’s  Gift  for  Children.  | Delightful  and  Enter- 

taining Stories  for  Little  Masters  and  Misses.  Boston,  Printed 
& sold  by  Fowle  in  Ann-street.  aas 

3265.  [Cut.]  The  | Noble  Lads  | of  Canada.  Sold  wholesale 

and  retail  by  Burnham,  South  East  corner  Faneuil  Hall  Market, 
Boston.  hc 

Come  all  you  British  heroes,  I pray  you  lend  an  ear, 

Draw  up  your  British  forces,  and  then  your  volunteers, 

See  2985,  supra. 

3266.  [Cut.]  An  Ode  on  the  | Comet.  hc 

While  on  my  sight  yon  glorious  arch 
Pours  all  its  sparkling  fires; 

3266a.  Odes  | For  the  4th  of  July — 1807.  f aas 

3267.  [Cut.]  Offset  for  the  Chesapeake,  | or  the  Capture  of 

Fort  George,  | and  Repulse  of  the  Enemy  from  | Sacket’s 
Harbor.  | bpl.  mhs 

Bad  news  was  the  cry,  on  the  second  of  June, 

And  the  Chesapeake  lost,  put  us  all  out  of  tune, 

3268.  [Cuts.]  Old  Bachelor’s  | Last  Prayer:  Together  with  | 

The  Old  Maid’s  | Last  Prayer.  ei 

Attend  all  you,  while  I relate  a word  or  two  of  my  hard  fate; 

A sadder  thing  was  never  writ,  than  this,  I can’t  get  married  yet;  . . . 

3269.  The  Old  Bachelor’s  Life.  | Together  with  | Friendship. 

NYHS 

Come  all  ye  merry  bachelors  who  fane  would  married  be, 

I pray  you  be  advised,  and  take  advice  of  me; 

See  “A  Pound  of  Tow.” 

3270.  [Cut.]  Old  Commodore,  | and  | Saw  Ye  my  Hero 

George.  Sold  Wholesale  and  Retail  corner  of  Cross  & Fulton 
sts.  Boston.  NYHS 

Od’s  blood  what  a time  for  a seamen  to  skulk, 

Under  gingerbread  hatches  ashore, 

3271.  [Cut.]  Old  Towler,  | together  with  | Three  weeks  after 

Marriage.  ei 

Bright  Chanticleer  proclaims  the  dawn, 

And  spangles  deck  the  thorn;  . . . 

3272.  On  | George  Travers,  | Who  was  tried  for  the  Murder 

of  Sergeant  M’Kim,  and  one  | Hasey,  marines  in  the  Navy 
Yard,  Charlestown.  The  jury’s  | Verdict  was  Manslaughter, 
and  the  Court  have  sentenced  him  ] to  three  years  imprison- 
ment for  each.  Dated,  January  2,  1815.  hc 


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3273.  [Cuts.]  On  the  Death  of  a | Favorite  Cat,  | together 

with  | A Bonny  Sailor.  ei 

’Twas  but  a few  short  days  ago, 

Since  bright  as  morn  poor  Kitty  play’d;  . . . 

3274.  [Cuts.]  On  the  Death  of  Mr.  John  Learoyd  and  Son 

&c.  EI 

3275.  On  the  | Emigration  to  America,  | and,  Peopling  the  | 
Western  Country.  02P  N.  Coverly,  jr.  Printer, 

Boston. 

To  western  woods  and  lonely  plains, 

Pale  man  from  the  crowd  departs, 

3276.  On  the  various  | Sects  of  Religion:  KggT  N. 

Printer,  Milk-St.  Boston. 

Religion  serves  for  every  sect  of  men, 

Pleas’d  with  their  own,  all  others  they  contemn; 

3277.  [Cut.]  The  Orphan  Boy;  | The  Galley  Slave, 

Sailor’s  Return. 

Stay,  lady  — stay  for  mercy’s  sake, 

And  hear  a hapless  Orphan’s  tale. 

Oh  I think  on  my  fate,  once  I freedom  enjoy’d 

Behold,  from  many  a hostile  shore, 

3278.  Paper  Money.  | With  an  excellent  New  Tune.  N. 

Coverly,  Printer,  Milk  Street.  ei 

A doleful  tale  prepare  to  hear, 

As  ever  yet  was  told;  . . . 

3279.  The  Parable  of  the  one  Talent,  Expounded  according 

to  Scripture  and  Reason.  nyhs 

3280.  Pathetick  Effusions.  nyhs 

God  bless  the  name  of  Washington, 

He  was  Columbia’s  God-like  son; 

3280a.  [Cut.]  Pat’s  observations  | on  | Harrison’s  Victory. 
[Coverly.]  mhs 

3281.  [Cut.]  Patrick  O’Neal.  t AAS-  t BPL 

On  April  the  first,  I set  off  like  a fool, 

From  Kilkeny  to  Dulblin,  to  see  Lawrence  Tool, 

3282.  Peace  and  Liberty,  1 And  The  Irish  Robber. 

Sold  ...  at  152  Ann  Street,  Boston.  nyhs 

When  Britain  first  began  to  invade  the  rights  of  man, 

She  thought  Columbia’s  seamen  very  handy  O; 

In  Dublin  city  I was  bred  and  born, 

On  Stevens’  Green  I died  forlorn. 


Milk-st. 

NYHS 


Coverly, 

f BPL 


and  the 

f BPL 


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MASSACHUSETTS  HISTORICAL  SOCIETY. 


[1800 


3282a.  [Cut.]  Peace!  Peace!  [Cut.]  Printed  by  Nathaniel 
Coverly,  jun.  Milk-Street,  Boston.  mhs 

3282b.  [Cut.]  Peace  on  Honorable  Terms  to  America. 
Printed  by  Nathaniel  Coverly,  jun.  Milk-Street,  Boston. 
Price  6 cents.  mhs 

3283.  [Cuts.]  Peggy  Band,  | together  with  | Nancy  Dawson. 

As  I walk’d  o’er  the  highland  hills  EI 

To  a Farmer’s  house  I came,  . . . 

3284.  The  Perjur’d  Female  Lover  | and  | The  London  Law- 
yer’s Son.  | hc 

Behold  a London  Lawyer’s  Son, 

A pretty  Youth,  nigh  twenty-one, 

3284a.  [Cut.]  The  | Perjur’d  Female  Lover  | or,  | London  Law- 
yer’s Son.  Sold  at  the  Bible  and  Heart  in  Cornhill,  Boston. 

MHS 

3285.  Perry’s  Victory.  f ei 

Ye  Tars  of  Columbia,  give  ear  to  my  story, 

Who  fought  with  brave  Perry  where  cannons  did  roar;  . . . 
Another  ballad  with  the  same  title  is  in  Eggleston,  American  War 
Ballads , 1.  126. 

3286.  Perry’s  Victory.  [Cut.]  Sold  wholesale  and  retail  by 

Hunts  & Shaw  at  the  N.  E.  hc 

3287.  Philander  and  Rosabella.  t phs 

Since  Rosabella  my  true  love 
consents  to  be  Philander’s  bride, 

One  more  request  give  leave  to  move 
Shall  I my  dearest  be  deny’d? 

3288.  The  Plough-Boy’s  | Dream.  | Written  by  an  apprentice 

in  this  town.  Ei 

I was  a plough  boy  stout  and  strong, 

As  ever  drove  a team ; . . . 

Plummer,  Jonathan. 

3288a.  Death  of  [Cut.]  Tamar  Harn!  | For  the  unmarried 
ladies  of  America,  . . . Composed  by  Jonathan  Plummer. 
Printed  for  the  Author,  and  sold  by  him.  [1816.]  mhs 

3289.  An  | Elegiac  Ode,  and  a Funeral  | Sermon  | On  the 

death  of  Mr.  George  Hooker,  who  was  drowned  at  Newbury- 
port,  on  the  30th  of  October,  1807,  and  | on  the  death  of  a 
number  of  other  persons  who  died  suddenly,  very  lately.  Sold 
by  the  Author,  at  his  baskets,  Market-Square,  | price  four 
pence  half  penny.  Also  new  Almanacks.  hc 


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Plummer. 

3290.  An  Elegiac  Ode  and  Funeral  Sermon  on  the  death  of 

three  persons  who  killed  themselves.  ei 

3291.  [Cut.]  Elegy  | On  the  death  of  His  Excellency  Sir 

Timothy  Dexter,  | together  with  a sketch  of  his  character  & 
a few  reflections.  | By  Jonathan  Plummer  a travelling  preacher, 
& | poet  lauret  to  his  Lordship.  Printed  for,  & Sold  by  the 
Author.  Price  Four  | pence  half  penny.  [1807?]  ei 

3292.  Great  and  dreadful  Fire  at  Newbury-  | port.  Fire,  Fire, 

Fire.  | An  Ode  and  a Sermon,  concerning  a tremendous  Fire 
at  Newburyport,  which  commenc-  | ed  on  the  evening  of  the 
thirty  first  of  May,  1811:  written  by  Jonathan  Plummer,  a 
lay  | Bishop  extraordinary;  and  a travelling  preacher,  Phy- 
sician, Poet,  and  Trader.  Printed  for  the  Author,  and  sold 
by  him  at  various  | places.  Ei 

3293.  Hints  to  Elder  Pottle,  | Or  the  necessity  of  mortifying 

the  deeds  of  the  body:  — By  Jonathan  Plummer,  a travelling 
Preacher,  Physi-  | cian,  Poet  and  Trader.  | It  is  expected 
that  Elder  Pottle  has  for  a short  time  lately  lived  rather  too 
much  after  the  flesh.  nyhs.  hc 

3294.  The  last  Will  and  Testament  of  | his  Excellency  | Sir 
Timothy  Dexter,  dec’d.  | Together  with  a short  | Sermon,  | By 
Jonathan  Plummer,  a Travelling  Preacher;  formerly  Poet 
Laureat  to  his  Lordship.  Printed  for  and  sold  by  Jonathan 
Plummer,  at  his  Basket  | in  Market  Square,  Newburyport. 
Price  Six  cents.  | Said  Plummer  has  also  for  sale,  at  his  Basket, 
Verses  concerning  the  Rev.  | Dr.  Dana  and  his  Wife;  Verses 
on  the  Death  of  Lord  Dexter;  Verses  | on  the  Death  of  Capt. 
Porrington,  his  Wife  and  Six  Children,  whom  he  | murdered; 
also,  New  Almanacks  by  the  dozen  or  single;  Picture  Books;  | 
excellent  Spectacles;  Combs;  Scissors;  Thimbles,  &c.  ei 

Will  is  dated,  March  1,  1791,  but  Timothy  Dexter  died  in  1807. 

3294a.  A Looking-Glass  for  lovers  of  strong  drink:  [cuts]  & 
and  another  Looking-Glass  for  a persecuted  j Saint:  or  Jona- 
than Plummer  no  hennaph-  | rodite.  . . . [1818]  mhs 

3295.  Melancholy  Situation  | of  thirty-one  Persons,  left  on  the 
wreck  of  a Salem  Ship.  Written  | By  Jonathan  Plummer,  of 
Newbury,  a travelling  preacher,  physician,  poet  and  trader. 
Printed  for  the  author,  and  sold  by  him  at  | his  basket  in 
Market-Square  at  Newburyport:  | price  4 cents.  Sold  also  by 
the  author  in  the  | Markets  of  Boston  and  Salem,  and  many 


436  MASSACHUSETTS  HISTORICAL  SOCIETY.  [1800 

other  | markets.  The  author  also  sells  spectacles,  scis-  | sors, 
thimbles,  combs,  needles,  pins,  & verses.  hc 


No.  3296. 

3296.  [Cuts.]  Murder:  | Death  of  Miss  Mack  Coy,  | and  the  | 
Young  Teazer.  | . . . Written  by  J.  Plummer,  travelling  preacher. 

Sold  corner  Theatre-Alley,  Milk-St.  Boston.  hc 

Printed  by  Coverly  in  1813. 

3297.  Parson  Pidgin,  or  Holy  Kissing.  | Verses  and  a Sermon 

on  the  subject  of  Holy  Kissing.  . . . Occasioned  by  a | report 
that  Parson  Pidgin  had  kissed  a young  woman.  . . . Composed 
| by  Jonathan  Plummer,  a travelling  preacher,  Printed 

for  the  Author  and  Sold  by  him  at  his  Basket  in  Market-Square, 
Newburyport.  . . . price  four  pence  half  | penny.  . . . To  be 
had  at  said  Basket  a variety  of  other  articles.  . . . 1807. 


MHS 


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MASSACHUSETTS  BROADSIDES. 


437 


3298.  Plummer’s  alarm  to  the  unconverted:  | being  a new 

funeral  Sermon,  and  a new  funeral  Psalm,  on  the  deaths  of 
thousands!  [Coffins.]  Printed  for  the  Author:  and  sold  by 
him  at  his  | Basket.  hc 

3299.  The  second  Ode,  | And  a second  and  concluding  part  of 

a | Sermon,  | On  the  subject  of  Studying  to  be  Quiet;  occasioned 
by  a difference  between  the  Rev.  Dr.  Dana,  and  his  Consort.  | 
By  Jonathan  Plummer,  an  independent  travelling  Preacher,  and 
Poet  Laureat  to  his  Excellency  Sir  Timothy  Dexter.  hc 

3300.  A Sermon  for  Seamen:  | Being  a Funeral  One  on  the 

Deaths  of  Forty-Four  Captains,  Mates,  Seamen,  &c.  who  | have 
died  lately  in  the  West-Indies,  on  the  Seas,  or  in  other  Places 
chiefly  foreign  places:  | together  with  a funeral  Song  on  the 
occasion:  By  Jonathan  Plummer,  a travelling  Preach-  | er, 
Physician,  and  Poet.  Printed  for  the  Author,  and  Sold  by 
him  | at  his  Basket  in  Market-Square,  | at  Newburyport:  | 
Where  may  be  had  Verses  on  the  death  | of  Men  blown  up  at 
Portsmouth,  and  | other  verses.  f nyhs 

3301.  A Solemn  Call  to  the  Citizens  of  the  United  States  by 

a Citizen  of  Newburyport.  ei 

3301a.  ***  Bloody  News!  General  Hull,  and  the  British 
Frigate  Guerier  taken  | Plummer  against  all  War.  Dreadful 
Indian  Massacre.  Awful  battle  in  Spain.  [Cuts.]  Printed 
for  the  Author  & sold  by  him.  mhs 

3302.  [A]  Poem  | . . . between  the  Divine  Being  and  | . . . 

ian  Graces,  and  the  Rivers  and  Springs.  hc 

Part  of  title  and  first  stanza  gone. 

3303.  A poetical  Essay  on  Happiness.  [In  ms.]  by  Mr. 

Willard.  1766.  bpl 

pp.  2.  Say  Muse  divine,  whose  Converse  is  in  Heaven 

3304.  Poetical  Lines  | Setting  forth  the  pernicious  effects  of 

Straw  Bonnets  — The  Pride  of  Women;  | Gin  Stills  — Meadow 
Mice,  &c.  !2p=  N.  Coverly,  jr.  Printer  — Boston.  bpl 

3305.  The  Post  Captain.  . . . Poor  Old  Robinson  Crusoe,  ei 

When  Steerwell  heard  me  first  impart 
Our  brave  commander’s  story,  . . . 

3306.  [Cuts.]  A Pound  of  Tow:  | together  with  | The  Down- 
hill of  Life.  nyhs 

Come  all  you  roving  batchelors  that  fain  would  married  be, 

I pray  you  be  advised,  and  hear  advice  by  me, 

See  “A  Bachelor’s  Life.” 


438  MASSACHUSETTS  HISTORICAL  SOCIETY.  [1800 

In  the  downhill  of  life,  when  I find  I ’m  reclining, 

May  my  fate  no  less  fortunate  be; 

3307.  [Cuts.]  The  ’Prentice  Boy.  | Together  with  | The  Sol- 
dier’s Dream.  nyhs 

I was  brought  up  in  Sheffield,  but  not  of  high  degree, 

My  parents  doated  on  me,  they  had  no  child  but  me. 

Our  bugles  had  sung,  for  the  night  cloud  had  lower’d, 

And  the  centinel  stars  set  their  watch  in  the  sky; 

3308.  [Cut.]  The  | Prentice  Boy.  tlF"  Printed  by  Nathaniel 

Coverly,  Jun’r  | Corner  of  Theatre  Alley.  ei 

As  down  in  Cupid’s  garden, 

With  pleasure  I did  walk,  . . . 

3309.  The  ’Prentice  Boy.  ei 

Price,  . 

3310.  [Cut.]  The  Dandies:  | or,  | Nothing  like  Fashion.  | As 

written  and  sung  by  Mr.  Price,  | in  the  character  of  a Country  | 
boy,  at  the  Boston  Theatre,  | with  great  success.  Printed  for 
N.  Coverly,  No.  16,  Milk-Street.  ei 

I ’m  but  a simple  clown,  and  I ’m  just  come  to  town, 

To  see  all  the  sights  that  can  be,  O. 

3311.  Primrose  Hill  Printed  and  sold  by  N.  Coverly, 

Milk  Street.  hc.  bpl 

On  Primrose  Hill  there  liv’d  a lass, 

A sweet  and  lovely  maid; 

3312.  The  Projectors  . . . and  . . . Empire  travelling  West- 
ward. N.  Coverly,  Jr.  Printer,  Milk-St.  Boston. 

| NYHS.  HC 

Before  the  brazen  age  began, 

And  things  were  yet  on  Saturn’s  plan, 

3313.  Push  along,  keep  moving.  | And  | The  Bay  of  Biscay,  0. 

Sold  at  No.  16,  Milk-St.  | Boston.  hc.  ei 

I am  a man  of  learning,  and  the  ladies  say  I ’m  pretty, 

A school  I kept  for  many  years  in  London’s  famous  city;  . . . 

3314.  Push  along,  keep  moving.  ei 

3315.  The  Rake’s  Ramble  [and]  The  Shepherd’s  Holy  day. 

PC 

I ’m  a young  fellow  that’s  jolly  and  free, 

Both  country  and  city  are  equal  to  me; 

It  was  early  in  the  month  of  May  one  morn’g, 

When  fields  and  flowers  were  flush  & gay, 

The  title  or  caption  appears  to  have  been  cut  away. 


MASSACHUSETTS  BROADSIDES. 


439 


1800] 

3316.  [Cut.]  Ranordine,  | together  with  | Paddy’s  Seven 
Ages.  KW  N.  Coverly,  Jr.  Printer,  Milk-street,  Boston. 

f BPL 

One  evening  in  my  ramble,  two  miles  below  Pomroy, 

I met  a farmer’s  daughter  all  on  the  mountains  high, 

If  my  own  botheration  don’t  alter  my  plan, 

I ’ll  sing  seven  lines  of  a tight  Irishman, 

3317.  [Cut.]  Rare  Sights,  | or,  | Here  Boys  Here.  02P 

Nathaniel  Coverly,  Printer,  Milk-Street,  Boston.  hc 

I saw  a Whale  chase  a Snail, 
here  boys,  here! 

3318.  [Cut.]  The  | Reformed  Rake,  | together  with  | The 

Bower.  [N.  Coverly,  Jr.]  hc.  pc 

As  free  as  e’en  I rov’d  till  now, 

Lov’d  many  a girl,  but  cautious  how, 

Will  you  come  to  the  bower  I have  shaded  for  you, 

Your  bed  shall  be  roses,  bespangled  with  dew. 

Printed  on  the  back  of  “Earthquake.” 

3319.  The  | Reformed  Rake,  | together  with  | Bruce’s  Address 

to  his  Army.  f aas 

3320.  A remarkable  Dream.  | The  following  were  the  medita- 

tions of  a Minister  of  Vermont,  while  sleeping  in  his  shady 
grove.  hc 

When  Sol’s  meridian  heat  I felt, 

A shady  grove  I spi’d; 

3321.  A remarkable  | Dream.  | By  a young  Man  in  Fox- 

borough.  f AAS 

As  musing  on  my  bed  one  night  I lay, 

Unknown  to  me  sleep  stole  my  thought  away; 

3322.  Remonstrance  of  Almasa,  Wife  of  Almas  Ali  Cawn,  to 

general  | Warren  Hastings.  f bpl 

3323.  Robin  Bohugh’s  | Reason  why  he  married  such  an  ill 

looking  Wife.  csp"  Printed  by  Nathaniel  Coverly,  Corner 
of  Theatre-Alley,  Milk-Street,  — Boston.  f hc.  bpl 

3324.  [Cut.]  Robinson  Crusoe.  [Cut  at  end.]  hc 

When  I was  a lad,  I had  cause  to  be  sad, 

My  grandfather  I did  loose,  0 ! 

3325.  Rosanna.  hc 

You  youthful  charming  ladies  fair, 

And  you  that  are  of  Cupid’s  fold, 


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MASSACHUSETTS  HISTORICAL  SOCIETY. 


[1800 


3325a.  The  Roving  Irishman.  Sold  at  No.  20.  1-2  Union 
Street,  Boston.  mhs 

Russell,  P. 

3326.  Capt.  Jones’  Victory,  | or  the  Capture  of  the  Frolic. 
[And]  Capt.  Hull’s  Victory,  | or  the  Capture  of  the  Gurriere. 

HC 

3327.  The  Enterprize  & Boxer.  [And]  The  Constitution  and 

Java.  hc 

3328.  The  lines  of  this  sheet,  were  composed  by  the  unfortu- 

nate | Russell,  who  has  been  prevented  from  obtaining  a live-  | 
lihood  in  the  ordinary  pursuits  of  life  from  wounds  re-  | ceived 
in  battle.  | Capt.  Lawrence’s  Victory,  | or  the  Capture  of  the 
Peacock.  [And]  Death  of  Lawrence.  hc 

S.,  M. 

3329.  The  following  lines  were  composed  and  sent  to  the 

Rev.  E.  L.  soon  after  | his  recovery  from  a long  confinement 
by  sickness,  and  during  a season  | of  very  distressing  affliction, 
accompanied  with  the  following  note  from  | a female  member 
of  his  Church.  ei 

3330.  [Cut.]  The  Sabbath-Day  Chase  | Together  with  | A 

Warning  to  America.  nyhs 

On  a fine  May  morning  I mounted  my  steed, 

And  Southward  from  Hartford  had  meant  to  proceed, 

Remov’d  from  Europe’s  feuds,  a hateful  scene, 

(Thank  heaven  such  wastes  of  ocean  roll  between,) 

3331.  [Two  cuts.]  The  Sailor’s  Farewell;  | together  with  | 

The  Sailor’s  Return,  | and  the  Praise  of  Women.  Printed 

by  Nathaniel  Coverly,  Corner  Theatre-Alley,  Milk-Street,  — 
Boston.  f bpl 

The  topsail  shivers  in  the  wind, 

The  good  ship  casts  to  sea; 

3332.  The  | Saints  | Universal  Choice.  f aas 

Long  have  I try’d  terestrial  Joys, 

But  here  can  find  no  Rest; 

3333.  Saw  ye  my  | Hero  George,  | and  The  Rosary.  | Lady 
Washington  left  Mount  Vernon  in  June,  1778,  in  expectation 
of  meeting  her  worthy  companion  | George;  on  the  twenty- 
eighth  of  the  same  month,  found  her  favorite  engaged  in  the 
battle  of  Mon-  | month;  she  made  the  following  observations. 

EI 


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3334.  [Cut.]  Saw  ye  my  | hero  George:  | and  the  | Rosary.  | 
Lady  Washington  left  Mount  Vernon  in  June  | 1778,  ...  pc 

3335.  [Cuts.]  Scolding  Wife.  [And]  Cupid  forever.  Pub- 

lished by  W.  & J.  Gilman,  Printers  and  Stationers,  No.  5. 
Middle-street,  | Newburyport.  ei 

Some  women  take  delight  in  dress, 

And  some  in  cards  take  pleasure,  . . . 

3336.  The  Shannon  Side:  | Together  with  | St.  Coniac,  | And 

the  Female  Soldier.  hc 

T was  in  the  month  of  April,  one  morning  by  the  dawn; 

When  violets  and  sweet  cowslips,  bespangl’d  every  lawn, 

Come  sit  brother  bucks  and  I ’ll  tip  you  a song, 

Come  join  in  the  Chorus  and  help  us  along; 

3337.  Shilley  M’Grouch  and  the  Magpie.  t bpl 

My  name’s  Andrew  McDurfey,  a jovial  mechanick, 

For  roasting  Pratoes  the  country  all  round, 


Good  people  draw  near,  a story  to  hear, 
A story  both  pleasant  and  true; 


3338. 

A Shocking  Story  for  to  tell,  1 A Brother  did  his  Brother 

kill. 

A shining  morning  can’t  ensure, 

HC 

That  we  shall  end  the  day; 

3339. 

The  Silver  Age,  | A | Satire. 

f BPL 

In  days  of  yore,  and  pious  times, 

Great  care  was  had  to  punish  crimes. 

Ms.  Note:  By  the  late  Honble  William  Parker,  Esq.  of  Portsmouth, 
father  of  the  present  Judge. 

3339a.  [Cut.]  Sixth  Naval  Victory.  | The  U.  S.  Brig  Enter- 
prize  of  14  guns  . . . took  . . . the  British  Brig  of  War  Boxer 
. . . [1813.]  f BPL 

3340.  The  Skillet.  [Cut]  A Song.  | Written  in  the  Iron  Age. 

— Tune  — Yankee  Doodle.  ei 

1.  In  Newb’ryport,  a famous  place 
For  trade  and  navigation;  . . . 

3341.  [Cut.]  The  Soldier’s  Drill,  | Or  Awkward  Recruit,  | And 

How  stands  the  Glass.  ei 

Behold  poor  Will,  just  come  from  drill, 

Not  long  ago  I listed,  . . . 

3342.  The  Soldier’s  Life:  | and  Tempered  Steel.  EH"  Printed 
and  sold  by  Nathaniel  Coverly,  jun.  Milk-Street,  Boston 

A Soldier’s  life’s  a merry  life,  t BPL 

From  care  and  trouble  free; 


442  MASSACHUSETTS  HISTORICAL  SOCIETY.  [1800 

3343.  [Cut.]  The  | Soldier’s  Return:  | A love  Song.  hc 

When  wild  wars  deadly  blast  was  blown, 

And  gentle  peace  returning, 

3344.  A Solemn  Warning  | to  unfaithful  Ministers.  aas 

Christ  the  Lord  when  he  was  teaching 
Had  not  where  to  lay  his  head, 

See  also,  Copy  of  a Letter  written  by  Our  Blessed  Lord. 

3345.  Solomon’s  Temple.  | And  | Grand  Sweeper.  The  great- 

est collection  of  Songs  and  Bal-  | lads,  in  New  England,  may 
be  found  at  the  | corner  of  Marshall  and  Hanover  Streets, 
Bos-  | ton.  — Also,  Books  at  Auction  Prices.  hc 

In  the  Scripture  we  read,  it  was  of  an  old  king, 

The  Monarch  of  Israel  his  praises  we  ’ll  sing; 

3346.  [Two  cuts.]  A Song,  | Written  on  a Virginia  Cotton 

and  Tobacco  Merchant.  | Together  with  | The  Female  Drum- 
mer. N.  Coverly,  Jr.  Printer,  Milk-street,  Boston. 

The  year  it  has  gone,  and  I have  my  health,  t BPL 

I ’ll  set  by  the  fire  with  my  boys  and  my  wife; 

3347.  A Song  by  a Young  Lady.  [And]  Heavenly  Union. 

My  soul  is  full  of  glory  which  fire’s  my  tongue,  NYHS 

Could  I meet  with  angels  I ’d  sing  them  a song, 

Our  souls  in  love  together  knit, 

Cemented,  join’d  in  one, 

3348.  Song.  | The  Pilots  whom  Washington  plac’d  at  the 
Helm.  | Tune  “Anacreon  in  Heaven.”  Addressed  to  Col. 
Pickering  and  the  other  members  of  the  minority  in  the  late 
Congress,  to  whom,  in  | honour  of  their  brilliant  and  patriotic 
exertions  in  support  of  the  rights  and  interests  of  their  country, 

| a public  dinner  was  given  in  Philadelphia  on  the  10th  of 
March,  1809.  ei 

Possibly  a Philadelphia  item. 

3349.  Songs.  ei 

The  Drum,  The  Glasses  that  sparkle  on  the  Board.  From  the  ‘Poor 

Soldier’  and  The  Cobler’s  Wife. 

3350.  A Spanish  Lady’s  Love  for  an  English  Gentleman. 

While  you  hear  a Spanish  Lady,  NYHS 

how  she  woo’d  an  English  Man. 

3351.  Spinning  Wheel.  aas 

3352.  The  | Star  Spangled  Banner  | together  with  | Darby 

M ’Shane’s  Visit  to  London.  ei 

With  a dozen  thirteens  in  a nice  paper  bag 
I came  up  to  London  without  a dry  rag,  . . . 


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443 


3353.  [Cut.]  The  | Strong  Fast;  | or  Hypocrisy  in  the  Suds.  | 

A Hymn  for  the  Occasion.  (EP=  Printed  by  Nathaniel  Coverly, 
j jun.  Corner  Theatre  Alley.  t bpl 

On  Caleb  Strong. 

3354.  Sunday  Police,  . . . Printed  by  Nathaniel  Coverly  | 

Milk-Street,  — Boston.  bpl 

3355.  Sweet  William  | of  Plymouth.  t aas 

A Seaman  of  Plymouth,  sweet  William  by  name, 

A wooing  to  beautiful  Susan  he  came; 
hc.  1111-1114.  Evans,  19438,  describes  an  issue  of  four  columns  of  verse 
with  the  colophon:  Sold  at  the  Bible  and  Heart  in  Cornhill.  hc.  has  an 
edition  by  L.  Deming. 

3356.  Sweet  William’s  Departure,  | together  with  | The  Post 

Captain.  [And  The  Thorn.]  t bpl 

All  in  the  Downs  the  Fleet  was  moor’d, 

Their  stream  wavers  ing  in  the  wind, 

3357.  The  Taylor’s  Garland,  or,  the  Double  Marriage. 

Richard  of  Reading  a Taylor  by  Trade,  t PHS 

He  courted  a charming  young  beautiful  Maid, 

3358.  Tea  Tax,  j and  Humble  Wish.  [Two  cuts.]  Sold  by 

J.  G.  & H.  Hunt,  at  the  N.  E.  corner  of  Faneuil  Hall  Market, 
Boston.  t nyhs 

I snum,  I am  a Yankee  lad,  and  I guess  I ’ll  sing  a ditty, 

And  if  you  do  not  relish  it,  the  more  will  be  the  pity; 

I knew  by  the  smoke  that  so  gracefully  curl’d, 

Above  the  green  elms,  that  a cottage  was  near; 

3359.  Teague’s  Ramble:  | Together  with  [ Ally  Croker. 

Dear  Catholic  Sister  thou  Son  of  great  Mars,  f PHS 

I have  been  fighting  where  there  are  no  wars. 

There  lived  a man  in  Billinocrasy, 

Who  wanted  a wife  to  make  him  uneasy; 

Long  had  he  sigh’d  for  dear  Ally  Croker. 

3360.  Teague’s  Ramble  to  the  Camp.  [And]  Ally  Croker. 

f BPL 

3361.  [Two  cuts.]  Thimble’s  | Scolding  Wife.  | Together  with 

| The  Boston  Beau  and  the  Cow.  I2P"  N.  Coverly,  Jr.  Printer, 
Milk-St.  Boston.  f bpl 

Thimble’s  scolding  wife  lay  dead, 

Heigh,  ho!  says  Thimble; 

There  was  once  a farmer  and  he  had  a cow, 

Of  which  his  good  wife  was  quite  fond  on ; 


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MASSACHUSETTS  HISTORICAL  SOCIETY. 


[1800 


3362.  [Cut.]  Thomas  Moorhead,  | A Ship-wreck’d  Mariner, 

who  subsisted  fifty-one  | days  on  the  bodies  of  his  comrades. 
Taken  off  the  | wreck  by  the  ship  Monticello,  and  arrived  at 
New-  | York,  the  beginning  of  May,  1809.  f bpl 

3363.  The  Three  Crafts.  | Described  in  Long  Metre.  (Tune 

— False  are  the  Men  of  high  [degree.)  Sold  by  Nathaniel 

Coverly,  No.  16,  Milk-Street,  Boston.  f bpl 

Attend  free  people  and  draw  near, 

Till  you  this  fact  are  brought  to  hear; 

3364.  [Cut.]  Tid  the  Grey  Mare;  | Or  Young  Johnny,  the 

Miller.  | And  Crazy  Jane.  nyhs 

Young  Johnny  the  miller,  he  courted  of  late, 

A farmer’s  fair  daughter,  call’d  beautiful  Kate, 

Why,  fair  maid,  in  every  feature, 

Are  such  signs  of  fear  express’d? 

3365.  [Cut.]  The  Tidy  One,  | together  with  | Columbia,  Land 

of  | Liberty.  Boston,  Printed  by  Nathaniel  | Coverly,  Jun. 
Milk-Street.  hc 

I married  a wife,  who  cares  says  I, 

A pattern  she  was  of  good  breeding,  O, 

To  Liberty’s  enraptur’d  sight, 

When  first  Columbia’s  region  shone; 

The  [Cut]  Times.  t bpl 

You  have  heard  when  first  the  world  began, 

There  were  two  creatures  call’d  woman  and  man, 

The  | Times,  | A Solemn  and  pathetic  Elegy,  | Ad- 
dressed to  the  Inhabitants  of  | Newburyport,  &c.  nyhs 

Sad  — gloomy  times,  alas!  we  have  — 

Diseases,  hurrying  to  the  Grave! 

3368.  The  Tippling  Gossips,  | Together  with  | Advice  to  young 

Men.  f phs 

Two  Gossips  were  merrily  met 
At  Nine  of  the  clock  before  Noon; 

And  they  were  resolved  for  a Whet, 

To  keep  their  sweet  Voices  in  Tune. 

All  ye  young  Men  that  a woing  go, 

Make  Choice  of  a handsome  Creature; 

3369.  To  a Republican,  | with  Mr.  Paine’s  Rights  of  Man.  — 

Together  with  a Description  of  | Pennsylvania.  N.  Cov- 
erly. — Printer  — Milk  St.  Boston.  f bpl.  mhs 

Thus  briefly  sketch’d  the  sacred  Rights  of  Man, 

How  inconsistent  with  the  royal  plan ! 


3366. 

3367. 


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3370. 

3371. 


No.  3372. 

3372.  [Cut.]  A Tragical  Account  of  the  | Two  Lovers,  | Of 

Exeter,  who  died  on  the  Road.  Sold  near  Charles-river  Bridge, 
Boston.  f hc 

Draw  near,  you  young  gallants  while  I unfold, 

A tragical  story  as  ever  was  told; 

3373.  The  Tragi-Comedy  of  Negotio  and  Parismus.  pc 

A fragment,  containing  stanzas  1-9  and  23-31. 

3374.  [Cut.]  True  Love  well  rewarded;  | The  Happy  | Ship- 

Carpenter,  | or,  | Heroick  Damsel.  | Being  a curious  new  Ballad, 
to  an  excellent  new  Tune.  Sold  at  the  Heart  & Crown  in  Corn- 
hill,  Boston.  f hc 

You  loyal  Lovers  far  and  near, 

A true  relation  you  shall  hear, 

3375.  True  Yankee  Boys,  | and  | The  Bonnets  of  Blue.  Sold 

Wholesale  and  Retail,  at  152,  Ann  Street,  Boston  — where  may 
be  found  a large  collection  of  Songs.  hc 

There  was  a band  of  Yankees  true, 

Now  some  are  slumbering  low,  — 

3376.  [Cut.]  Truxton’s  Victory,  nyhs 

Come  all  you  Yankee  sailors  with  swords  and  pikes  advance, 

’T  is  time  to  try  your  courage  and  humble  haughty  France, 


MASSACHUSETTS  BROADSIDES.  445 

[Cut.]  Tom  Bolin.  f A AS.  El 

Tom  Bolin  was  a Scotchman  born, 

His  shoes  worn  out,  his  stockings  were  tom,  . . . 

[Cut.]  Tom  Bolin,  | And  the  Maid  of  Boston.  hc 
Where  Charles’s  tide  encircling  leaves 
The  sweets  of  Boston’s  fertile  shore, 


446  MASSACHUSETTS  HISTORICAL  SOCIETY.  [1800 

3377.  [Cut.]  Truxton’s  Victory,  | together  with  | Larre 

O’Brian.  ei 

Brave  Truxton  on  the  briny  waves, 

He  meets  his  Gallic  foe,  . . . 

3378.  [Two  cuts.]  Truxton’s  | Victory  — Together  with  the  | 

Beggar  Girl  — and  Two  Strings  to  my  Bow.  02p=’  Printed 
by  Nathaniel  Coverly  jun’r  | Corner  of  Theatre  Alley.  — 
Boston.  | HC.  BPL 

Brave  Truxton  on  the  briny  waves, 

He  meets  his  gallic  foe, 

Tully,  Samuel. 

3379.  [Cut  of  man  labelled  “Tully.”]  A | Copy  of  a Letter  | 

from  | Samuel  Tully,  | alias  R.  Heathcoate,  | Who  is  under 
Sentence  of  Death  for  Piracy  and  Murder  | to  his  Father,  in 
England;  written  the  day  he  received  | Sentence,  but  copied 
over  since  his  Confinement  in  the  | State  Prison,  in  presence 
of  some  gentle-  | men  whose  duty  it  is  to  attend  there.  KW* 
Printed  by  Nathaniel  Coverly,  jun.  Corner  Theatre-Alley  — 
Boston.  hc 

3380.  God’s  Judgment  upon  Murder,  | [Cut  in  center]  The 

solemn  and  affecting  | occurrence  which  yester-  | day  took 
place,  viz:  | the  execution  of  Samuel  | Tulley  for  the  horrid  | 
crimes  of  Piracy  and  | Murder,  has  drawn  from  | the  pen  of 
one  who  feels  for  | the  eternal  interest  of  the  | immortal  souls 
of  mankind,  | the  following  serious  reflec-  | tions.  | Boston, 
Dec.  11,  1812.  Printed  by  N.  Coverly.  f hc 

3380a.  The  last  Words  of  S.  Tully,  | who  was  executed  for 
Piracy  at  South  Boston,  December  10,  1812.  [Cut.]  Printed 
by  N.  Coverly.  Price  6 cents.  mhs 

3381.  On  | Samuel  Tully  and  John  Dalton,  alias  R.  Heathcote, 

| Who  is  sentenced  to  be  executed  the  10th  day  of  December, 
1812,  | for  Piracy  and  Murder.  f bpl 

3382.  The  unfortunate  Lawyer.  hc 

Lads  of  the  muse  lend  an  ear, 

And  you  a history  soon  shall  hear, 

3383.  [Two  cuts.]  The  Union.  f bpl 

Attend,  ye  saints  and  hear  me  tell, 

The  wonders  of  IMMANUEL. 

3384.  [Another  issue.  One  cut.] 


HC 


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447 


3385.  United  States  & Macedonian  [and]  Perry’s  Victory,  | or, 

the  Conquest  of  Erie.  hc 

3386.  [Cut.]  The  | Unknown  World  | Composed  on  the  Toll- 
ing of  a Bell.  ei 

Hark!  my  gay  friends,  that  solemn  toll, 

Speaks  the  departure  of  a soul! 

3387.  [Cut.]  The  | Unknown  World  | Composed  on  the  Toll- 

ing of  a Bell.  ***  Printed  by  Nathaniel  Coverly,  Jun.  Milk- 
Street,  Boston.  NYHS.  HC 

3388.  The  Unknown  World.  | Verses  Occasioned  by  Hearing 

a Passing-Bell.  hc 

Appended  is:  An  Elegy,  composed  by  that  emi- 1 nent  Servant  of  the 
Most  High  | God,  the  late  Rev.  George]  Whitfield.  See  No.  1555,  supra. 
Ah!  lovely  Appearance  of  Death, 

No  Sight  upon  Earth  is  so  fair; 

3388a.  Unparalleled  Victory.  [Cuts.]  1815.  Printed  by 

Nathaniel  Coverly,  jun.  Milk-Street  Boston.  hhs 

On  battle  of  New  Orleans. 

3389.  [Cut.]  The  Valient  | London  Prentice.  | Being  an  ac- 

count of  his  matchless  Manhood,  and  brave  adventures  done 
in  Turkey;  | and  how  he  came  to  marry  the  King’s  Daughter, 
&c.  EI 

Of  a worthy  London  ’Prentice, 

My  purpose  is  to  speak,  . . . 

See  The  Great  Honour  of  a Valiant,  etc.  No.  3142,  supra. 

3390.  [Two  cuts.]  Vicissitudes  of  Human  Life,  | Lines  | com- 

posed by  W.  H.  j On  the  Death  of  Mary  Swan,  [ daughter  of 
Capt.  Luther  Swan,  of  Stough-  | ton,  Mass,  who  died  Oct.  19, 
1818,  after  | a short  illness  she  appeared  ready  to  meet  | her 
God.  — Aged  16.  Printed  by  N.  Coverly,  No.  16  Milk-street.  | 
Boston.  hc 

3391.  The  | Waggoner  [ and  | The  Tabernacle.  ei 

In  good  days  of  old 

When  horses  went  ass  they  were  told  . . . 

About  Parson  C.  . . . , Deacon  Archer  and  Doctor  P.  . . . 

3392.  The  Wandering  Lady,  or  Catskin.  f aas 

You  fathers  and  mothers  and  children  also, 

Come  draw  near  to  me,  and  you  soon  shall  know. 

3393.  [Two  cuts.]  The  | Wandering  | Lady;  | or,  [ Cat-skin. 

Printed  for  N.  Coverly,  Milk  St.  hc 


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448  MASSACHUSETTS  HISTORICAL  SOCIETY. 

3394.  War  with  the  Leviathan:  | or,  | The  Royal  Fisher. 

Where  you  epitomiz’d  may  see,  t MIS 

What  Crews  to  Sea  Cape-Cod  does  send; 

3395.  A Warning  to  gay  and  | thoughtless  Youth.  | Or,  Death- 

Bed  Reflections  of  a Young  Man,  who  died  in  the  western  part 
of  Vermont.  [Cut.]  Printed  and  sold  at  No.  2,  Middle-street 
[Newburyport.j  ei 

Hearken,  ye  sprightly!  and  attend  ye  vain  ones! 

Pause  in  your  mirth  — Adversity  consider! 

3396.  A Warning  to  Youth  on  the  subject  of  Vain  Amusement. 

Dated,  March  4,  1803.  ei 

Appended  are  two  book-plates  for  books  presented  “in  testimony  of 
having  faithfully  committed  to  memory  the  Assembly’s  Catechism,”  and 
“in  testimony  of  having  merited  the  approbation  of  Instructor.” 

3397.  The  Washing  Day,  | together  with  | The  American  Star. 

EI 

Hey!  what ’s  the  bustle?  what ’s  the  matter, 

The  cat  is  kick’d  — whipp’d  is  the  cur;  . . . 

3397a.  Wasp  stinging  Frolick.  [Cuts.]  . . . Printed  by 
Nathaniel  Coverly,  jun.  f bpl 

Welch,  Nancy. 

3398.  The  | Experience  of  Nancy  Welch,  | a blind  Woman; 

Together  with  | Lines  for  a Family  of  her  Acquaintance: 
(Composed  by  herself.)  f aas.  bpl 

I Nancy  Welch  was  born  and  bred 
In  Essex  county,  Marblehead; 

3399.  The  | Western  Tragedy.  hc 

0 heard  ye  of  a bloody  knight 
Liv’d  in  the  west  country, 

3400.  WhaFl  be  King  but  Charlie,  | Plato’s  Advice  & The 

Thorn.  ei 

There’s  news  fae  Moidart,  cum’  yestreen, 

Will  soon  gae  mony  ferlie;  . . . 

3401.  When  shall  we  Th[ree  meet  again]  with  | The  Meeting 

of  The  Three  Friends.]  The  parting  of  the  Three  Indians.  | 
Com-  | posed  and  Sung  by  three  Indians,  | who  were  educated 
at  Dartmouth  | College,  at  their  last  interview  be-  | neath  an 
enchanting  bower,  whither  | they  frequently  resorted,  in  the 
midst  | of  which  grew  a “Youthful  Pine.”  Ei 

3402.  [Two  cuts.]  When  shall  we  | Three  | meet  again?  | 
Meeting  of  the  Three  Friends.  | The  Parting  of  the  Three 


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Indians.  [Same  as  above,  except]  in  the  | midst  of  which  grew 
a “Youthful  | Pine.”  ei 

[Another  issue]  made  by  corner  Cross  and  Fulton  Streets, 
Boston.  hc 

3403.  Wife,  Children,  and  Friends.  | ’T  is  the  Last  Rose  of 

Summer.  | And  the  | lGp=  Lavender  Girl.  .JgJ  ,-ifTf  Sold 
Wholesale  and  Retail,  on  | Cross  St.  near  Mercantile  | Wharf, 

Boston.  hc 

When  the  black-letter’d  hst  to  the  gods  was  presented, 

The  hst  of  what  fate  for  each  mortal  intends, 

As  the  sun  climbs  o’er  the  hills, 

When  the  sky-larks  sing  so  cheerly 

3404.  [Cut.]  The  Wilderness;  | Together  with  | The  Union  of 

the  States.  Printed  by  N.  Coverly,  No.  16  Milk  street  — 
Boston.  f bpl 

There  is  a wilderness  more  dark 
Than  groves  of  fir  on  Huron’s  shore; 

Our  states  are  united  — let  parracide  cease, 

We  conquer’d  in  war  and  are  modest  in  peace; 

3405.  [Cuts.]  Will  the  Weaver,  | And  the  Drum.  bpl 

0 Dear  Mother  now  I ’m  marry’d 

1 could  wish  I ’d  longer  tarried, 

Come  each  gallant  lad, 

Who  for  pleasure  quits  care 

3406.  Will  the  Weaver.  | Together  with  | The  Lover’s  Gar- 
land. EI 

The  title  of  the  second  poem  is  printed  “Love’s  Garland.” 

How  sweet  are  the  flowers  that  grow  by  yon  fountain, 

And  sweet  are  the  cowslips  that  spangle  the  grove, 

3407.  [Two  cuts.]  William  Riley:  | together  with  | The  Sailor 

Boy.  N.  Coverly,  Jr.  Printer,  Milk  Street,  Boston. 

Rise  up  William  Riley,  and  come  along  with  me,  f BPL 
I mean  to  go  with  you  and  leave  this  country; 

3408.  [Cut.]  William  Riley,  | And  the  Sailor  Boy.  hc 

3409.  [Cut.]  William  Riley,  | And  the  Cobler.  ei 

3410.  William  Reily.  Sold  by  L.  Deming.  hc 

Has  also  “William  Reily’s  Marriage  to  Coflinband.” 


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[1800 


3411.  Wooden  Breast  Bone,  | and  Jackson’s  Victory.  L. 

Deming,  Boston.  nyhs 

The  Girls  about  here,  they  think  themselves  wise, 

They  ’ll  wink  and  they  ’ll  blink  like  a toad  in  surprise 

Come,  all  you  brave  Americans,  don’t  let  us  disagree, 

Come  listen  to  my  stoiy,  and  plainly  you  shall  see; 

3412.  The  World  | Turn’d  Upside  Down;  | together  with  | 

Constant  Charley.  Printed  by  Nathaniel  Coverly, 

Corner  of  Theatre-Alley,  Milk-Street,  Boston.  f bpl 

When  I was  young  and  in  my  prime, 

I ’d  neither  thought,  nor  care. 

3413.  [Two  cuts.]  The  | Wounded-Hussar.  | Together  with  | 
Sweet  William’s  | Departure.  (du’  Printed  and  sold  by 
Nathaniel  Coverly,  Jun.  Corner  Theatre  Alley,  — Boston. 

Alone  on  the  banks  of  the  dark  rolling  Danube,  | BPL 

Fair  Adelaide  hied  when  the  battle  was  o’er, 

3414.  [Two  cuts.]  The  | Wounded  Hussar:  | Together  with  | 

Black  ey’d  Susan;  or  Sweet  William’s  | Departure.  f hc 

3415.  Wreaths  for  the  Chieftain,  | together  with  | I ’d  rather 
be  excus’d.  [Two  cuts.]  Printed  for  N.  Coverly,  Milk-St.  ei 

Wreaths  for  the  Chieftain  we  honor!  who  planted 
The  Olive  of  Peace  in  the  soil  that  he  gain’d,  . . . 

3416.  Yankee  Jackets  of  Blue,  [cut]  and  | The  Hobbies.  Sold 
. . . at  the  corner  of  Cross  and  Mercantile  streets,  Boston. 


Some  nations  may  boast  of  their  walls, 

Of  their  armies  and  make  much  ado, 

Sung  by  G.  H.  H.  Andrews,  at  the  Tremont  Theatre. 

Attention  pray  give  while  of  hobbies  I sing, 

For  each  has  his  hobby  from  cobbler  to  king; 

3417.  [Five  cuts.]  The  Yankey’s  Return  from  Camp.  ei 

The  first  of  the  five  cuts  is  the  same  as  that  on  “The  Soldier’s  Drill.” 

3418.  The  Yankee’s  Return  from  Camp.  Sold  at  No.  16 

Milk-st.  Boston.  nyhs 

3419.  The  Yankee’s  | Return  from  Camp.  Printed  for  N. 

Coverly  — Boston.  ei 

3420.  The  Yankee’s  | Return  from  Camp.  Sold  ...  at 

152  Ann  Street,  Boston.  nyhs 

3421.  [Wood-cuts.]  Yankee  Song.  f aas 

There  is  a man  in  our  town, 

I ’ll  tell  you  his  condition. 


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3422.  You  Parliament  of  England,  | and  | The  Green  Moun- 
tain. Sold  . . . corner  of  Cross  & Fulton  sts.  Boston.  hc 

You  Parliament  of  England,  you  Lords  and  Commons  too, 

Consider  well  what  you  ’re  about,  and  what  you  mean  to  do; 

On  yonder  green  mountain  there ’s  a castle  doth  stand, 

All  deck’d  with  green  ivy  from  the  top  to  the  strand, 

3423.  [Cut.]  Young  Phillis  and  Corydon:  | Together  with  | An 

Addition  to  the  Rose  Tree  Song,  | and  | A Sweetheart  Lost. 
Sold  at  the  Bible  and  Heart  in  Cornhill.  f hc 

Her  sheep  had  in  clusters  crept  close  to  the  grove, 

To  hide  from  the  rigours  of  day; 

My  Love  a Rose  fair  blooming, 

In  soft  accents  sooth’d  my  breast; 


INDEX. 


Abbey,  see  Abdy. 

Abbot,  Priscilla,  370. 

Abbot,  Stephen,  387. 

Abdy,  Matthew,  will,  83,  393,  409; 
epitaph,  85. 

Abdy,  Ruth,  83. 

Absentees,  estates  of,  321,  322. 

Acadia,  expedition  against,  24;  inhabi- 
tants and  West  Indies,  179. 

Accounts,  public,  308. 

Actions,  limitation  of  personal,  339. 

Adams,  Ebenezer,  397. 

Adams,  Hugh,  testimonial,  48. 

Adams,  John,  390;  on  Pope-night,  199; 
attack  on,  377 ; speech,  382, 388, 390; 
message,  389. 

Adams,  Samuel,  235,  247,  324,  352, 
371. 

Adams,  Samuel,  truckman,  381. 

Adams,  Thomas,  353,  354,  358,  359, 
360,  363,  366. 

Adams  and  Larkin,  366,  371,  374, 
379. 

Adams  and  liberty,  387,  388. 

Adams  and  Nourse,  328,  329,  332, 
336,  337,  341,  344,  346,  349. 

Addison,  Alexander,  391. 

Addition  to  the  Rose  Tree  Song,  451. 

Address  to  true-born  sons  of  liberty, 
180;  New  England,  233;  Hutchin- 
son, 233;  American  army,  245; 
British  soldiery,  266;  of  an  aged 
parent,  397;  of  Kitty  Plume,  408. 

Admonition  to  the  young,  397. 

Advice  given  by  a School-mistress, 
397. 

Advice  to  Young  Men,  444. 

Affidavit,  makers  or  shippers,  rum, 
etc.,  201. 

Affirmation  of  judgment,  202. 

Agbarus,  King,  407. 

Agriculture,  promoting,  377. 

Alarm  list,  267;  called  out,  289. 

Albany,  backside  o’,  398. 

Albion,  loss  of  ship,  428. 

Alden,  John,  Cotton  on,  18. 

Alden,  Timothy,  Jr.,  18. 

Alexander,  William,  Earl  of  Stirling, 
claims,  195. 

Alien  and  Sedition  Laws,  385. 


All  you  that  come  this  curious  Art 
to  see,  167. 

Allegiance,  see  Oath. 

Allen,  Benjamin,  3. 

Allen,  Elisha,  366. 

Allen,  James,  42. 

Allen,  Jeremiah,  71,  74. 

Allen,  Jolley,  188. 

Allen,  Joseph,  283. 

Allen,  Thomas,  194. 

Ally  Croker,  443. 

Almanac,  Pierce,  1639,  3;  Thomas, 
1771,  212,  306,  314,  315;  Bicker- 
staff’s  Boston,  285,  381;  Federal 
street,  348;  Weatherwise,  351,  356; 
Carleton’s,  357;  Blake,  370;  Fleet 
389. 

Almas  Ali  Cawn,  439. 

Almasa,  remonstrance  of,  439. 
Almonac,  Indian,  409. 

Alphabet  of  verses,  46. 

America,  taxation  of,  294;  tune,  357. 
American  Academy  of  Arts  and  Sci- 
ences, 330,  334. 

American  Apollo,  357,  361. 

American  Coffee  House,  309. 
American  Gazette,  268. 

American  Herald,  carrier’s  address, 
334. 

American  hero,  246,  397. 

American  History,  397. 

American  liberty  song,  281. 

American  Magazine,  249. 

American  Manufactures,  398. 
American  Sailor,  389. 

American  Star,  448. 

American  Whig,  203. 

Americans  to  arms,  246. 

Ames,  Levi,  223. 

Ames,  Nathaniel,  almanac,  84;  Boston 
booksellers  and,  164. 

Amherst,  Jeffrey,  163,  169,  172;  letter 
to  Wentworth,  164. 

Ammunition,  Town  Stock,  255. 
Amorous  Sailor’s  letter,  315. 

Amory,  John,  180. 

Amory,  Jonathan,  180. 

Amusement,  an,  102. 

Anacreon  in  Heaven,  388,  418,  442. 
Andover,  375. 


454 


INDEX. 


Andre,  John,  verses,  309,  429;  address, 
424. 

Andrew,  Jonathan,  202. 

Andrews,  alias  Saunders,  Joseph,  186. 

Andrews,  Ebenezer  T.,  362. 

Andrews,  G.  H.  H.,  450. 

Andrews,  L.,  Freeman  and,  349. 

Andrews,  Loring,  361. 

Andros,  Edmund,  19;  surrender  of,  22. 

Ann  Street,  424,  432,  433,  445. 

Annapolis  Royal,  muster  rolls  of 
troops,  54;  reinforcements,  111. 

Anne,  speech  to  parliament,  51;  death, 
54. 

Another  song,  398. 

Answer  to  the  lady’s  looking-glass, 
398. 

Anthropos,  Connecticut’s  flood,  68. 

Anti-Courant,  66. 

Anti-stamp  fire  society,  268. 

Apple-Dumplings  and  a King,  362. 

Apprenticeship,  articles  of,  139,  200. 

Arasigunticook  Indians,  142,  191. 

Arbitration,  common  scheme  of,  205. 

Argus,  the,  369. 

Arms  and  ammunition,  269;  sale  to 
Indians,  14;  soldiers,  101;  French, 
111;  militia,  118;  receipt,  130. 

Arms,  royal,  see  Great  Britain. 

Army,  American,  or  Continental,  ad- 
dress to,  245;  establishment,  253; 
northern,  284;  enlistments,  287; 
quota  short,  289;  Massachusetts 
line,  362. 

Arnold,  Samuel,  elegy  on,  28. 

Arresaguntacook,  see  Arasigunticook. 

Arthur,  negro,  192. 

Articles  of  War,  266. 

Artillery,  ancient  and  honorable,  364. 

Arts  and  Sciences,  Society,  310. 

Ashley,  John,  Jr.,  326. 

Ashley,  Jonathan,  108. 

Assemblies,  unlawful,  129. 

Assembly  room,  Federal  street,  380. 

Assessors,  neglect  or  delay,  131;  prov- 
ince charges,  167;  returns,  259;  in- 
structions, 298;  oath,  340. 

Assize  of  bread,  144,  217,  352;  staves, 
172. 

Association,  continental  congress,  236; 
British,  246,  251,  267;  not  to  aid 
enemy,  280. 

Astraea,  323;  deserters,  105. 

Astronomy,  Carleton  on,  338. 

Athenian  Oracle,  41. 

Athol,  386. 

Attick  fire,  375. 

Attorney,  letter  of,  94;  power,  113, 
202. 


Auchmuty,  Samuel,  246. 
Auction-room,  215. 

Auctioneer’s  notice,  373. 

Augusta,  Maine,  422. 

Auld,  Alexander,  200. 

Auld  lang  syne,  398. 

Austin,  Samuel,  204. 

Austin  and  Dana,  370. 

Axes,  delivery  of,  276. 

B.,  G.,  385. 

B.,  H.,  45. 

B.,  M.,  145. 

Babes  in  the  Woods,  393. 

Backside  o’  Albany,  398. 

Back  street,  Boston,  137,  205. 

Badger,  Joseph,  416. 

Bail  bonds,  132. 

Bailey,  John,  351. 

Bainbridge’s  victory,  398. 

Baker,  John,  87. 

Baker,  Nathaniel,  elegy,  87. 

Baker’s  boy,  address,  197,  203. 
Bakers,  for  army,  295. 

Baldwin,  Nathan,  283. 

Ball,  Samuel,  125. 

Ballad  Peddler,  420. 

Ballou,  Silas,  398. 

Baltimore,  388. 

Banish  Sorrow,  412. 

Bank,  proposals,  368.  See  Land  bank. 
Bankruptcy,  commission  in,  157;  peti- 
tion, 157. 

Banks  of  the  Dee,  399. 

Baptism  hymn,  357. 

Barbados,  embargo  on  ships,  41. 
Barber,  Nathaniel,  200. 

Barclay,  Andrew,  catalogue,  181. 
Bark,  326. 

Barnes,  Henry,  207. 

Barney  leave  the  girls  alone,  398. 
Barnstable,  90. 

Barre,  386. 

Barrell,  Joseph,  322. 

Barret,  James,  felon,  61. 

Barret,  John,  193. 

Barrington,  council,  198. 

Barron,  James,  414. 

Bass,  Joseph,  413. 

Bassett,  Thomas,  358. 

Bath,  Maine,  413. 

Battle  between  lawyers  and  frogs, 
398. 

Battle  of  the  Kegs,  393,  422. 
Battoemen,  146. 

Bay  of  Biscay,  400,  424,  438. 

Bayley,  James,  44. 

Bazin,  John,  381. 


INDEX. 


455 


Beard, , 45. 

Beating  orders,  112,  143,  155,  156, 
166,  170,  274. 

Beautiful  Boy,  398. 

Beautiful  Katy,  400. 

Beaver,  hunting  of,  135. 

Becket,  Sarah,  232. 

Bedford  proprietors,  104. 

Bedlam  Garland,  205,  209,  400,408. 

Beebe,  S.,  Three  fold  cord,  69. 

Beebe,  Samuel,  69. 

Beef,  tax  in,  315,  316;  supplies,  318. 

Beggar  Girl,  446. 

Belcher,  Andrew,  47. 

Belcher,  Jonathan,  79,  80,  81,  82,  88, 
90,  91,  94,  95,  96,  98,  99,  100, 
101,  102,  103,  104,  105,  169; 
Mather  on,  80;  Watts’  poem,  80. 

Belcher,  Joseph,  preamble  for  subscrip- 
tions, 68;  letter,  98. 

Belcher,  — — , 309. 

Belknap,  Jeremy,  360;  history  of  New 
Hampshire,  351;  circular  letter,  372; 
queries  on  slavery,  373;  against 
Winterbotham,  377. 

Belknap  and  Hall,  353. 

Belknap  and  Young,  American  Apollo, 
357,  361;  Williams’  French  Revolu- 
tion, 361. 

Bell,  Robert,  catalogue  of  books, 
204. 

Bell  tavern,  Danvers,  282,  285,  294. 

Bellame,  Samuel,  60. 

Bellingham,  Richard,  Will,  42. 

Bellomont,  Richard,  earl  of,  32,  33, 
34;  speeches,  33,  35;  address  to,  33. 

Betinet,  Moses,  194. 

Bennington,  battle  of,  285. 

Berceau,  le,  401. 

Berkshire  county,  representative  in 
Congress,  350. 

Bernard,  Francis,  165,  166,  168,  169, 
170,  171,  172,  173,  174,  175,  176, 
178,  179,  182,  183,  184,  185,  186, 
191,  195,  196,  201;  copies  of  letters, 
200;  Tom-Cod-Catcher,  203;  Star- 
chamber  court,  204;  complaint  and 
answer,  206. 

Bestes,  Peter,  225. 

Beverly,  280,  323,  384,  386;  Amity 
lodge,  308. 

Beverly,  loss  of  ship,  428. 

Bible,  Thomas’,  356. 

Bible  and  Crown,  London,  56. 

Bible  and  Heart,  Comhill,  83,  98, 
266,  268,  309,  319,  400,  405,  412, 
415,  417,  421,  434,  443,  451;  Salem, 
389,  406,  408,  422. 

Bicker,  Martin,  225. 


Bickerstafl’s  Boston  Almanac,  285, 

351. 

Bigelow,  Timothy,  283. 

Biglow,  W.,  391. 

BiU,  Charles,  30,  37,  40. 

Bib  of  lading,  15,  29;  sale,  167,  200, 

352. 

Bills,  land-security,  52. 

BiUs  of  credit,  1690,  25;  1709,  46; 
counterfeit,  39,  54,  61,  65,  70,  124; 
caUed  in,  61,  122;  depreciation,  73; 
emission,  76,  98;  lex  et  hbertas,  82; 
New  Hampshire,  94;  house  on,  95, 
96;  Colman’s,  102,  103;  neighboring 
provinces,  109;  act  of  parhament, 
130;  continental  and  specie,  273; 
drawing  in,  290, 310;  Massachusetts, 
290,  378;  depreciation,  296,  300; 
scale,  319. 

BiUs  of  mortaHty,  330. 

BUly  and  PoUy,  400. 

Bishop,  John,  65. 

Blackbeard  (Teach),  62,  63. 
Blackbird,  400. 

Black  ey’d  Susan,  406,  450. 

Black  joke  reviv’d,  400. 

Black  Prince,  202. 

Blake,  WiUiam  P.,  370. 

Blakely,  Johnston,  402. 

Blankets,  255,  263,  271,  286,  287, 
304,  310. 

Blanks,  97,  99,  132,  153,  200,  212. 
Blazing  stars  messengers  of  God’s 
wrath,  158,  200. 

Bliss,  Tracy  and,  244. 

Bloody  butchery,  246. 

Blue  Anchor,  Boston,  361. 

Blue  bells  of  Scotland,  400. 

Board  of  War,  eastern  department, 
296,  309. 

Bob  and  Joan,  400. 

Bobbin-Joan,  second  part,  400. 

Bold  Conscience  and  Old  Self,  308, 401 . 
Bold  lads  of  Canada,  401. 

Bold  Northwestman,  401. 

Bold  Pilgrim  and  Apollian,  401. 

Bond,  16,  181,  352. 

Bonnets  of  Blue,  445. 

Bonny  black  Irish  Girl,  423. 

Bonny  Blade,  401. 

Bonny  Doun,  40L 
Bonny  Sailor,  433. 

Booksellers,  Boston,  on  Ames’  alma- 
nacs, 164. 

Boone,  Nicholas,  38. 

Border,  mortuary,  44,  48. 

Boston,  339,  408,  430;  declaration  of 
inhabitants,  20;  manifesto  of  new 
church,  32;  names  of  streets,  44; 


456 


INDEX. 


Boston  — continued. 
representation  Church  of  England, 
51;  incorporation,  53,  362;  markets, 
64,  86;  instructions  to  representa- 
tives, 66,  315;  regulation  of  cows, 
69;  fires,  70;  1760,  164,  166,  252, 
344;  fire  society,  70,  108,  171,  228, 
372;  pew  right,  81;  tax  notice,  94, 
116,  120,  130,  137,  171,  283,  294, 
300,  308,  315,  319,  323,  328,  344; 
riot,  96,  120,  182,  186,  297;  Church 
Green  meeting-house,  100;  Episco- 
pal Charitable  Society,  108;  Christ 
Church  bells,  110;  South  Brick 
meeting-house,  113;  smallpox,  116; 
Fellowship  club,  133;  marine  so- 
ciety, 137;  landing  of  troops,  157; 
booksellers,  on  Ames’  almanacs, 164; 
assessors,  167,  362;  smallpox  hos- 
pital, 168;  town  meeting  notices, 
174,  184;  hay  weighing,  174;  Fan- 
euil  Hall  lottery,  181,  189,  193,  201; 
charitable  Irish  society,  181;  assem- 
blies resolutions,  183;  town  land, 
188;  election  of  representatives,  188; 
industry  and  manufactures,  189; 
Friendship  society,  189;  employ- 
ment of  poor,  193;  regulations  of 
watch,  193;  British  troops,  193, 199; 
English  taxation,  193;  indenture  of 
poor,  193;  convention  of  towns,  194; 
destruction  of  guard-house,  195; 
Pope-night,  198;  licences,  201;  mer- 
chants’ letter,  203;  Hancock  engine, 
204;  work-house,  204;  massacre, 
204,  213,  217,  220;  merchants  and 
non-importation,  205,  208;  rights  of 
colonists,  218;  King’s  Chapel,  218; 
tea  party,  221;  Union  Society,  221; 
committee  of  correspondence,  225; 
Gage  on,  240;  Brattle  Street  church, 
227;  Relief  Society,  231;  port  bill, 
234,  238,  241;  troops  in,  235;  dona- 
tions to  poor,  235,  247;  sympathy 
for,  239;  Gage  on  merchants’  meet- 
ings, 240;  damages  by  British,  246, 
268;  view  of,  249;  census,  251;  order 
and  good  government,  251;  regula- 
tion of  vessels,  251;  persons  leaving, 
252,  256,  259;  humble  intercession, 
253;  anti-stamp  fire  society,  268; 
protection  against  attack,  273,  297; 
distresses  of,  280;  evacuation  of, 
281;  price  act,  283,  300;  pass,  283; 
classes,  308;  fishery,  316;  treasurer’s 
accounts,  319;  first  church,  331; 
hay  weight,  338;  map,  339;  assize 
of  bread,  352;  police,  361;  by-laws, 
361;  infectious  diseases,  365;  post 


Boston  — continued. 
days,  376;  subscription  assembly, 
380;  expenses,  391;  board  of  health, 
391. 

Boston , frigate,  401. 

Boston  Almanac,  218,  228,  244,  285. 

Boston  Association,  391. 

Boston  Beau  and  the  Cow,  443. 

Boston  Blockade,  282. 

Boston  Chronicle,  370;  prospectus, 
191;  carrier’s  address,  211. 

Boston  Evening  Post,  238;  carrier’s 
address,  179,  187,  192,  197,  202, 
210,  217. 

Boston  Gazette,  238;  reply  to  supple- 
ment, 102;  carrier’s  address,  183, 
187,  202,  211;  receipt,  218. 

Boston  Magazine,  327. 

Boston  Mechanic  Association,  373. 

Boston  News-Letter,  63;  Draper’s 
receipt,  164;  carrier’s  address,  171, 
183,  197,  202,  211,  268. 

Boston  Post-Boy,  and  Advertiser,  car- 
rier’s address,  187,  192,  197,  211, 
330;  device,  196. 

Boston  Presbyterian  Society,  94. 

Boston  Theatre,  372,  438. 

Boston  Tontine  Association,  363. 

Bosworth,  Benjamin,  Signs  of  apos- 
tasy, 28. 

Bosworth,  Hannah,  16. 

Bouchard  de  la  Poterie,  Claude 
Florent,  348. 

Bounty  notes,  Canada  expedition, 
160,  163;  money,  166,  171;  wolves, 
180,  184;  soldiers,  336;  return  of, 
346. 

Bowdoin,  James,  136,  157,  333,  336, 
337,  341,  342,  343,  349;  salary,  338; 
address,  341. 

Bowdoin,  James,  Jr.,  323. 

Bowdoin,  William,  136. 

Bowdoinham,  430. 

Bowen,  D.,  382,  385,  392. 

Bowen,  Nathan,  New  England  Diary, 
72,  264. 

Bower,  the,  439. 

Boxer,  Enterprise  and,  440,  441. 

Boyle,  Patrick,  200. 

Boyles,  John,  209,  231,  285. 

Boylston,  Thomas,  235;  will,  391. 

Bracket’s  tavern,  343. 

Bradish,  Joseph,  32. 

Bradstreet,  Simon,  11. 

Brattle,  William,  235,  236. 

Brattle  Street,  Boston,  361,  381. 

Brazen  Head,  Boston,  206. 

Bread,  assize  of,  144,  217,  352. 

Bricks,  call  for,  247. 


INDEX. 


457 


Bride’s  Burial,  402. 

Bridge,  Thomas,  elegy,  55. 

Bridger,  John,  on  tar,  43. 
Bridgewater,  108,  295. 

Bridgewater,  battle  of,  402. 
Bridgham,  Ebenezer,  212. 

Brilliant  naval  victory,  402. 

Brisco,  Joseph,  Wilson’s  ‘Verses,’  5. 
Bristol,  England,  239,  267,  270. 
Bristol,  riot,  111. 

British  Grenadier,  208,  281. 

British  Lamentation,  335,  402. 

British  Muse,  417. 

Britons  to  arms,  246. 

Brock,  Sir  Isaac,  399. 

Brookfield,  306. 

Brooks,  Samuel,  352. 

Brooks,  William,  295. 

Brown,  Hugh,  200. 

Brown,  Isaac,  72. 

Brown,  Jacob,  victories,  402. 

Brown,  Samuel,  372. 

Brown,  Thomas,  101. 

Brown,  Uriah,  347. 

Bruce’s  Address,  428,  439. 

Brunswick,  erected,  100;  proprietors, 
130,  134. 

Brush,  Crean,  252. 

Bryant,  Reuben,  395. 

Bryant, , 356. 

Buchanan,  James,  295. 

Buckland,  James,  331. 

Budget  of  Blunders,  402. 

Buildings,  construction  of  new,  15; 

brick  and  stone,  16. 

Bulfinch,  Charles,  372. 

Bulkley,  Edward,  ‘Threnodia’  on 
Stone,  6;  on  Mitchel,  7. 

Bulkley,  Peter,  on  Hooker,  3. 

Bull,  Jonathan,  relation  of,  20. 

Bulls,  papal,  122. 

Bulwarks  of  Religion,  402. 

Bunch  of  Grapes  tavern,  343. 

Bunker  hill,  266,  281,  397;  battle  of, 
246,  265,  266,  399,  417;  ode,  335, 
412. 

Bunter’s  wedding,  402. 

Burch,  William,  189. 

Burgoyne,  John,  253,  289;  articles  of 
convention,  284;  song  on  taking, 
293,  430. 

Burnet,  William,  75,  77;  poem  to,  76; 
Colman  on,  76;  speech,  77;  elegy, 
78. 

Burnham, , 432. 

Burr,  Mary  Anne,  426. 

Burroughs,  George,  attainder  re- 
versed, 52. 

Burt,  Asa,  243. 


Burt,  Jonathan,  lamentation,  64. 

Burt,  Nathaniel,  139. 

Buswell,  James,  403. 

Butler,  Alford,  88. 

Buttolph,  Nicholas,  55. 

Buy  a Broom,  403. 

Buy  the  truth,  177. 

Byles,  Mather,  145;  New  England 
hymn,  357. 

C.,  O.,  233. 

Cabesterre,  Guadeloupe,  348. 

Cadillac,  Antoine  de  la  Mothe,  352. 

Caledonia,  32. 

Calef,  John,  on  Titcomb,  68. 

Calef,  Robert,  More  Wonders,  384. 

Calico,  printing  of,  63. 

Calvinism,  caution,  404. 

Cambridge,  139,  148,  181,  205,  267, 
280;  General  Court,  133;  fortifica- 
tions, 260,  272. 

Camp,  Abraham,  295. 

Campaign,  British  plan,  270. 

Campbell,  John,  63. 

Campbell,  John,  Earl  of  Loudoun, 
149,  151. 

Canada,  272,  401,  404;  trade  with,  56, 
57;  war  with,  114,  119;  reduction 
of,  118;  expedition  against,  145, 
154,  155,  156,  157,  160,  162,  163, 
166;  new  th  — song,  167;  news 
from,  268;  hard  money  for,  275; 
route  of  expedition,  275;  reinforce- 
ments, 275;  noble  lads,  432. 

Canadian  Boat  Song,  403. 

Canceaux,  219. 

Cancers,  Pope  on,  368. 

Candles,  spermaceti,  208. 

Cape  Breton,  trade  with,  56,  57;  ex- 
pedition against,  113,  114,  115; 
brief  journal,  113. 

Cape  Sable,  Indians,  112,  133. 

Capen,  Hopestill,  268. 

Capen,  Joseph,  on  Foster,  13. 

Capet,  Louis,  see  Louis  XVI. 

Captain  Glen’s  unhappy  voyage,  403. 

Captain  James,  392. 

Captain  Ward,  393,  403,  409. 

Captives,  redemption  of  Indian,  11. 

Capture  of  Little  York,  404. 

Caricatura,  tree  of  liberty,  181. 

Carleton,  Osgood,  338,  355,  357. 

Carlton,  Cushing  and,  384. 

Carolina  coast,  347. 

Carpenter,  William,  204. 

Carriages,  duty  on,  321,  327,  359, 
374,  379. 

Carthagena,  capture  of,  106,  107. 


458 


INDEX. 


Casco,  town  near,  54. 

Cash  in  Hand,  404. 

Castle,  Boston  harbor,  contribution 
for  rebuilding,  8. 

Castle  William,  deserters,  41,  116; 
muster-rolls,  65. 

Catechizing,  governor  and  council 
on,  7. 

Catholic  remedy,  81. 

Cato,  new  epilogue  to,  291. 

Cattle,  price  of,  15. 

Caution  to  those  who  hold  Calvinism, 
404. 

Cavallier, , 249. 

Censor,  carrier’s  address,  334. 
Centinel,  333,  350,  366,  378,  391,  395; 

carrier’s  address,  351. 

Chamberlain,  R.,  348. 

Chamblit,  Rebecca,  87. 

Champney,  John,  301. 

Chandler,  Martha,  97. 

Chaplin,  Ebenezer,  365. 

Charles  II,  death,  16. 

Charles  River,  38;  bridge,  335,  373, 
388,  445. 

Charleston,  S.  C.,  aid  for,  105;  intelli- 
gence, 302,  319. 

Charlestown,  Mass.,  204,  247,  249, 
259,  388,  419,  432;  burning  of,  246, 
265,  397;  tax  notice,  308;  meeting- 
house, 321. 

Charming  Fellow,  404. 

Charmion,  John,  epitaph,  59. 

Charter  party,  171. 

Chase, , 372. 

Chatham,  Earl  of,  see  William  Pitt. 
Checkley,  Samuel,  75. 

Cheever,  David,  263. 

Cheevers,  Ezekiel,  45. 

Chelmsford,  265,  281. 

Chelsea  Butcher,  404. 

Chesapeake  and  Shannon,  404,  413; 

offset  for,  432. 

Chester,  Stephen,  9. 

Chevy  Chase,  116,  404. 

Child,  John,  ‘New  Englands  Jonas,’  3. 
Children,  token  for,  81. 

Children  in  the  Woods,  404. 
Chippewa,  402. 

Chism,  William,  139. 

Christ  Church,  ring  of  bells,  110. 
Christian  Pilgrim,  406. 

Christian’s  Looking  Glass,  406. 
Christie,  Andrew,  219. 

Church, , 139. 

Church  Green,  Boston,  100. 

Church  of  England,  Boston,  represen- 
tation, 51;  Mayhew  on,  199;  Episco- 
pal convention,  351 ; congregational, 


Church  of  England  — - continued. 
widows  and  orphans,  191;  universal, 
365. 

Church  of  the  Holy  Cross,  Boston, 
347. 

Churchill,  George,  378. 

Clap,  Russell  and,  365. 

Clapboards,  assize  of,  172. 

Clark,  John,  56. 

Clark,  J.  Newington,  189. 

Clark,  Matthew,  355. 

Clark, , 148. 

Clarke,  John,  66. 

Clarke,  William,  the  Miser,  193. 
Clearance,  ship’s,  19,  28,  29,  104. 
Clements,  W.,  427. 

Clemons,  Miss , 406. 

Click  clack,  400. 

Clisby,  Samuel,  358. 

Close,  Gilbert,  358. 

Closet  companion,  385. 

Clothing  for  troops,  258,  312,  317. 
Clough,  Ebenezer,  373. 

Clovis,  Pedro,  358. 

Coast  of  Barbary,  406. 

Coasting  act,  abstract  of,  348. 

Coats,  258,  263. 

Cobb,  G.,  413. 

Cobbler,  the,  449. 

Cobbler’s  wife,  442. 

Cockrain,  Samuel,  101. 

Codman,  John,  139. 

Coffin,  Peleg,  387,  394. 

Coffin,  Shubael,  184. 

Coins,  Spanish  silver,  15;  value  of 
foreign,  40,  51,  356. 

Cold  winter,  415. 

Coleman,  John,  171. 

Coleman,  Priscilla,  171. 

Coles, , 333. 

Collin  and  Phebe,  338. 

Colman,  Benjamin,  on  Burnet,  76. 
Colman,  John,  distressed  state  of  Bos- 
ton, 64,  66;  notes,  102,  103. 
Colonies,  sugar,  encouragement  of, 
177;  duties  in,  177. 

Colrain,  228,  231. 

Columbia,  Land  of  Liberty,  444. 
Columbia’s  Lamentation  for  the 
Death  of  Washington,  393,  409. 
Columbian  Centinel,  Russell’s,  365, 
370,  380;  carrier’s  address,  381,  390. 
Columbian  museum,  386,  392;  press, 
382. 

Columbian  Songster,  376. 

Columbian  tragedy,  358. 

Comet,  blazing  stars,  158,  200;  ode, 
432. 

Commanders,  to  the  honoured,  50. 


INDEX. 


459 


Commencement,  satyrical  descrip- 
tion of,  62,  104. 

Commerce  under  the  influence  of 
liberty,  351. 

Commissaries,  342;  instructions,  116; 
musters,  152. 

Commissions,  military,  23,  31,  57,  60, 
61,  67,  71,  73,  75,  77,  82, 97,  99, 106, 
108,  112,  119,  123,  132,  136,  144, 

151,  156,  166,  170,  176,  183,  196, 

220,  261,  279,  291,  318,  321,  342, 

354,  371,  375,  383,  394;  justice  of 

peace,  252,  291,  318,  321,  342,  375; 
confirmed,  149;  common  pleas, 
179,  252;  coroner,  264,  279,  291, 
394;  clerk  in  militia  company,  354. 

Commodities,  bond  on  enumerated, 
47. 

Composed  by  a British  Officer,  309. 

Compting-House  Companion,  348. 

Compton,  Henry,  Bishop  of  London, 

22. 

Comptroul,  congress  of,  267. 

Concord,  395;  meeting,  1774,  234; 
affair  at,  246,  247,  256;  list  of  killed, 
253;  convention,  301;  court,  343; 
general  court,  363. 

Congregational  Charitable  Society, 
376. 

Congress,  Continental,  241,  295; 

votes,  236;  association,  236;  exports, 
247,  258;  declaration  on  taking 
arms,  249;  address  to  inhabitants, 
295,  304. 

Congress,  United  States,  Massachu- 
setts line,  362. 

Congress  of  comptroul,  267. 

Connecticut,  113,  295;  counterfeit  bills 
of  credit,  124;  address  to  officers  and 
soldiers,  253;  Gage  and,  267. 

Connecticut  River,  258;  flood,  68; 
line  of  towns,  94. 

Constables,  payments  regulated,  15; 
order,  20,  23,  26,  27;  pocket-book, 
132. 

Constant  Charley,  450. 

Constant  lovers,  370. 

Constitution  and  Guerriere,  406,  417; 
and  Java,  440. 

Contented  Wife,  407. 

Contentment,  424. 

Continental  Journal,  316,  332. 

Controversy  between  a Drunking 
Husband,  407. 

Convention,  troops  of,  296. 

Conversation  of  two  persons,  181. 

Converse,  James,  33. 

Converts  Hymn,  407. 

Conveyances,  Law  on,  16. 


Conway,  Henry  Seymour,  186. 

Cook,  Moses,  220. 

Cooke,  Elisha,  92. 

Cooke, , Speech,  205. 

Cooper,  rev., , 228. 

Cooper,  Myles,  rev.,  245. 

Cooper,  William,  108,  212,  218,  319. 

Copy  of  letter  from  Christ,  407. 

Copy  of  record,  180. 

Coriolanus,  205. 

Corlet,  Elijah,  Walter  on,  18;  on 
Hooker,  29. 

Corn-fields,  sign  of  the,  204,  231,  233. 

Cornwall,  James,  74. 

Cornwallis,  Charles,  surrenders,  316. 

Coroner,  commission,  264,  279,  291, 
394. 

Correspondence,  committee  of,  re- 
newal, 287. 

Costs  in  criminal  prosecutions,  363. 

Cot-er, , speech,  205. 

Cotton,  John,  on  Alden,  18. 

Cotton,  John,  on  Hooker,  4;  Norton 
on,  4;  Woodbridge  on,  4. 

Cotton,  Seaborn,  Tompson  on,  18. 

Councillors,  election  of,  31,  36,  46. 

Counterfeits,  54,  65;  twenty  shilling 
note,  39;  punished,  189,  205. 

Country  Squire,  418. 

Countryman,  a,  181,  217. 

Countryman’s  table,  127. 

County,  committee  in  each,  255; 
commissioners,  320. 

Coupar,  captain,  238. 

Courier,  373. 

Courier  de  Boston,  355. 

Courier  de  l’Univers,  355. 

Courier  des  Deux  Mondes,  355. 

Court  martial,  258. 

Court  Street,  338,  344,  360,  373. 

Courts,  table  of  the,  28;  common 
pleas,  322,  374;  Concord,  343. 

Coven,  Francis,  328. 

Covenant  for  reformation,  Springfield, 
75. 

Coverly,  Nathaniel,  217,  233,  265, 
281,  294,  352,  397,  400,  401,  402, 
405,  411,  414,  418,  419. 

Coverly,  Nathaniel,  Jr.,  294,  380,  393, 
398,  399,  402,  403,  404,  405,  406, 

409,  410,  411,  412,  413,  414,  415, 

417,  420,  421,  422,  425,  426,  427, 

428,  429,  430,  433,  434,  437,  438, 

439,  440,  441,  442,  443,  444,  446, 

447,  449,  450. 

Cowper,  William,  John  Gilpin,  408. 

Cows,  regulation,  Boston,  69. 

Cox,  T.,  90. 

Cracow,  31. 


460 


INDEX. 


Cranch,  Robert  G.,  212. 

Crazy  Jane,  400,  404,  444. 

Cressin, , 353. 

Crew,  ship’s,  to  be  English,  40. 

Crisis,  the,  378. 

Cromwell,  Oliver,  160. 

Cropsey,  Jacamiah,  413. 

Cross,  Stephen,  260. 

Cross,  Thomas,  felon,  61. 

Cross  Street,  381,  402,  403,  408,  423, 
432,  449,  450,  451. 

Crosswell,  Andrew,  302. 

Croswell,  Rebecca,  302. 

Crown  and  cushion,  95. 

Crown  coffee  house,  81. 

Crown  Point,  expedition  against,  141, 
142,  143, 144, 147;  wages  of  troops, 
145. 

Cruel  Father,  the,  408. 

Cruel  Mother,  the,  408. 

Cruel  Mother  in  Law,  408. 

Cruel  parents,  205,  408. 

Crump,  Thomas,  55. 

Cuckold’s  Cap,  the,  408. 

Cumberland,  Duke  of,  119. 
Cumberland  county,  Maine,  212,  331, 
335,  338. 

Cummings,  Charles,  427. 

Cummings,  Elias,  427. 

Cupid  forever,  441. 

Cure  for  Consumptions,  408. 

Curious  New  Sonnet,  408. 

Curious  Riddle,  426. 

Cursing  and  swearing,  act,  116;  con- 
viction, 130. 

Curwen,  Samuel,  85. 

Cushing,  Matthew,  91,  92. 

Cushing,  Thomas,  332. 

Cushing,  T.  C.,  352,  356,  360. 

Cushing  and  Carlton,  384. 

Cushman,  Isaac,  90. 

Customs,  evil,  testimony  against,  63; 

commissioners  of,  195,  205,  219. 
Cutler,  Menasseh,  343. 


U .,  J.,  see  John  Danforth. 
Daggett,  Brotherton,  219. 

Dalton,  John,  446. 

Damon  and  Delia,  408. 

Damon  and  Sylvia,  430. 

Damon’s  Soliloquy,  302. 

Damsel’s  Tragedy,  393,  408,  409. 
Dana,  Austin  and,  370. 

Dana,  Dr.,  verses  on,  435,  437. 
Dana,  George,  337. 

Dandies,  the,  438. 

Dandy,  the,  409. 

Dane,  Nathan,  385;  circulars,  392. 


Danforth,  John,  elegy  on  Willard,  43; 
on  Mrs.  Gerrish,46;  Mrs.  Hutchin- 
son, 51;  Mrs.  Mather,  52;  Mrs. 
Sewall,  59;  preamble  for  subscrip- 
tions, 68;  Mrs.  Thacher,  70;  Thacher 
and  Danforth,  73. 

Danforth,  Samuel,  on  Leonard,  51; 
poem  on,  73. 

Danforth,  Thomas,  14. 

Danvers,  284,  285,  293;  Bell  tavern, 
282,  302,  306. 

Darby  McShane’s  Visit  to  London,  442. 

Darien  company,  32. 

Dartmouth,  earl  of,  see  William 
Legge. 

Dartmouth  college,  catalogus,  348, 
362;  Indians,  448. 

Dartmouth  Tragedy,  409. 

David’s  Victory  over  Goliath,  316, 
409,  419. 

Davis,  Andrew  McFarland,  66. 

Davis,  Thomas,  371,  379,  383. 

Dawes,  Thomas,  335. 

Dawks,  J.,  31. 

Day,  dark,  309,  314,  315. 

Daye,  Stephen,  3. 

Deane,  Smith  and,  Falmouth,  331. 

Dearborn,  Benjamin,  370;  vibrating 
steelyard,  392. 

Dearborn,  Henry,  404. 

Death  of  an  Indian  Chief,  409. 

Death  of  poor  Jack,  410. 

Debentures,  Soldiers,  23. 

DeBerdt,  Dennis,  186. 

Deblois,  Gilbert,  228. 

Debts,  payment  of  private,  109. 

Decatur,  Stephen,  victory,  410;  elegy, 
414. 

Declaration  of  independence,  269; 
rights,  protest,  314. 

Dedham,  68,  87,  98,  137,  234,  348. 

Deed,  70,  73,  134,  319;  Kennebeck 
proprietors,  145;  quit-claim,  355. 

Delabarre,  Edmund  Burke,  53. 

Delaware  River,  299. 

Deming,  Leonard,  267,  393,  398,  401, 
403,  411,  414,  417,  418,  422,  426, 
428,  429,  443,  449. 

Denmark,  King  of,  213. 

Denoyer,  Anthony,  183. 

Depreciation,  scale  of,  319. 

Depredations  by  British,  260. 

Deputies,  warrant  for,  26. 

Derby,  John,  266,  323. 

Desbarres,  Joseph  Frederick  William, 
355. 

Descent  of  real  estates,  136,  138. 

Deserters,  from  Castle  William,  41, 
116;  troops, 49;  sailors,  65;  Astraea, 


INDEX. 


461 


Deserters  — continued. 

105;  Phillips’  regiment,  118;  law, 
145;  fiftieth  regiment,  145;  act  of 
parliament,  154;  Massachusetts, 
310. 

Detest  against  the  common  scheme 
of  arbitration,  205. 

Devil  and  Tom  Cook,  410. 

Dexter,  Timothy,  437 ; Plummer’s  ad- 
dress, 364;  ode  on  death, 435;  will, 
435. 

Dialogue  between  a Boston  man  and 
a country  man,  52;  Death,  soul, 
body,  etc.,  132;  Death  and  a Lady, 
411,  415. 

Dibden,  Charles,  401. 

Dickinson,  John,  The  Liberty  Song, 
193,  196. 

Dictates  of  Right  Reason,  407,  428. 

Didson,  Hugh,  72. 

Diggadon,  Nathaniel,  232. 

Dighton  Rock,  inscription,  53. 

Dinah  Crow,  411. 

Dish  of  Tea,  425. 

Distemper,  throat,  96. 

Distressed  Sailor’s  Garland,  411. 

Distressed  Soul,  411. 

Division  muster,  411. 

Dock  Square,  380. 

Doctor  and  Squire,  411. 

Dollars,  six  shillings,  126. 

Donnison,  William,  372,  375,  379, 
383,  387,  394. 

Dorchester,  tax  notice,  177,  228,  284, 
295,  301,  308,  316,  320,  324,  332. 

Dorria, , captain,  186. 

Dorsetshire  Garland,  411,  412. 

Dose  for  the  Tories,  249. 

Douglas,  meeting,  279,  352. 

Dover,  Mass.,  10. 

Downfall  of  Pride,  412. 

Downhill  of  Life,  437. 

Dowse,  Joseph,  129. 

Draft,  for  army,  288. 

Draper,  John,  88;  receipt,  164. 

Draper,  Richard,  246,  285;  petition, 
171;  receipt,  194,  218. 

Draper,  Richard  and  Samuel,  183. 

Draper,  Samuel,  158,  172. 

Drawbridge  Street,  79. 

Dream,  a,  412. 

Dress , 412. 

Drum,  the,  442,  449. 

Duche,  Jacob,  letter  to  Washington, 
284. 

Duckett,  Valentine,  236. 

Dudley,  Joseph,  17,  18,  38,  39,  40, 
41,  42,  43,44,  45,  47,  49,  50,  51,  52, 
53,  54, 56;  speech,  36;  answered,  37. 


Dudley,  Paul,  death,  132. 

Duke’s  county,  353. 

Duke  Hamilton,  412. 

Dummer,  Jeremiah,  funeral  notice, 
82 

Dummer,  William,  64,  65,  70,  71,  72, 
74,  75,  77,  79. 

Dunbar,  David,  92. 

Dunbarton,  N.  H.,  358. 

Dunlap,  Jane,  215. 

Dunlap,  John,  249. 

Dunmore,  Earl  of,  see  John  Murray. 
Dunn,  Samuel,  412. 

Dunogan,  William,  351. 

Dusky  Night,  the,  412. 

Duties,  import,  27,  358;  wines,  167. 
Dwarf,  356. 

Dying  Words  of  a Young  Man,  413. 
Dying  Words  of  Capt.  Kidd,  413. 

EaGER,  Ephraim,  395. 

Earthquake,  74;  Naples,  30;  1744, 110; 

1755,  139,  141,  144,  413. 

East,  Edward,  204. 

Eastern  settlements,  list  of  deserters, 
67;  defence  of  frontiers,  137. 

East  India  company,  229,  233. 

Eden,  Robert,  270. 

Edes,  Benjamin,  249,  298,  300,  301, 
302,  310,  314,  317,  322,  323,  339, 
358 

Edes  & Gill,  145,  234,  236,  238; 

receipt,  174,  218. 

Edson,  Josiah,  Jr.,  108. 

Edson,  Ruth,  108. 

Education,  encouragement,  332. 
Edwards,  John,  64. 

Elections,  law  on  voting,  23;  regula- 
tion, 374,  386. 

Electors,  presidential,  378. 

Elegy  upon  the  death  of  worthy 
persons,  309;  death  of  cat,  413. 
Elephant,  sign  of  the,  124;  the,  382. 
Eliot,  Benjamin,  37,  78. 

Eliot,  Isaac,  413. 

Eliot,  John,  Christian  covenanting 
confession,  5,  8. 

Eliot,  Joseph,  letter,  98,  137. 

Eliot,  Samuel,  108. 

Elizabeth,  Queen,  birthday,  198. 
Elliot  Street,  381. 

Embargo,  47,  49;  on  ships,  41,  141, 
149,  150,277;  provisions  and  war- 
like stores,  143,  145,146,  151;  fish- 
ing vessels,  150. 

Emerson,  Bulkeley,  220. 

Emerson,  William,  391. 

Emigrants,  regiment  of  Highland,  252. 


462 


INDEX. 


Empire  travelling  westward,  438. 

Enemies,  internal,  290. 

Enemies  to  rights  of  mankind,  256. 

English  soldier  encouraged,  113. 

Enlistment,  326;  forms,  144,  147,  156, 
166,  170,  174,  262,  305;  returns, 
170,  171;  certificate,  207;  orders, 
261,278;  encouragement,  276,  304, 
312. 

Enterprise  and  Boxer,  440,  441. 

Episcopal  Charitable  Society,  Boston, 
108. 

Equipage,  roll  of,  389. 

Ere  round  the  Huge  Oak,  393,  409. 

Erie,  402. 

Erin  go  brah,  426. 

Essex  county,  258,  270. 

Essex  Gazette,  carrier’s  address,  202, 
245. 

Essex  Street,  327. 

Estaing,  Charles  Hector  Theodat, 
Count  d’,  299,  305. 

Estates,  assessment,  28;  list  of  rate- 
able, 125, 152,  363;  descent  of  real, 
136,  138;  act  on  rateable,  168. 

Etheridge,  S.,  382. 

Europe,  intelligence  from,  271. 

Evans,  John,  38. 

Excise  bill,  137;  receipt,  179;  liberty, 
property  and  no,  181;  act,  320; 
articles,  337;  permit,  343. 

Execution,  writ  of,  27. 

Exeter,  445. 

Exhortation  to  freemen,  281. 

Exiles  of  Erin,  414. 

Exports  prohibited,  302. 

Eyre,  Charles,  250. 

Factor’s  Garland,  414. 

Fair  Rosamond,  415. 

Fairbanks,  Jason,  416. 

Fairfield,  John,  287. 

Faithful  and  loving  Wife’s  Garland, 
415. 

Faithless  Sea  Captain,  415. 

Fales,  Eliza,  416. 

Fall  of  Adam,  415. 

Falmouth,  218,  331,  332,  335;  rescued 
sugar  and  rum,  185;  fire,  272. 

Falmouth,  England,  247,  265. 

False  are  the  Men,  444. 

Fam’d  Waterloo,  399. 

Families,  heads  of,  25. 

Faneuil  Hall,  199,  264;  lottery,  181, 
189, 193;  market,  294,  300, 432, 443. 

Farewell  hymn,  347. 

Farmer  and  son’s  return,  268. 

Farmer’s  Brother,  380. 


Farmer’s  Glory,  the,  415. 

Farmer’s  Son,  415. 

Farmington,  422. 

Farrier,  New  Year’s  wish,  188,  197, 

202. 

Farthings,  English,  330. 

Fast  day,  reformation,  13.  See  under 
each  year. 

Father  Abbey’s  Will,  83,  393. 

Fawkes,  Guy,  199. 

Federal  Convention,  339. 

Federalism,  disadvantages  of,  339. 
Federal  Almanac,  351. 

Federal  Orrery,  381. 

Federal  Street,  380. 

Federal  Street  Almanac,  348. 
Federalists,  address  to,  397. 
Fellowship  Club,  Boston,  133. 

Female  Drummer,  442. 

Female  Hay-makers,  415. 

Female  Soldier,  441. 

Fennel-Seed,  416, 

Fenno,  John,  349. 

Fessenden,  Nathanael,  205. 

Fever,  yellow,  389. 

Fiery  Devil,  416. 

Finch,  Daniel,  Earl  of  Nottingham, 
28. 

Finland,  trees  for  tar,  43. 

Fire  is  a good  servant,  416. 

Fire-arms,  250,  256,  257,  259,  273, 
287. 

Firelock,  receipt,  263. 

Fire-wood,  326. 

Fires,  detection  in  Boston,  70;  Boston, 
1760,  164, 166,  343;  Friendship  So- 
ciety, 189;  Montreal,  195;  orders, 
252;  anti-stamp  society,  268. 
Fisheries,  American,  250;  Boston  on, 
316. 

Fishing  vessels,  embargo,  150. 

Fisk,  general,  373. 

Fitzpatrick,  Madame,  367. 

Flagg,  Josiah,  378. 

Flax,  surveyor’s  certificate,  97;  en- 
couragement to  raise,  132. 
Fleeming,  John,  181.  See  Mein  & 
Fleeming. 

Fleet,  contribution  to  King’s,  7. 

Fleet,  Thomas,  55,  78,  88,  92,  97,  104, 
111,  116,  119,  130;  blanks,  99;  papal 
indulgence,  122;  device,  187,  211. 
Fleet,  Thomas  and  John,  233,  236, 
238,  322,  358. 

Fletcher,  William,  144. 

Fling,  Mrs.,  236. 

Flints,  town  stocks,  272. 

Flour,  export  from  New  York,  296. 
Flying  Post,  58,  63. 


INDEX. 


463 


Folger,  George,  Jr.,  365. 

Folsom,  John  West,  335. 

Force  of  Music,  416. 

Fort  Albany,  20. 

Fort  George,  432. 

Fort  Independence,  427. 

Fort  royal  of  the  scriptures,  231. 

Fort  William  Henry,  151. 

Fortunate  Lovers,  416. 

Fortunate  Slave,  400. 

Foster,  Daniel,  348. 

Foster,  John,  13;  engraving  of  seal,  12, 
24;  Capen  on,  13;  Tileston  on,  14. 

Four  excellent  modem  Songs,  416. 

Fowle,  Daniel,  125. 

Fowle,  Jacob,  264. 

Fowle,  Zachariah,  137,  158,  172,  189, 
205,  431. 

Fowle  & Draper,  see  Zachariah  Fowle 
and  Samuel  Draper. 

Fowler,  Benjamin,  416,  425. 

Foxborough,  439. 

Foxcroft,  Thomas,  87. 

Foye,  William,  treasurer,  96,  97,  99, 
iOl,  109,  112,  116,  119,  121,  123, 
125,  132,  134. 

Framingham,  second  church,  127. 

France,  treaty  with  Great  Britain, 
1686,55,  60, 80;  quarantine  on  ships 
from,  67 ; war  with  Great  Britain, 
110;  cessation  of  hostilities,  121; 
minister  of,  327;  arret,  328;  treaty, 
389. 

France  triumphant,  416. 

Frankfort,  136. 

Franklin,  Benjamin,  ballads  by,  62; 
Massie’s  leaflets,  243;  navigation 
note,  355;  way  to  wealth,  359. 

Franklin,  James,  71,  72,  73;  cal- 
ico printing,  63;  Little  - Compton 
Scourge,  66. 

Franklin,  William,  270. 

Franklin,  270. 

Franklin’s  Head,  Boston,  344. 

Frauds  in  plantation  trade,  129,  167. 

Free,  Timothy,  204. 

Freeman,  oath  of,  3. 

Freeman,  Edmund,  349. 

Freeman,  James,  372. 

Freeman,  Nathaniel,  327. 

Freeman,  Sambo,  225. 

Freeman  and  Andrews,  349. 

French,  George,  366. 

French,  Indians  in  hostilities,  9;  pro- 
hibited in  trade,  27 ; fleet  defeated, 
28;  prosecution,  31;  letters,  39; 
ravage  St.  Christopher,  42;  illegal 
trade,  42, 56, 57 ; expedition  against, 
1711,  49;  1755,  141,  146;  danger 


French,  Indians  — continued. 

from  residents,  80;  provisions  and 
ammunition,  111;  correspondence 
with,  121;  invest  Fort  William 
Henry,  151;  fleet,  297,  299,  305. 

Friend  and  Pitcher,  417. 

Friend  Street,  403,  411. 

Friendly  Society,  417. 

Friendship,  417,  432. 

Friendship  Society,  Boston,  189. 

Frigate  Constitution,  417. 

Frog  and  Mouse,  417. 

Frolic,  440,  448. 

From  the  poor  Soldier,  442. 

Frontenac,  reduction  of,  157. 

Frost,  Samuel,  365. 

Fuel,  342. 

Fulton  Street,  402,  408,  432,  449, 
451. 

Furbush,  Charleis,  375. 

Furs,  hunting  of,  135. 


G 


L,  L.,  Brief  journal,  113. 

G.,  W.,  Narrative,  68,  237. 

Gage,  Thomas,  250,  256;  governor, 
240;  address  to,  245;  letter  from 
Trumbull,  267. 

Gaine,  Hugh,  246,  250. 

Gallant  Sailor,  the,  417. 

Galley  Slave,  433. 

Gaflison,  John,  264. 

Gamut,  the,  417. 

Gardiner,  John,  petition,  324. 

Gardiner,  Sylvester,  136,  324;  small- 
pox, 168;  co-partnership,  212. 

Gardner,  Henry,  261,  278,  291,  299, 
305,  313,  318,  321;  order  to  pay, 
255. 


Gardner,  386. 

Garland,  417;  virtuous  wife,  376;  of 
love,  426. 

Gates,  Horatio,  261,  284,  289,  293. 

Gates,  290. 

Gazette,  London,  death  of  Charles  II, 
16;  death  of  Anne,  54. 

Gazette  of  the  United  States,  349. 

Gelston,  Dr.  Samuel,  268. 

Generals,  three,  249,  266. 

Genessee  River,  380. 

Genet,  Edmond  Charles,  370. 

Genoa,  republic,  peace  with,  121. 

George  I,  speech  to  parliament,  1715, 
55;  proclamations,  55,  58;  ode  to, 
72;  death,  74. 

George  II,  80,  113,  121,  156;  death, 
165. 

George  III,  169,  170,  205,  280;  speech 
in  parliament,  201,  238,  247,  250, 


464 


INDEX. 


George  III  — continued. 

271,  327,  366;  addresses  to,  203, 
245;  proclamation  on  rebellion,  250; 
petition,  269. 

George,  mutiny  on,  151. 

George  Riley,  418. 

Germantown,  Mass.,  208;  lottery,  148. 
Gerrish,  Mary  (Sewall),  46,  47. 
Gerrish,  Paul,  90. 

Gerrish,  Samuel,  46,  47,  59,  63,  64. 
Gerry,  386. 

Gerry,  Elbridge,  243. 

Gerrymander,  397. 

Giles,  Rebecca,  232. 

Giles  Scroggins  Ghost,  418. 

Gill,  John,  269,  316,  332. 

Gill,  Edes  and,  234. 

Gill,  Moses,  247,  393,  394. 

Gilman,  W.  and  J.,  405,  409,  423,  441. 
Girl  of  my  Heart,  418. 

Give  me  my  Heart,  417. 

Glasgow,  232. 

Glasses  that  sparkle,  442. 

Glen,  Captain,  403. 

Glover,  John,  243,  302. 

Glover,  Jonathan,  243. 

Goble,  William,  199. 

Goddard,  Edward,  127. 

Goddard,  Samuel,  Jr.,  418. 

Goddard,  William,  177. 

Gods  in  Council,  the,  418. 

Goelet,  Francis,  on  Pope-night,  199. 
Gold,  for  continental  bills,  273. 
Golden  Ball,  the,  418. 

Golden  Bull,  the,  418. 

Golden  Mortar,  Boston,  348. 
Goldsmith,  Oliver,  419. 

Goldthwait,  Benjamin,  378. 
Goldthwait,  Miss,  378. 

Goliah’s  Defeat,  419. 

Good  Wife,  a,  415,  419. 

Good  Wishes  towards  the  Mill  Dam, 
406. 

Goodwin,  Samuel,  125,  130. 

Goodwin,  Solomon,  218. 

Gookin,  Daniel,  circular,  4. 

Gordon,  William,  335. 

Gorham,  Nathaniel,  324. 

Gorham,  William,  335. 

Gospel,  collection  for  propagating,  61; 
society  for  propagating,  339,  347, 
355,  360,  373. 

Gould,  Polly,  347,  426. 

Government,  act  for  settling,  1690, 
23. 

Grafton,  139,  353. 

Grand  Sweeper,  419. 

Grand  Turk,  sign  of,  352. 

Grandison,  Sir  Charles,  385. 


Granny  Wales,  416,  419. 

Grant,  Moses,  349. 

Grant,  Samuel,  95. 

Granville,  243. 

Grasse,  Francois  Joseph  Paul,  comte 
de,  418. 

Gray,  Bathsheba,  360. 

Gray,  Benjamin,  88,  119. 

Gray,  Edward,  369. 

Gray,  Eliza,  360. 

Gray,  Harrison,  treasurer,  136,  138, 
144,  148,  152,  156,  161,  167,  170, 
176,  183,  186,  202,  241. 

Great  Britain,  royal  arms,  30,  33,  40, 
43,  56,  90,  101,  161,  170,  176,  214, 
230;  disallowance  of  laws,  31,  32; 
confirmation  of  laws,  35;  encourage- 
ment of  privateers,  36;  wool  and 
woollens,  37;  King’s  speech,  1713, 
51;  1774,  238;  1775,  247,  250;  1776, 
271;  treaty  with  France,  1686,  55, 
60,  80;  Lord’s  protest,  78;  war  with 
France,  110;  cessation  of  hostilities, 
121;  bills  of  credit  in  plantations, 
130;  treaty  with  Holland,  148; 
Spain,  148;  encouraging  sugar  col- 
onies, 177;  duties  in  colonies,  177; 
repeal  of  stamp  act,  184;  taxation 
of  colonies,  193;  customs  commis- 
sioners, 195,  205,  219;  Boston  port 
bill,  234,  238,  241;  removal  of  Hut- 
chinson, 237 ; government  of  Massa- 
chusetts Bay,  238,  249;  fishery  bill, 
250;  House  of  Commons,  253;  mer- 
chants of,  331;  treaty  of  1796,  378, 
380,  381. 

Great  Constitution,  344,  419. 

Great  Honour  of  valiant  London, 
419,  447. 

Grecian  Daughter,  the,  419. 

Green,  Bartholomew,  20. 

Green,  Caleb,  283. 

Green,  Jane,  306. 

Green,  John,  139,  145,  161. 

Green,  Johnson,  335. 

Green,  Jonas,  92. 

Green,  Joseph,  mournful  lamenta- 
tion, 127. 

Green,  Joseph,  poem  on,  58. 

Green,  Nathaniel,  194. 

Green,  Samuel,  5,  6,  7,  8, 9,  10,  11, 12, 
13,  14,  15,  16,  20. 

Green,  Samuel  Abbott,  13. 

Green,  Timothy,  87, 1 16, 126, 129, 130. 

Green  & Russell,  210. 

Green  Dragon,  71. 

Green  Mountain,  451. 

Green  on  the  Cape,  402. 

Greene,  Nathanael,  316,  317,  319. 


INDEX. 


465 


Greenland,  94. 

Greenleaf,  Jonathan,  269. 

Greenleaf,  Simon,  269. 

Greenough,  Joseph,  Jr.,  328. 
Greenwich  hospital  dues,  121. 
Greenwood,  Isaac,  158. 

Gregoire,  de,  352. 

Grenadiers  March,  167. 

Grievance  of  the  Times,  420. 
Griswould,  Michael,  Jr.,  217. 

Grout,  Dirick,  328. 

Guadeloupe,  348. 

Guardian,  appointment  of,  101. 
Guardian  Angels,  416. 

Guerriere,  Constitution  and,  406,  437, 
440. 

Guild,  Benjamin,  260. 

Guilford,  65. 

Guiscard,  see  La  Bourlie,  abbe  de. 
Gulston,  Ralph,  90. 

Guns,  shooting,  in  towns,  11;  return 
of,  171. 


ri.,  C.,  mortuary  devices,  81. 

H.,  David  and  Sarah,  217. 

H.,  W.,  447. 

Hacock,  John,  269. 

Hague,  the,  31. 

Hail  Columbia,  389. 

Hakluyt,  Richard,  397. 

Hale,  Alpheus,  352. 

Hale,  Elisha,  352. 

Hale,  Mason,  352. 

Hale,  Matthew,  New-Year’s  gift,  71. 

Half-pence,  English,  330. 

Halifax,  231. 

Hall,  Ebenezer,  243. 

Hall,  Samuel,  200,  204,  212,  218,  243, 
316,  324,  330,  336,  348,  357;  cata- 
logue, 362. 

Hall, , 228. 

Hallowell,  Benjamin,  136. 

Hallowell,  Jonathan,  295. 

Hamilton,  John,  96. 

Hampshire  Chronicle,  356. 

Hampshire  county,  258;  representa- 
tive in  Congress,  350. 

Hampton,  69. 

Hancock,  John,  184. 

Hancock,  John,  237,  313,  318,  320, 
321,  326,  329,  341,  342,  346,  347, 
349, 354,  355, 359,  363,  366;  against, 
344;  speech  to  legislature,  366; 
funeral,  367. 

Hancock,  N.,  387. 

Hancock,  Thomas,  78,  80;  against 
Cox,  90. 

Hancock  engine,  Boston,  204. 


Handsome  Harry,  420. 

Hanover  street,  403,  411,  429,  442. 

Happy  Child,  the,  420. 

Happy  Man,  271,  296. 

Happy  New  Year  to  Rogers,  421. 

Happy  Ship  Carpenter,  421,  445. 

Hard  Rub,  a,  421. 

Harley,  Robert,  earl  of  Orford,  50. 

Harmon,  Johnson,  72. 

Harmony  of  divine  attributes,  130. 

Harrington,  John,  148. 

Harris,  Benjamin,  19,  20,  25,  27,  28. 

Harrison,  William  Henry,  433. 

Harrison , brig,  184. 

Hartford,  440;  county,  186. 

Harvard  College,  43, 44, 356;  ‘ Humble 
Proposal,’  5;  catalogus,  8,  15,  16; 
satyrical  description  of  commence- 
ment, 62,  104;  bond,  102,  160;  fire, 
1764,  177;  butler,  343;  direction  to 
steward,  353;  lottery,  353,  370; 
lecture  ticket,  364.  For  theses, 
quaestiones,  etc.,  see  under  each 
year. 

Hasey, , 432. 

Hastings,  Jonathan,  280. 

Hastings,  Selina,  Countess  of  Hunt- 
ingdon, 210. 

Hastings,  Thomas,  76. 

Hastings,  Warren,  439. 

Hat  and  Helmet,  160. 

Hatfield,  76;  Indian  captives,  11; 
covenant  for  reformation,  46. 

Hauterive,  citizen,  370. 

Hawkins,  Micajah,  399. 

Hay,  260,  271,  323,  338,  362. 

Haymarket  Theatre,  Boston,  377. 

Hayt,  Lewis,  365. 

Hazard,  sloop,  365. 

Heads  of  families,  25. 

Heart  and  Crown,  Cornhill,  81,  86, 
88,  92,  97,  98,  106,  111,  112,  113, 
116,  126,  127,  130,  167,  220,  402, 
405,  411,  445;  device,  187,  211. 

Heath,  William,  310;  proclamation, 
296. 

Heathcoate,  R.,  alias  Tully,  446. 

Heavenly  Union,  442. 

Heaving  Anchor,  417. 

Hebrew  grammar,  Monis,  92. 

Helmet,  hat  and,  160. 

Hemmenway,  Elias,  427. 

Hemmenway,  Enoch,  427. 

Hemp,  encouragement,  41;  surveyor’s 
certificate,  97. 

Henchman,  Daniel,  78;  against  Cox, 
90;  circular  letter,  96. 

Henderson,  Hugh,  96. 

Henley,  David,  288. 


466 


INDEX. 


Henshaw,  Samuel,  337. 

Herald  of  Freedom,  349. 

Herb  bill,  351. 

Here’s  a choice  Pennyworth  of  Wit, 
421. 

Hermit,  331,  338,  344,  422;  Gold- 
smith’s, 419. 

Hero  of  the  Wabash,  404. 
Hertfordshire,  420. 

Hicks,  Mills  and,  228,  231,  246. 
Higginson,  Nathaniel,  44. 

Highland  Mary,  403. 

Highways,  act  on,  383. 

Hill,  captain,  265. 

Hill,  John,  49. 

Hill,  Samuel,  37 3. 

Hill,  Wills,  Earl  of  Hillsborough, 
Bernard’s  letters,  200. 

Hiller,  Joseph,  384. 

Hillsborough,  Earl  of,  see  Wills  Hill. 
Hilton,  William,  50. 

Hinckley,  Joseph,  90. 

Plinckley,  Mary,  90. 

Hingham,  45. 

Hirst,  Elizabeth  (Sewall),  74. 

Hirst,  Grove,  74. 

Hoar,  David,  343. 

Hobart,  Nehemiah,  on  Sewall,  50. 
Hobbies,  the,  450. 

Hodgdon,  Alexander,  342,  350,  354, 
359. 

Hodges,  Richard,  189. 

Holland,  invasion  from,  19;  treaty 
with  Great  Britain,  148. 

Hollowell,  Abial,  221. 

Hollowell,  Benjamin,  221. 

Holman,  Desire,  232. 

Holman,  Polly,  414. 

Holt,  Daniel,  389. 

Holt,  John,  238. 

Home  Industry,  422. 

Home,  Sweet  Home,  398. 
Ho-na-ya-wus,  380. 

Hooker,  George,  434. 

Hooker,  Thomas,  Bulkley’s  ‘Lamen- 
tation,’ 3;  Cotton  on,  4;  Corlet  on, 
29. 

Hooper,  Robert,  264. 

Hoops,  assize  of,  172. 

Hopkins,  Daniel,  260. 

Hopkins,  Edward,  deed,  122. 

Hopkins,  Joseph,  422. 

Hopkinson,  Francis,  Battle  of  the 
Kegs,  422. 

Hornet  and  Peacock,  422. 

Horrid  Murder,  422. 

Horses,  311. 

Horse-racing,  11. 

Hospital,  American,  262,  263,  291. 


Houses,  return  of,  394. 

Howard,  Simeon,  391. 

Howe,  Abraham,  305. 

Howe,  John,  250. 

Howe,  Richard,  earl,  270. 

Howe,  Sir  William,  246,  251;  versified 
proclamation,  252. 

Howland,  Robert,  131. 

Hubbard,  John,  letter  of  courtship,  83. 

Hubbard,  Thomas,  163,  222. 

Hubbardstown,  386. 

Hudson,  Seth,  172. 

Huggins,  William,  324. 

Hull,  Isaac,  406,  440. 

Hull,  John,  30. 

Hull,  Judith  (Quincy),  30. 

Hull,  William,  surrender,  422,  437. 

Hulton,  Henry,  189;  assault  on,  207. 

Humane  Society  of  Massachusetts, 
346,  349. 

Humble  Wish,  443. 

Humiliation,  Day  of,  see  Fast  Day. 

Hunt,  J.  G.  & N.,  398,  443. 

Hunter,  Richard,  200. 

Hunters  of  Kentucky,  423,  425. 

Hunting  the  Hare,  423. 

Huntingdon,  Countess  of,  see  Selina 
Hastings. 

Hunts  and  Shaw,  434. 

Hurd,  Nathaniel,  172;  caricatura,  181; 
candles,  208;  commission,  220. 

Husbandry,  improvement  of,  334. 

Huston,  John,  195. 

Hutchinson,  Edward,  102. 

Hutchinson,  Elisha,  11,  51,  233. 

Hutchinson,  Elizabeth,  elegy,  51. 

Hutchinson,  Thomas,  proposals,  91; 
bills  of  credit,  96. 

Hutchinson,  Thomas,  201,  206,  219, 
233;  proclamation,  165;  letters,  192, 
227;  speech  to  court,  229;  addresses 
to,  233;  removal  of,  237. 

Huyman,  James,  333,  336. 

Hymn  to  charity,  370;  on  baptism, 
423. 

I AM  a very  little  man,  393,  409. 

I won’t  be  a nun,  400. 

I’d  rather  be  excus’d,  450. 

Immigrant  Society,  Boston,  374. 

Immoralities,  declaration  against,  38, 
58,  61,  79,  153,  168,  214,  240. 

Imports,  and  non-,  agreement  not  to 
purchase,  192;  threat  to  punish 
insult,  199;  petition,  200;  Boston 
merchants’  letter,  203. 

Impost,  continental,  326,  358;  and 
excise  articles,  337. 


INDEX. 


467 


Impressment,  of  men,  27;  Kennebec, 

68. 

Independence  of  the  United  States, 
423. 

Independent  Advertiser,  187. 

Independent  Chronicle,  supplement, 
360;  carrier’s  address,  381,  385, 
390,  396. 

Independent  Ledger,  334,  335. 

Indian  Chief,  403,  423. 

Indian  Chief  spiritualized,  407. 

Indians,  covenanting  confession,  5,  8; 
order  on  swine,  8;  confinement,  9; 
buying  and  keeping,  1 1 ; redemption 
of  captives,  11;  sale  of  arms,  14; 
prosecuting,  31;  Eastern,  38,  68,  73, 
74,  114;  prices  of  goods  for,  38; 
illegal  trade,  42,  53,  178;  enemy  and 
rebels,  42;  expedition  against,  46, 
49;  pagan,  68;  treaty,  73,  74;  Cape 
Sable  and  St.  John’s,  112;  Canada, 
114,  115;  Penobscot,  124;  murder, 
125,  133,  191;  land  titles,  134; 
enemy,  142;  encouragement  to  kill, 
142;  invest  Fort  William  Henry, 
151;  cessation  of  hostilities,  179; 
gospel  among,  340,  347,  355,  360, 
373;  massacre,  437;  Dartmouth 
College,  448. 

Indulgence,  papal,  121. 

Industry,  economy,  etc.,  194. 

Inferior  Blacksmith,  413. 

Influence,  foreign,  386. 

Informer,  tarring  and  feathering,  201. 

Inniskean,  Ireland,  356. 

Inoculation  for  smallpox  lawful,  67; 
lines  to  patient,  362. 

Inspection,  merchants’  committee  of, 
208. 

Insurance,  marine,  102;  policy,  113, 
280,  360,  387;  Dowse,  129;  Price, 
164;  Savage,  177,  179;  Barber, 
200;  Massachusetts,  387;  Taylor, 
395. 

Interest,  money  at,  363. 

Invitation,  the,  430. 

Invitation  to  sinners,  296;  to  reforma- 
tion, 423. 

Ipswich,  68,  69,  237,  266,  322,  373, 
375;  price  act,  285;  convention,  302; 
hay  weight,  362. 

Ireland,  249,  384;  trade  with  London, 
242. 

Irish  Rambler,  423. 

Irish  Robber,  424,  433. 

Irish  Society,  charitable,  Boston,  181. 

Irishman’s  Complaint,  423. 

Ivers,  Thomas,  326,  327,  329,  333, 
337;  death,  341. 


JaCK  the  Piper,  127. 

Jack’s  Delight  his  lovely  Nan,  393, 
409. 

Jackson,  Andrew,  450. 

Jackson,  Henry,  372. 

Jackson,  J.,  394. 

Jackson,  William,  206. 

Jamaica,  colonizing  from  New  Eng- 
land, 4. 

James  I,  382,  397. 

James  II,  17. 

James,  captain,  392. 

Jarves,  Peter,  343,  386,  393. 

Java,  Constitution  and,  440. 

Jay,  John,  treaty,  378,  380,  381. 
Jeffrey,  negro,  113. 

Jeffries,  David,  175. 

Jeffries,  George,  petition,  20. 

Jemmy  and  Nancy,  424. 

Jepson,  William,  212. 

Jersey,  39. 

Jerusalem,  view  of,  361. 

Jobson,  Timothy,  85. 

Jockey  to  the  Fair,  416. 

John,  alias  Jones,  183. 

John  Anderson,  my  Joe,  431. 

Johnny  and  Peggy,  424. 

Johnny  and  Sally,  415. 

Johnny  Bull’s  big  Guns,  424. 

Johnson,  Marmaduke,  7. 

Johnson,  Thomas,  map,  134. 

Johnston,  P.,  389. 

Johnston,  Thomas,  engravings,  166, 
183. 

Johnstone,  George,  238. 

Jolly  Orange  Woman,  315. 

Jolly  sailor.  400,  424. 

Jonathan  to  Jemina,  424. 

Jonathan’s  Courtship,  424. 

Jones,  Daniel,  160. 

Jones,  Isaac,  246. 

Jones,  John,  alias,  183. 

Jones,  John  Paul,  285;  victory,  402, 
414,  440. 

Jones,  Matthew,  16. 

Joseph’s  making  himself  known,  377, 
384,  424. 

Joy,  George, Innocency’s  complaint, 10. 
Joyce,  Jem.,  239. 

Judges,  salaries  of,  218. 

Judgment,  decree  of,  66;  affirmation 
of,  202;  anthem,  424. 

Jug  of  Rum,  425. 

Julian,  execution  of,  88. 

Junius,  plan  of  address,  206. 

Jurors,  disqualified,  339,  341. 

Jury,  selection,  29;  grand,  138;  lists. 
208. 


468 


INDEX. 


Justice  of  peace,  commission,  100, 
109,  156,  166,  169,  170,  252;  com- 
mon pleas,  179. 

KaST,  Philip  Godfrey,  239. 

Kate  and  her  Homs,  425. 

Keith,  J.,  295. 

Kemble, , captain,  201. 

Kendall,  John,  403. 

Kendall,  Polly,  403. 

Kennebeck  river,  130,  430;  Indians, 
68;  proprietors,  132,  134,  136,  145, 
148,  168,  175,  361;  deed,  178,  382. 
Kennedy,  John,  309. 

Kentucky,  385,  423. 

Kentucky  Huntsmen,  425. 

Keyes,  Danforth,  290. 

Kidd,  Robert,  413. 

Kilby  Street,  395. 

Killingworth,  217. 

Kimball,  Paul,  232. 

King  and  Countryman,  425. 

King  Street,  Boston,  124,  129,  132, 
179,  180,  191,  204,  212,  217;  Salem, 
239. 

King’s  chapel,  218. 

King’s  province,  see  Narragansett. 
Kings  and  Queens,  table  of,  188. 
Kingsley,  Nathaniel,  326. 

Kingston,  416. 

Kiss  that  he  gave  me,  393,  409. 
Kitty’s  Arguments  on  Busks,  408. 
Kneeland,  John,  187,  244. 

Kneeland,  Samuel,  63,  87,  96,  98,  116, 
126,  129,  132,  153. 

Knowledge  the  Soul  of  Freedom,  425. 
Knox,  Henry,  385,  386. 

Knox,  Peter,  101. 

L.,  E.,  440. 

Labor,  prices,  301. 

La  Bourlie,  Abbe  de  (Marquis  de 
Guiscard),  50. 

Lading,  bill  of,  15. 

Lady  Washington,  see  Martha  Wash- 
ington. 

Lady’s  Looking  Glass,  425. 

Lake, , 148. 

Lake  Champlain,  402;  victory,  419. 
Lake  Erie,  battle  of,  424,  447. 

Lake  George,  139,  151. 

Lake  Iroquois,  147. 

Lambert,  John,  38. 

Lamentation  on  disorders,  104;  on 
prevailing  sickness,  425. 

Lancaster,  tax  notice,  317;  lottery, 
326. 


Land  bank,  99,  102,  103;  writ,  108; 
warrant  of  distress,  152;  unpaid 
assessment,  175. 

Land-Lubbers,  the,  426. 

Land  of  Sweet  Erin,  426. 

Lands,  unimproved,  15;  bills  on  secu- 
rity of,  52;  for  soldiers,  146;  com- 
monwealth, 326;  grants  of,  329. 
Lansingburgh,  New  York,  244. 

Larre  O’Brian,  446. 

Lass  of  St.  Osythe,  the,  408. 

Lass  of  the  Mill,  412. 

Last  Words  of  Polly  Gould,  426. 

Late  Advices  from  London,  253. 
Lathan,  Dr.,  244. 

Lathrop,  John,  391. 

Launch,  the,  426,  427. 

Lavender  Girl,  the,  449. 

Lawrence,  Charles,  proclamation,  163. 
Lawrence,  James,  elegy,  404,  413,  440. 
Lawrence-jury,  160. 

Laws,  capital,  3;  several,  13;  disal- 
lowed, 31,  32;  confirmed,  35;  re- 
versing Burrough’s  attainder,  52. 
Lawyer  outwitted,  427. 

Lawyers  and  bull-frogs,  399. 

Lawyer’s  pedigree,  141. 

Lawyers  promotion,  427. 

Lead,  town  stocks,  272. 

Learned,  Ebenezer,  302. 

Learned,  Paul,  148. 

Ldarned  Pig,  427. 

Learoyd,  John,  433. 

Leavit,  Dudley,  113. 

Ledyke,  Benjamin,  125. 

Lee,  Arthur,  196,  270. 

Lee,  Charles,  253. 

Lee,  Richard,  353. 

Leertonwer,  D.,  333,  336. 

Leeward  Islands,  embargo  on  ships, 
41. 

Legacy,  the,  398,  427. 

Legge,  William,  Earl  of  Dartmouth, 
233. 

Le  Mercier,  Andrew,  98. 

Leominster,  395. 

Leonard,  Mrs.,  217. 

Leonard,  Mrs.,  Thankful,  222. 
Leonard,  Thomas,  elegy,  51. 

Lestock, , 107. 

Letter,  ship’s  bag,  39;  on  management 
of  measles,  52;  from  one  in  the 
country,  78;  from  one  in  Boston, 
78;  of  attorney,  95. 

Letters,  of  administration,  35;  for 
army,  280;  from  officers  of  army, 
283. 

Lewis,  Thomas,  264. 

Lex  et  Libertas,  82. 


INDEX. 


469 


Lexington,  battle  of,  246,  247,  256. 

Libertanus,  420. 

Liberty,  property,  and  no  excise,  181; 
stump,  Boston,  308,  323,  327,  357, 
364,  368,  409;  pole,  331,  334,  338, 
343,  344,  351,  370,  373,  376,  377, 
426;  free,  409. 

Liberty  and  Peace,  427. 

Licenses,  liquor,  201,  215,  230,  259; 
coasting,  352;  ship’s,  360. 

Lighthouse  tragedy,  62. 

Light-infantry,  service  in  Rhode 
Island,  286;  New  England,  303. 

Lightly,  Joseph,  181. 

Lincoln,  Benjamin,  302,  342;  letter  on 
Bennington,  285. 

Lincoln  county,  Maine,  331,  332,  335, 
338. 

Lindall,  Timothy,  180. 

Line  of  towns,  94. 

Linen,  271. 

Lingan,  T.,  366. 

Linsey,  William,  206. 

Little,  Fobes,  131. 

Little-Compton  Scourge,  66. 

Lively,  247. 

Liverpool,  Nova  Scotia,  266. 

Loan,  act  of  council,  21;  blank,  104; 
to  Massachusetts,  304. 

Lodi,  battle  of,  384. 

London,  238,  442;  instructions  to  rep- 
resentatives, 55;  prentice,  121;  de- 
fence of  Lord  Mayor,  217;  trade 
with  Ireland,  242,  with  New  Eng- 
land, 242;  address  to  King,  245. 

London  Book  Store,  Boston,  191. 

London  Evening  Post,  249. 

London  Lawyer’s  Son,  434. 

Longfellow,  Stephen,  212. 

Longfellow,  Stephen,  Jr.,  335. 

Long-lane,  Boston,  94. 

Long  Meadow,  Springfield,  75,  139. 

Loony  Mactwolter,  418. 

Lord,  Nathaniel,  428. 

Lord’s  day,  observance,  34,  257;  pun- 
ished for  breaking,  45. 

Lords,  House  of,  address  to  king,  55. 

Lords  Justices,  peace  with  Genoa,  121. 

Loring,  Caleb,  90. 

Loring,  Manning  and,  385. 

Loss  of  the  Ship  Albion,  428. 

Loss  of  the  Ship  Beverly,  428. 

Lottery,  Massachusetts  government, 
112,  157,  298,  354;  Germantown, 
148;  Faneuil  Hall,  181;  tickets,  299; 
Lancaster,  326;  mill,  327;  land,  337; 
Harvard  college,  353,  370;  Wash- 
ington hotel,  366. 

Loudoun,  Earl  of,  see  John  Campbell.  I 


Louis  XVT,  tragedy,  368. 

Louisburg,  expedition  against,  114; 
establishment,  115;  capture  of , 116; 
deserting  sailors,  118;  list  of  officers 
and  soldiers,  183. 

Louisiana,  352. 

Love,  Christopher,  predictions,  160. 
Love  in  a Tub,  353,  428. 

Love’s  Garland,  403,  449. 

Lover’s  Garland,  449. 

Lover’s  Lamentation,  428. 

Lovewell,  John,  73. 

Low’s  almanac,  389. 

Lowater,  Stephen,  266. 

Lowell,  John,  300. 

Loyalists,  estates,  274;  return  for- 
bidden, 298;  information  against, 
315. 

Lunt,  Ezra,  305. 

Lyman,  Joseph,  337. 

Lynde,  Benjamin,  133. 

Lynn,  Newhall’s  tavern,  330. 

Lyon,  James,  353. 

McALPINE,  William,  181,  231. 
M’Call,  George,  264. 

M’Clelin,  Daniel,  228. 

McDonough,  Thomas,  419. 
Macedonian,  United  States  and,  447. 
Machias,  353. 

Mackey,  William,  235. 

McKim,  Sergeant,  432. 

Mack  Coy,  death  of  Miss,  436. 
Madison,  James,  431. 

Magpie,  the,  441. 

Maid  of  Boston,  445. 

Maid  of  Lodi,  418. 

Maiden’s  Lamentation,  429. 

Maine,  province,  proclamation,  14; 
lands,  344;  address  to  inhabitants, 
357;  representation,  378. 

Main  Street,  Salem,  246,  253,  256, 
265,  266,  268,  270,  271,  280. 

Major’s  only  son,  429. 

Malcolm,  John,  239. 

Malden,  letter  in  pulpit,  164. 

Mallet  du  Pan,  Jacques,  395. 
Manners,  William,  402. 

Manners,  encouragement,  332. 
Manning  and  Loring,  385. 

Mansfield,  John,  324. 

Manufactory  Scheme,  102,  104;  war- 
rant of  distress,  152;  for  employ- 
ment of  poor,  193. 

Map,  Massachusetts,  371. 

Marblehead,  221,  245,  247,  270,  280, 
299;  brief  for,  206;  disturbances  at, 
243;  price  act,  285. 


470 


INDEX. 


March,  A.,  388. 

Marine  Society,  Boston,  137. 

Marines,  regulation,  42;  return,  260. 

Marion,  John,  69. 

Marion,  Joseph,  76. 

Mark  and  Phyllis,  139. 

Market  Square,  422. 

Markets,  Boston,  64,  86. 

Marlborough,  207,  413. 

Marlborough  Street,  Boston,  113, 158, 
171,  209,  231,  339. 

Marque  and  reprisal,  letters  of,  100. 

Marriage,  solemnization  of,  17;  in- 
tention, 75. 

Married  Woman’s  Lamentation,  431. 

Mars,  inventory,  309. 

Marseilles,  328. 

Marsh,  Jonathan,  44. 

Marshall  Street,  442. 

Marshall’s-Lane,  244. 

Marshfield,  28. 

Marston,  Benjamin,  264. 

Martha’s  Vineyard,  230,  378. 

Martin,  A.,  381. 

Martin,  Josiah,  270. 

Martinico,  327. 

Mary  and  Martha,  364. 

Massachusetts-Bay,  act  for  better 
government,  238,  249. 

Massachusetts,  colony,  and  province, 
capital  laws,  3;  judgment  against, 
17;  president  and  council,  17; 
courts,  30;  governor’s  salary,  77; 
list  of  polls,  91 ; northern  boundary, 
103;  government  lottery,  112,  157; 
instructions  for  transports,  116; 
choice  of  representatives,  121,  288; 
arms  and  accoutrements,  149,  257; 
association  on  imports,  192;  letter 
to  Rockingham,  194. 

Massachusetts,  council,  representa- 
tives, 20;  election,  31,  36,  46;  decla- 
ration, 1715,  57;  case  stated,  57; 
muster-rolls,  65 ; proclamations,  149, 
150,  151;  commission,  152;  pay 
warrant,  152;  ordination  of  minis- 
ters, 160;  publication  of  orders,  175. 

Massachusetts,  General  Court,  orders, 
1674,  9;  reply  to  Dudley,  18;  laws 
continued,  21;  acts  disallowed,  31, 
32;  addresses  to  Bellomont,  33,  34; 
acts  confirmed,  35;  supply  of  treas- 
ury, 69;  law  on  French  residents,  80; 
North  Yarmouth,  91;  attendance  of 
members,  120;  Cambridge,  133; 
precept  to  elect,  138,  147,  166,  169, 
278;  removal  of  Hutchinson,  237; 
advice  to  representatives,  274;  ad- 
dress to  army,  276;  Concord,  363. 


Massachusetts,  House  of  Represen- 
tatives, reply  to  Bellomont,  34; 
reply  to  Dudley,  37;  extract  from 
journals,  79;  bills  of  credit,  95,  96; 
taxation  and  rights,  183;  Bernard 
and,  186,  206;  resolve  on  industry, 
194;  votes,  219;  sympathy  for  Bos- 
ton, 239. 

Massachusetts,  provincial  congress, 
241;  on  Boston  port  bill,  241;  Gage 
on,  241;  address  to  ministers,  242, 
303;  census  of  inhabitants,  242,  277, 
278,  296;  address  of  Monitor,  243; 
seal  taken,  251;  establishment,  255; 
on  Gage,  256;  removal  of  goods, 
257;  pass  for  member,  262;  form  of 
government,  270;  constitution,  275, 
286,  288,  299,  303,  313,  374;  price 
act,  285,  290;  address,  286;  defence, 
288;  continental  army,  297,  303, 
305,  311,  318,  320;  law  on  loyalists, 
298;  oath  of  fidelity,  298;  loans  to 
state,  304;  rateable  property,  310, 
329;  classes,  317;  land  grants,  329; 
navigation  and  commerce,  332,  336; 
fraudulent  securities,  332;  land  lot- 
tery, 337;  governor’s  salary,  338, 
340;  rebellion,  339,  340;  representa- 
tives in  Congress,  346,  350,  363,  367, 
371,  383;  lottery,  354;  districting, 
371,  374,  382;  map,  371;  slavery  in, 
373;  courts,  374;  elections,  374,  386; 
notes,  1780,  378;  presidential  elec- 
tors, 378;  justice,  382;  board  to 
assess,  387;  lands  and  houses,  394. 

Massachusetts,  superior  court,  at- 
tacked, 207. 

Massachusetts  Bank,  329. 

Massachusetts  Calendar,  219. 

Massachusetts  Charitable  Society, 
rules  and  articles,  321. 

Massachusetts  Charitable  Fire  So- 
ciety, 375,  387. 

Massachusetts  Fire  Insurance  Co., 
387. 

Massachusetts  Gazette  and  Boston 
News-Letter,  receipt,  194,  218; 
carrier’s  address,  197,  202,  211,  233, 
245,  268. 

Massachusetts  Historical  Society, 
American  Apollo,  357,  361;  circular 
letter,  360,  372;  notice  of  meeting, 
367,  379;  carrier’s  address,  379; 
printing  collections,  384. 

Massachusetts  Magazine,  347;  car- 
rier’s address,  365,  373. 

Massachusetts  Medical  Society,  317. 

Massachusetts  Mercury,  382,  389; 
carrier’s  address,  381. 


INDEX. 


471 


Massachusetts  Mutual  Fire  Insur- 
ance Co.,  387. 

Massachusetts  Song  of  Liberty,  196; 
new,  208. 

Massachusetts  Spy,  327;  carrier’s  ad- 
dress, 223;  in  Boston,  322. 

Massie,  Joseph,  accounts  and  letters, 
242. 

Masts,  cutting,  90. 

Masury,  Esther,  232. 

Mather,  Cotton,  29;  society  for  negroes, 
29,  53;  Dighton  rock,  53;  speech  to 
Shute,  60;  Flying-Post,  63;  grenade 
incident,  67;  print,  76. 

Mather,  Increase,  30;  smallpox,  67. 

Mather,  Maria  (Cotton),  52. 

Mather,  Samuel,  Country  treat,  80. 

Matrimony,  430. 

Matthews,  Albert,  22,  53,  239. 

May,  Ephraim,  385. 

Mayhew,  Jonathan,  lines  on  spouse, 
184;  Winthrop  on,  188;  notice  of, 199. 

Measles,  rule,  12;  letter  on  manage- 
ment, 52. 

Medals,  352. 

Medford,  397;  press,  215. 

Mediterranean  Sea,  67. 

Medway,  260. 

Mein,  John,  prospectus  of  Boston 
Chronicle,  191;  acrostic  on,  203. 

Mein  & Fleeming,  188,  193;  specimen 
types,  194. 

Memorable  year  1759,  163. 

Mendon,  113;  meeting,  279. 

Merchants’  Row,  422. 

Mercury,  transit  of,  136. 

Mercury , snow,  201. 

Merrimack  River,  372;  Sewall’s  verses, 
68;  line  of  towns,  94. 

Merritt,  Leonard,  413. 

Mersereau,  Joshua,  300. 

Metcalf,  Sally,  418. 

Metcalfe,  Deborah,  193. 

Miami  Village,  battle  of,  358. 

Microcosm,  145. 

Middle  Street,  Boston,  137. 

Middleborough,  295. 

Middlebury,  Vt.,  403,  429. 

Middlesex  canal,  387,  388,  394. 

Middlesex  county,  234. 

Mighill,  Nathanael,  260. 

Milford,  382. 

Military  Countryman,  314. 

Militia,  penalty  for  non-appearance, 
10;  two  acts,  21;  regulation  act,  36, 
101, 112;  arms  and  ammunition,  118; 
assembling,  137;  order  to  raise,  163; 
number,  255;  temporary  reinforce- 
ment, 271;  orders,  337,  354,  359, 


Militia  — continued. 

372,  375,  379,  383,  387,  394;  resig- 
nation, 383. 

Milk  Street,  Boston,  187,  193,  205, 
228,  236,  244,  294,  380,  393,  398, 
402  , 408,  409,  414,  418,  433  , 434, 
438,  443,  447,  450. 

Mill  bridge,  Boston,  141,  225,  244. 

Mill-lottery,  327. 

Miller,  John,  38. 

Miller,  The,  407. 

Miller  and  the  Maid,  430. 

Mills  & Hicks,  228,  231,  246. 

Milton,  70,  73,  234. 

Miniatures,  352. 

Ministers,  address  to  Bellomont,  33; 
to  Dudley,  37;  support  of,  73,  122; 
disorders  at  ordination,  160;  relief 
of  widows  and  orphans,  191;  ad- 
dress to,  242,  303;  congregational 
recommendation,  355;  address,  391. 

Minns,  Young  and,  see  Young  and 
Minns. 

Minot,  John,  7. 

Minot,  Lydia,  7. 

Minute  Gun  at  Sea,  428. 

Minute-Men,  257. 

Mirror  for  a printer,  243. 

Miser,  the,  or  the  Soldier’s  Humor, 
193. 

Miser’s  Daughter,  430. 

Mitch  el,  Jonathan,  on  Wilson,  7; 
Bulkley  on,  7. 

Mode,  Magnus,  189. 

Modem  Veni,  264. 

Mohawks,  Brill  on,  20. 

Molasses,  affidavit,  181;  for  army, 287. 

Moll  Row,  404. 

Money  at  interest,  363. 

Monis,  Judah,  proposals,  92. 

Monitor,  243. 

Monopoly  and  oppression,  see  prices 
act. 

Monsieur  Ragoo,  125. 

Montgomery,  Richard,  416;  song  on, 
281. 

Monthly  Mercury,  31. 

Monticello,  444. 

Montreal,  fire,  195. 

Montresor,  James  Gabriel,  246. 

Moore,  W.,  216. 

Moorhead,  Thomas,  444. 

Moors,  Larkin,  414. 

Morgiana,  398. 

Morning  Star,  Newburyport,  373. 

Morrill,  James,  347. 

Morris,  Dr.,  264. 

Morse,  Jedediah,  391. 

Morse,  Joshua,  430. 


47  2 


INDEX. 


Morton,  Nathaniel,  ‘New  England’s 
Memoriall,’  4,  6,  7. 

Morton,  Perez,  372. 

Morton,  Mrs.  Perez,  Reanimation, 
360. 

Mount  Desert,  river,  332. 

Mournful  Tragedy  of  Rosanna,  430. 
Mugford,  James,  270. 

Mulberry  Tree,  419. 

Munro,  N.  W.,  413. 

Murphy,  Mrs.,  236. 

Murray,  John,  Earl  of  Dunmore,  270. 
Murray,  rev.  John,  elegy  on,  367. 
Muster-masters,  24. 

Muster-rolls,  47,  54,  65,  69,  71,  119, 

120,  123,  125,  134,  152,  156,  163, 
174,  262. 

Musters,  commissary  of,  commission, 
152;  masters,  277,  312. 

Mutiny  on  ship  George,  151. 

My  Dog  and  Gun,  393,  430. 

My  old  Horse,  398,  424. 

My  Soldier  Laddie,  418. 

My  son,  fear  thou  the  Lord,  53,  362. 
Mycall,  John,  291,  328,  330,  337,  348, 
353,  358,  388;  the  Temple,  322. 

N„  N.,  22. 

Nancrede,  Paul  Joseph  Guerard  de, 
355,  395. 

Nancy  Dawson,  434. 

Nantucket,  268,  355;  directions  to 
North  East  Point,  344. 

Napier,  R.,  271. 

Naples,  earthquake,  30. 

Narragansett  county,  9,  11,  17;  com- 
missioners, 15;  court,  18;  declara- 
tion of  claim,  45;  grant  to  soldiers, 
75;  township,  No.  5,  99. 

Narrator,  323. 

Nash,  Joseph,  elegies,  76,  77. 
Naushon  Island,  353. 

Naval  office,  clearance  papers,  28; 
established,  277. 

Navigation  and  commerce,  act,  332, 
336. 

Negroes,  Society  of,  29,  53;  trading 
for,  41;  fires,  70. 

Nelson,  Horatio,  Viscount,  388; 

Battle  of  the  Nile,  428. 
Nennemesset  Island,  353. 
Netherlands,  cessation  of  hostilities, 

121. 

Neufville,  John  de,  333,  336. 
Neutrality,  in  America,  55,  60,  80; 

proclamation,  369. 

New  Bedford,  365,  389. 

New  Canaan,  Conn.,  294. 


New  City,  the,  430. 

New  England,  court  faction,  10;  ad- 
dress to  Prince  of  Orange,  19;  revo- 
lution, 20;  Chronology,  77;  address 
to,  233;  trade  with  Ireland,  242; 
map,  333;  immigrants,  374. 

New  England  Diary,  71. 

New  England  Lasses,  431. 

New  England  primer,  221. 

New-Fane,  283. 

New  Hampshire,  97,  114,  344,  398; 
bills,  of  hand,  94;  Canada  expedi- 
tion, 119;  Wentworth’s  message, 
134;  grants,  329;  Belknap’s  History, 
351. 

New  Haven,  220. 

New  Liberty  Song,  264. 

New  Orleans,  battle  of,  399,  423. 

New  plantations,  257. 

New  Plymouth,  Kennebeck  purchase, 
134,  135,  136,  148,  168,  175,  361. 

New  song,  431;  address’d  to  Sons  of 
Liberty,  196;  James  Madison  by 
Joe,  431. 

New  th  — Song,  167. 

New  Tid-re-i,  431. 

New  Touch  on  the  Times,  299. 

New  Yankee  Doodle,  431. 

New  Years  Wish,  1764, 179;  1765, 183; 
1766,  188;  address,  192,  198;  gift 
for  children,  432. 

New  York,  238,  295,  328;  troops  in, 
275;  dispute  with  Vermont,  329; 
Newfoundland  to,  355;  tornado, 
364, 

New  York  Gazetteers,  253. 

New  York  Gazette,  205. 

Newbury,  280;  gaol  rescue,  72;  fire 
society,  171;  price  act,  291. 

Newbury  Street,  Boston,  157,  158, 
160,  250,  343,  347,  348,  378,  382. 

Newburyport,  210,  237,  269,  291,  322, 
328,  330,  337,  348,  354,  356,  358, 
367,  368,  372,  373,  382,  401,  405, 
406,  421,  424,  429,  434,  441,  444, 
448;  rescueof  schooner,  184;articles, 
191;  marine  society,  220;  on  state 
constitution,  299;  fire- wood  and 
bark,  326;  parish  tax,  354;  Plummer 
to  inhabitants,  364;  malignant  fever, 
379;  union  society,  384;  royal  chap- 
ter, 387;  fire,  435. 

Newburyport  Herald,  388;  carrier’s 
address,  390,  396. 

Newcomb,  Thomas,  16;  executrix  of, 
30,  40. 

Newell,  Thomas,  228,  229,  233,  240. 

Newfoundland,  fisheries,  250;  sailing 
directions,  355. 


INDEX. 


473 


Newhall’s  tavern,  Lynn,  330. 

Newland,  Jeremiah,  on  earthquakes, 
144. 

Newman,  Samuel,  360. 

Newport,  Rhode  Island,  67,  180; 
Polly,  182. 

Newton,  Samuel,  337. 

Newtown,  372. 

Niagara,  bloody  battle  near,  400. 

Niantic,  11. 

Nichols,  Charles  Lemuel,  390. 

Nichols,  Jonathan,  392. 

Nicholson,  Francis,  46,  51. 

Nickerson,  Ansell,  230. 

Nicolls,  Richard,  6. 

Nile,  battle  of  the,  428. 

Nixon,  John,  302. 

Noble  Lads  of  Canada,  432. 

Nobles,  John,  predictions,  367. 

Nobletown,  relief  of,  191. 

Noodogawwerret,  murder  of,  185. 

Norman,  John,  333,  351,  355. 

Norridgewock,  return  of  forces,  41; 
victory  over  Indians,  72;  enemy 
Indians,  142;  murdered  Indians,  185. 

North,  Frederick,  Lord,  speech,  296. 

North,  John,  125,  130. 

North  America,  liberties,  244. 

Northampton,  77;  disturbances  at, 
336. 

North  River,  defence,  297. 

North  Yarmouth,  97;  report  on,  91. 

Norton,  Benjamin,  67. 

Norton,  John,  on  Cotton,  4;  elegie  on, 

6. 

Norwalk,  Conn.,  294. 

Nottingham,  earl  of,  see  Finch. 

Nottingham,  England,  rendezvous, 
20. 

Nourse,  Adams  and,  see  Adams. 

Nova  Scotia,  expedition  against,  24; 
trade  with,  42,  247;  vacated  lands, 
163;  inhabitants  and  West  Indies, 
179. 

Noyes,  Nicholas,  44;  on  Mrs.  Gerrish, 
47;  J.  Green,  58. 

Nurse,  John,  245. 

Oakham,  386. 

Oath,  freeman’s,  3;  allegiance,  12,  29, 
34,  90,  97,  101,  103,  108,  123,  131, 
136,  143, 147, 155,  179;  ship  master, 
104,  144;  to  Massachusetts,  298; 
town  officers,  339. 

O’Brian,  Darby,  139. 

Observations,  meteorological,  350. 

Observer,  extra,  333. 

Occasional  Ode,  1786,  337. 


Occasional  Salem  Gazette,  280. 
Occum,  Samson,  220. 

Ode,  1792,  364;  1794,  372;  on  content- 
ment, 412;  comet,  432;  4th  July, 
432. 

Odell,  Thomas,  39,  54. 

Officers,  rank  of  American,  154;  non- 
commissioned, 276,  304. 

Offset  for  the  Chesapeake,  432. 

Ogle,  Sir  Chaloner,  107. 

Ohio  Company,  343. 

Old  Bachelor’s  Last  Prayer,  432. 

Old  Bachelor’s  Life,  432. 

Old  Commodore,  432. 

Old  Ironsides,  417. 

Old  Maid’s  Last  Prayer,  432. 

Old  Soldier,  266. 

Old  South  Meeting-house,  228. 

Old  Towler,  432. 

Oliver,  Andrew,  183;  letters,  192. 
Oliver,  Peter,  impeached,  242. 

On  Deceit  and  Falsehood,  412. 

On  the  Death  of  a Favorite  Cat,  433. 
On  the  Emigration  to  America,  433. 
On  the  various  Sects  of  Religion,  433. 
Oppression,  a poem,  292. 

Order  of  performance,  384. 

Ordination  of  ministers,  160. 

Ome,  Azel,  243. 

Ormsby,  John,  92. 

Orphan  Boy,  433. 

Orphan  Boy’s  Tale,  393,  409. 

Orrery  Press,  381. 

Osgood,  John,  327. 

Our  Polly  is  a sad  slut,  139. 

Oxford,  earl  of,  see  Russell. 

Oxford,  church  convention,  365; 
comedy,  400. 

P.,  J.,  69. 

Paddock,  Mercy,  76. 

Paddy  O’Blany,  401. 

Paddy’s  Seven  Ages,  439. 

Paine,  Thomas,  death  of  General 
Wolfe,  158;  American  crisis,  280; 
Rights  of  Man,  444. 

Paine,  Thomas  [i.e.,  Robert  Treat], 
ode,  370;  Adams  and  liberty,  387, 
388. 

Paine,  Timothy,  333. 

Palmer,  Joseph,  & Co.,  208. 

Palmer,  Thomas,  43. 

Paper,  tobacconist,  112;  waste,  116; 

stamp  duty,  141,  387. 

Paper  Money,  433. 

Papers,  profane  and  seditious,  96. 
Paquoag,  bond,  91. 

Parable  of  the  one  Talent,  433. 


474 


INDEX. 


Parchment,  stamp  duty,  141. 

Paris,  riot,  373. 

Park,  Robert,  200. 

Parker,  Mary,  332. 

Parker,  William,  441. 

Parker, , 428. 

Parody  parodized,  196;  on  proclama- 
tion, 237. 

Parole,  prisoners  of  war,  269. 
Passport,  389. 

Pat’s  Observations  on  Harrison’s 
Victory,  434. 

Paterson,  John,  302. 

Pathetick  Effusion,  433. 

Patrick  O’Neal,  433. 

Paul,  Moses,  220. 

Paul’s  Lamentation,  404. 

Paxton,  Charles,  189. 

Pay  warrant,  council,  152;  weekly,  of 
troops,  157;  American  officers,  161; 
governor,  166;  governor  and  council, 
176. 

Peace,  1783,  323,  324,  327. 

Peace  and  Liberty,  433. 

Peace,  Peace,  434. 

Peace  on  Honorable  Terms  to  Amer- 
ica, 434. 

Peacock,  Hornet  and,  422,  440. 

Peas, , captain,  contribution  for, 

23. 

Peck,  Abiezer,  on  the  valiant  general, 
148. 

Pedagogue’s  Complaint,  393. 
Pedigree,  lawyer’s,  141. 

Pedrick,  John,  264. 

Peggy  Band,  434. 

Peirce,  Joseph,  231. 

Pelham,  Peter,  receipt,  76. 

Pelham’s  library,  379. 

Peltry,  prices  of,  38. 

Pemaquid,  fort,  125. 

Pemberton,  Ebenezer,  epitaph,  59. 
Pembroke,  88. 

Penn,  John,  270. 

Pennicook,  Indians,  38. 

Pennsylvania,  tobacconist  paper,  122; 

description  of,  444. 

Pennyworth  of  Wit,  421,  422. 
Penobscot  River,  Indians,  73,  124, 
131,  143;  lands,  88. 

Pensioners,  invalid,  394. 

Pepperell,  William,  taking  of  Louis- 
burg,  116. 

Pepperrell,  287. 

Perjur’d  Female  Lover,  434. 

Perkins,  Thomas,  394. 

Pern',  Michael,  34. 

Pern1,  Oliver  Hazard,  402;  victory, 
434,  447. 


Persons,  single,  disposition  of,  7; 
knowledge  of,  10. 

Petersham,  386. 

Peterson,  Erasmus,  38. 

Philadelphia,  238,  267,  339;  tornado, 
364. 

Philander  and  Rosabella,  434. 

Phillips,  Henry,  75. 

Phillips,  J.,  80. 

Phillips,  Samuel,  20,  22,  37,  41. 

Phillips,  Samuel,  Jr.,  260. 

Phillips, , 118. 

Phillips,  Draper  and,  285. 

Philoleutheros  Americanus,  280. 

Philomathes,  306,  314. 

Philopatriae,  121. 

Phipps,  Spencer,  96,  115,  124,  125, 
129,  131,  132,  133,  134,  135,  136, 
142,  143,  144,  145,  146,  147,  149, 
151,  152. 

Phipps,  Sir  William,  24. 

Phyllis,  Mark  and,  139. 

Pickering,  Timothy,  Jr.,  160,  442; 
letter,  389. 

Pidgin,  parson,  436. 

Pierce,  Richard,  17,  18,  19,  22,  25. 

Pierce,  William,  almanac,  3. 

Piety,  encouraged,  61,  79,  153,  168, 
214,  240,  332. 

Pigeon,  David,  muster-roll,  54. 

Pigwocket,  73. 

Pilling,  James  Constantine,  5,  8. 

Pilotage,  act,  326. 

Pinckney,  Thomas,  413. 

Pine  trees,  masts,  90. 

Pirates,  17,  32,  39,  60,  67;  defence 
against,  27;  speeches  of  six,  38; 
offer  of  mercy,  61 ; proclamation,  80. 

Pitcher,  Nathaniel,  words  of  consola- 
tion, 61. 

Pitkin,  Rev. , 222. 

Pitt,  William,  Earl  of  Chatham,  243. 

Pittman,  John,  74. 

Plague,  Mediterranean,  67;  treatise 
on,  389. 

Plain  and  serious  address,  121. 

Plantations,  unincorporated,  273, 288. 

Plato’s  Advice,  448. 

Platteburg,  422. 

Plattsburg,  battle  of,  399;  siege  of, 
399. 

Ploughboy’s  Dream,  434. 

Ploughman  turned  Sailor,  410. 

Plummer,  Jonathan,  Jr.,  369;  address 
to  Miss  Wigglesworth,  364;  to  in- 
habitants of  Newburyport,  364, 
368;  declaration  of  war,  364;  elegy 
on  Murray,  367;  dying  confession 
of  Pomp,  375;  malignant  fever,  379; 


INDEX. 


475 


Plummer,  Jonathan  — continued. 
death  of  Tamar  Ham,  434;  elegiac 
ode  on  Hooker,  434;  on  three  per- 
sons, 435;  death  of  Dexter,  435;  fire 
at  Newburyport,  435;  hints  to  Elder 
Pottle,  435;  will  of  Dexter,  435; 
looking  glass  for  lovers  of  drink, 
435;  melancholy  situation,  435; 
death  of  Miss  Mack  Coy,  436; 
Parson  Pidgin,  436;  alarm  to  the 
unconverted,  437;  second  ode  (Dr. 
Dana),  437 ; sermon  for  seamen,  437 ; 
men  blown  up  at  Portsmouth,  437; 
solemn  call,  437 ; Bloody  News,  437. 

Plunder,  bill  of  sale,  309. 

Plymouth,  address  to  king,  25;  sudden 
deaths,  46;  proprietors,  125,  130; 
directions  for  sailing  in  harbor,  194, 
331. 

Plympton,  90. 

Poem,  437. 

Poetical  Essay  on  Happiness,  437. 

Poetical  Lines,  437. 

Poll’s  Answer,  417. 

Poor  Jack,  417. 

Poor  Old  Robinson  Crusoe,  437. 

Poor  Richard,  403. 

Poor  Tom,  393. 

Polls,  assessment,  28;  list,  91,  167, 363. 

Polly , sloop,  182,  186. 

Pomp,  dying  confession,  375. 

Pope,  John,  368. 

Pope-night,  198;  description  of,  203. 

Porrington,  captain,  435. 

Portland,  Maine,  338. 

Portledge  bills,  47,  147,  243,  292,  322, 
330. 

Port  Reservay,  133. 

Port  Royal,  47 ; garrison,  26. 

Portsmouth,  N.  H.,  90,  221,  249,  327, 
441;  men  blown  up,  437. 

Post,  Elizabeth,  181. 

Post-Boy  & Advertiser,  carrier’s  ad- 
dress, 171,  174. 

Post  Captain,  437,  443. 

Post  Office,  notice  of  letters,  280; 
Boston,  376. 

Potter,  Cuthbert,  22. 

Poughkeepsie,  N.  Y.,  295. 

Pound  of  Tow,  437. 

Povey,  Thomas,  39. 

Powars,  Edward-Eveleth,  338,  339. 

Powars  and  Willis,  269,  283,  284,  285, 
295. 

Powder,  town  stocks,  257,  258,  272; 
defective,  289. 

Pownall,  Thomas,  150,  151,  153,  154, 
155, 156, 157, 158, 161, 162, 164, 165, 
166;  on  weekly  pay  of  troops,  157. 


Praise  of  Women,  440. 

Prayer  Book,  royal  names  in,  75,  174. 

Prayer,  day  of,  see  fast  day. 

Predictions  for  the  year  1783,  327. 

’Prentice  Boy,  438. 

‘Present  state  of  the  New-English 
affairs,’  1689,  22. 

Pretty  Sally’s  Garland,  415. 

Prevost,  George,  399. 

Price,  Ezekiel,  insurance,  164. 

Price, , 438. 

Prices,  Indian  goods,  38;  act,  Boston, 
283,  284,  300,  301;  Ipswich,  285; 
Marblehead,  285;  Salem,  285,  292, 
306;  Massachusetts,  285,  290;  New- 
bury, 291;  Wenham,  293;  Concord 
convention,  301;  monthly  average, 
311. 

Primrose  Hill,  438. 

Prince,  Thomas,  circular  letter,  77. 

Prince,  Thomas,  Jr.,  Christian  His- 
tory, 110. 

Prince,  Thomas,  church  at  Barring- 
ton, 198. 

Princeton,  Mass.,  366,  386. 

Princeton,  battle  of,  285. 

Prisoners  of  war,  parole,  269;  in  Mass- 
achusetts, 285;  advertisement,  299; 
apprehension  of  escaped,  300. 

Privateers,  269,  280;  encouragement 
of,  36;  equipping,  100;  instructions, 
274;  bond,  295,  308. 

Prizes,  bill  of  sale,  309. 

Probate  Court,  guardian,  101. 

Proclamation,  a,  243. 

Profaneness,  declaration  against,  38, 
58,  61,  79,  153,  168,  214,  240. 

Profiles,  352. 

Projectors,  the,  380,  438. 

Proposals  offered  to  consideration,  91. 

Prosecutions,  costs  in  criminal,  363. 

Prospect  Hill,  camp  on,  264,  266. 

Providence,  177,  244,  284,  294;  church 
in,  68. 

Provisions,  263;  receipt,  130, 144,  342; 
embargo  on  export,  143,  145,  146, 
151,  257;  to  French,  149,  173;  con- 
vention troops,  296. 

‘Publick  Occurrences,’  25. 

Pudding  Lane,  78. 

Purinton,  James,  422. 

Push  along,  438. 

Putnam,  Archelaus,  244. 

QUAKERS,  declaration  of  General 
Court,  5. 

Quarantine,  on  vessels  from  France, 
67. 


47  6 


INDEX. 


Quartering  troops  in  towns,  155,  342. 
Quebec,  bill,  Chatham  on,  243;  ex- 
ports to,  247;  storming  of,  281. 
Queen  Street,  92,  96,  145,  148,  209, 
210,  215,  224,  238,  253,  269,  280. 
Queenstown,  battle  of,  399. 

Quelch,  John,  38,  39. 

Quincy,  Edmund,  30. 

Quincy,  Judith,  30. 

Rainbow , 403. 

Rake’s  Ramble,  438. 

Randolph,  Edward,  19. 

Ranger,  285. 

Rank  of  American  officers,  154,  161. 
Ranordine,  439. 

Rare  Sights,  439. 

Rates,  levy,  1676,  10;  1689,  21,  22; 
1690,  23,  25;  1691,  26,  27. 

Rea,  -,  376. 

Read,  Mary,  199. 

Real  freethinker,  215. 

Recantations  of  tories,  264. 

Receipt,  provisions,  47. 

Receiver  general,  261. 

Recognizance,  54. 

Recruits,  service,  261,  310. 

Reed,  Joseph,  306. 

Reed,  Richard,  264. 

Reformed  Rake,  439. 

Rehoboth,  199. 

Reindeer,  402. 

Reiner,  John,  Lamentations  on,  9. 
ReintzeU,  D.,  366. 

Remarkable  Dream,  415,  439. 
Remonstrance  of  Almasa,  439. 
Rescinders,  199. 

Return  of  regiment,  262,  291,  319; 

troops,  279;  sick  and  woimded,  291. 
Revere,  Paul,  391. 

Rhode  Island,  199;  troops  for,  286, 
290;  secret  expedition,  289;  British 
attacks,  297. 

Rhodes,  William,  194. 

Rich,  Elisha,  Bunker  Hill,  265;  Boston 
Light-House,  265;  distresses  of 
Boston,  280. 

Richardson,  Ann,  231. 

Richardson,  Ebenezer,  220. 
Richardson,  John,  231. 

Richardson,  Jonathan,'  337. 
Richmond,  136. 

Richmond,  N.  H.,  398. 

Riots,  suppressing,  129,  169;  in  1765, 
182,  186;  1768,  195. 

Rivington,  James,  246. 

Roach,  Peter,  38. 

Robin  Bohugh,  439. 


Robinson,  John,  189. 

Robinson,  John,  colonel,  290. 
Robinson,  Samuel,  139. 

Robinson  Crusoe,  393,  409,  437,  439. 
Rockingham,  Marquis  of,  see  Went- 
worth. 

Rodgers,  John,  404,  421. 

Rodney,  George  Brydges,  418. 

Rogers,  Daniel,  elegy,  69. 

Rogers,  Gamaliel,  125. 

Rogers,  George,  39. 

Rogers,  John,  burning  of,  221,  222. 
Rogers,  John,  88. 

Rogers,  John,  of  Salem,  268,  271. 
Rome,  George,  192. 

Rosanna,  439. 

Rosary,  the,  441. 

Rose,  deserters,  65. 

Rose,  the,  309,  429. 

Rose  tree,  268;  addition,  451. 

Roslin  Castle,  401,  416,  417,  427. 
Ross,  Ezra,  295. 

Roving  Irishman,  440. 

Rowe,  John,  235. 

Rowley,  348. 

Roxbury,  139,  367;  third  precinct, 
232;  fortifications,  260,  272. 
Roxbury,  N.  H.,  427. 

Royal  Exchange  tavern,  132,  204. 
Royalston,  386. 

Ruck  Street,  Salem,  245. 

Ruddock,  Samuel  A.,  376. 

Rule  Britannia,  375. 

Rum,  affidavit,  181,  201;  for  army, 
287. 

Russell,  Benjamin,  350,  359;  Colum- 
bian Centinel,  365;  receipt,  380, 395. 
Russell,  Edward,  Earl  of  Oxford,  let- 
ter, 28. 

Russell,  Ezekiel,  84,  208,  231,  233, 

245,  246,  249,  253,  256,  264,  265, 

266,  270,  280,  285,  293,  294,  302, 

306,  316,  323,  338,  343,  351,  357, 

358,  364,  373,  409,  426. 

Russell,  John,  390. 

Russell,  Joseph,  145,  161,  372. 

Russell,  P.,  440. 

Russell,  Thomas,  349,  381. 

Russell  and  Clap,  365. 

Russell,  Warden  and,  333. 

Russell  Street,  416. 

Rutland,  prisoners  of  war,  300. 

S.,  M.,  440. 

S.,  T.,  Elegie  on  Norton,  6. 

Sabago  Pond,  191. 

Sabbath-Day  Chase,  440. 

Sable  islands,  98. 


INDEX.  477 


Sackett’s  Harbor,  432. 

Saco  river,  beaver  and  furs,  135. 

Safety,  committee  of,  263,  264,  287; 
unincorporated  plantations,  273. 

Saffin,  John,  11. 

Sailor  Boy,  449. 

Sailor  in  slave  trade,  389. 

Sailor’s  Farewell,  440. 

Sailor’s  Return,  433,  440. 

St.  Christopher,  island,  French  attack, 
42. 

St.  Clair,  Arthur,  358. 

St.  Coniac,  441. 

St.  Croix  River,  lands,  88,  344. 

St.  George’s  River,  92,  94. 

St.  Hyacinthus,  parish  of,  348. 

St.  James’s,  patriot  of,  237. 

St.  John,  Peter,  294. 

St.  John,  Samuel,  294. 

St.  John,  ode  at  feast  of,  375. 

St.  John’s,  Indians,  112,  142;  trade, 
247. 

St.  Lucia  Gazette,  327. 

Saints  Universal  Choice,  440. 

Salary,  governor’s,  78. 

Sale,  bill  of,  167. 

Salem,  133,  202,  203,  245,  268,  270, 

280,  285,  290,  296,  316,  323,  324, 

327,  356,  370,  373,  380,  382,  384, 

412,  418;  letter  from  a gentleman, 

113;  hospital  dues,  121;  Pope-night, 
199;  tragedy,  230,  232;  hospital, 
232;  acts  of  parliament,  244;  3d 
church,  265;  price  act,  285,  292, 
306;  removal  of  court,  322;  rules, 
orders,  350;  Episcopal  convention, 
351;  warning  away,  360;  social 
library,  384;  fire  engines,  389;  Bible 
and  Heart,  389,  406,  408,  422;  dull- 
ness of,  406;  melancholy  situation, 
435. 

Salem  Gazette,  prospectus,  314;  car- 
rier’s address,  385,  391,  396. 

Salisbury,  train  band,  384. 

Salisbury,  N.  H.,  97. 

Salisbury  Beach,  69. 

Sally  McGee,  418. 

Sally  Roy,  427. 

Saltpetre,  259,  278. 

Salus  populi,  76. 

Sanborn,  John,  195. 

Sanbomton,  428. 

Sanders,  Henry,  264. 

Sandisfield,  430. 

Sandy  and  Jenny,  404. 

Sanford,  Tabitha,  113. 

Saratoga,  398. 

Saunders,  alias  Andrews,  Joseph,  186. 

Saunders,  captain,  370,  372. 


Savage,  Samuel  Phillips,  284;  insur- 
ance, 177,  179. 

Saw  ye  my  hero  George,  399, 432,  441. 
See  also  Martha  Washington. 

Say,  Charles,  243. 

Sayer,  Ebenezer,  274. 

Scalps,  reward  for  Indian,  143. 

School  Street,  228,  238,  264. 

Scituate,  62. 

Scolding  Wife,  441. 

Scornful  Celia,  205. 

Scotland,  Indian  and  African  com- 
pany, 32;  grand  rebellion,  119. 

Scott,  James,  105. 

Scott,  Joseph,  380. 

Scourge,  the,  216. 

Scriptures,  fort  royal,  231. 

Scrutator,  215. 

Scudamore,  Christopher,  38. 

Sea  coasts,  defence,  260,  277,  278. 

Sea  service,  inducements  to  enter,  161. 

Seaguin,  230. 

Seal,  of  colony,  Foster’s  cut,  12,  24. 

Seamen,  behavior  of,  27;  inticing 
away,  50;  inducements,  161,  285; 
enlistment  form,  163;  return,  260; 
relief  and  protection,  384. 

Seaver,  Richard,  139. 

Seccombe,  John,  Father  Abbey’s  will, 
83. 

Seamen  and  Marines,  regulation,  42, 
45;  for  Vigilant,  114;  disorders,  115, 
120;  vagrant  and  suspected,  118; 
deserting,  118. 

Second  Letter  from  one  in  Country, 
78. 

Selectmen,  province  charges,  167;  em- 
ploying men,  263;  returns  of  sup- 
plies, 305;  prices,  311;  soldiers’  fami- 
lies, 312;  oath,  340. 

Sennet,  John,  232. 

Serapis,  403. 

Servant,  runaway,  16. 

Service,  time  of,  276. 

Sever,  Thomas,  Jr.,  389. 

Seville,  treaty  of,  78. 

Sewall,  Daniel,  360. 

Sewall,  Elizabeth,  74. 

Sewall,  Hannah,  elegy,  59. 

Sewall,  Jonathan  Mitchell,  Song  on 
Washington,  281. 

Sewall,  Rev.  Joseph,  228. 

Sewall,  Mary,  46,  47. 

Sewall,  Rebecca,  47,  48. 

Sewall,  Samuel,  15,  46,  47,  53,  57,  59; 
on  Mrs.  Hull,  30;  Selling  of  Joseph, 
35;  upon  Samuel  Willard,  35,  65; 
Break-a-day  fines,  36;  Athenian 
Oracle,  41;  on  vote,  44;  Hobart  on, 


478 


INDEX. 


Sewall,  Samuel — continued. 

50;  probate  notice,  58;  Kennebeck 
Indians,  68;  Merrymak,  68;  on 
S.  Hirst,  74. 

Sewall,  Stephen,  on  Dudley,  132. 

Shades,  352. 

Shannon,  404. 

Shannon  side,  441. 

Shapleigh,  Maine,  assessment,  360. 

Sharp,  Gibbins,  235. 

Shaw,  Samuel  Savage,  284. 

Shaw,  William,  204. 

Shaw,  Hunts  and,  434. 

Shays’  rebellion,  341. 

Sheehan,  Daniel,  343. 

Sheehan,  John,  343. 

Sheehen,  Bryan,  220. 

Sheep  on  Naushon  Island,  353. 

Sheldon,  Elisha,  306. 

Shepherd’s  Holy  Day,  438. 

Sherburne,  Nantucket,  171. 

Sheriff,  warrant  to,  167. 

Sherman,  John,  180. 

Shilley  M’Grouch,  441. 

Shingles,  law  on,  172. 

Ship  papers,  176;  clearance,  19,  28,  29, 
104;  crew,  40;  bond  on  enumerated 
articles,  47 ; disorders  on  British, 
115;  plantation  trade,  129,  167; 
bond  not  to  take  enlisted  soldiers, 
157;  register,  337;  license,  360. 

Shipwreck’d  Tar,  393. 

Shirley,  William,  105,  106,  108,  109, 

111,  112,  113,  114,  116,  118,  119, 

120,  122,  123,  124,  135,  136,  137, 

138,  139,  141,  142,  143,  145,  146, 

147. 

Shirts  for  troops,  258,  287,  296,  298, 
304,  310. 

Shoals,  John,  202. 

Shocking  Story  for  to  tell,  441. 

Shoes,  for  army,  287,  296,  298,  304, 
310. 

Shrewsbury,  306. 

Shute,  Samuel,  58,  59,  60,  61,  63,  64, 
65,  66,  67,  68,  69;  speech,  59; 
Mather’s  speech,  60. 

Sibley,  John  Langdon,  83. 

Sidney,  216. 

Silver,  Spanish,  in  New  England,  15; 
coined,  122;  for  continental  bills, 
273. 

Silver  Age,  the,  441. 

Simonds,  S.,  felon,  61. 

Simple  division,  344. 

Simsbury,  Conn.,  186. 

Sinners  invited  to  Jesus,  244. 

Sixth  Naval  Victory,  441. 

Skillet,  the,  441. 


Slavery,  Sewall  on,  35,  41;  in  Massa- 
chusetts, 373. 

Slighted  Sheperdess,  423. 

Slop  clothing,  130,  144. 

Small,  John,  5. 

Small,  John,  252. 

Smallpox,  rule,  12;  inoculation  lawful, 
Mather,  67;  Boston,  116,  133;  hos- 
pital, Boston,  168;  Worcester,  283; 
lines  to  patient,  362,  364. 

Smith,  Chester,  395. 

Smith,  Elizabeth,  232. 

Smith,  Isaac,  301. 

Smith,  Jonathan,  326. 

Smith,  Samuel,  395. 

Smith,  William,  351. 

Smith  and  Deane,  Falmouth,  331. 

Smithfield,  R.  I.,  91. 

Snow,  Solomon,  430. 

Society  for  propagating  the  Gospel  in 
foreign  parts,  51,  199. 

Soldiers,  debentures,  23;  order,  1691, 
26;  behavior,  27;  enlistment,  49, 
103,  145;  deserters,  49;  inticing 
away,  50;  grant  to  Narragansett, 
75;  arms  and  ammunition,  101,  130; 
recruiting  for  King’s,  145, 166;  levy- 
ing for  intended  expedition,  153, 
160;  quartering  in  towns,  155; 
British  in  Boston,  193, 199;  petition, 
302;  provision  for  families,  303,  310, 
312;  dues,  313;  bounties,  336. 

Soldier’s  Dream,  438. 

Soldier’s  Drill,  441. 

Soldier’s  Life,  441. 

Soldier’s  Return,  442. 

Solemn  Warning  to  unfaithful  Min- 
isters, 407,  428,  442. 

Solomon,  Mr.  and  Mrs.,  372. 

Solomon’s  Temple,  442. 

Song  of  Liberty,  Massachusetts,  196. 

Song  on  Virginia  cotton,  442. 

Song  by  a young  Lady,  442. 

Song,  The  Pilots,  442. 

Songs,  442. 

Sons  of  Liberty,  264;  address  to  true- 
born,  180,  217;  letter  to  Oliver,  183; 
new  song  addressed  to,  196;  cele- 
bration, 198;  threat  of  fine,  199. 

South  Brick  meeting-house,  Boston, 
113. 

South  Carolina,  rumors,  314. 

South  end  forever,  198. 

Southey,  Robert,  389. 

Spain,  captain,  267. 

Spain,  silver  in  New  England,  15; 
war  with,  100,  103,  105;  treaty  with 
Great  Britain,  148;  awful  battle  in, 
437. 


INDEX. 


479 


Spanish  Lady’s  Love,  442. 

Specie,  removal  of,  251. 

Speech,  of  Fanner’s  Brother,  380; 

liberty  of,  391. 

Spencer,  Arthur,  232. 

Spinning  Wheel,  209,  442. 

Spirits,  affidavit,  181,  201. 

Spooner,  Joshua,  295. 

Sprague,  Jonathan,  91. 

Springfield,  350,  356,  369;  covenant 
for  reformation,  75;  execution  of 
Shaw,  204. 

Sprout,  Hannah,  417. 

Squam,  disorders  at,  196. 

Squantum  Bobalition,  428;  celebra- 
tion, 429. 

Stamp  act,  repeal,  184;  Virginia,  227; 
duties,  387. 

Stamp  duties,  vellum,  141. 

Star  Spangled  Banner,  442. 

Starling,  the,  427. 

State  Street,  388. 

Staves,  assize  of,  172. 

Stearns,  Samuel,  337. 

Steel,  John,  123. 

Stephen  and  Flora,  417. 

Stetson,  Isaac,  61. 

Stetson,  Mary,  61. 

Stetson,  Robert,  61. 

Stevenson,  John,  204. 

Stewart,  John,  384. 

Stockbridge  Western  Star,  carrier’s 
address,  361. 

Stockings,  for  troops,  287,  296,  298, 
304,  310. 

Stoddard,  Anthony,  106. 

Stoddard,  Darius,  306. 

Stoddard,  Solomon,  42;  elegy,  77; 

theological  conclusions,  78. 
Stoddart,  John,  95. 

Stone,  Robert,  132. 

Stone,  Samuel,  Bulkley  on,  6. 

Story,  Thomas,  felon,  61. 

Story,  William,  182,  360. 

Stoughton,  William,  32,  36;  commis- 
sion, 31;  address  to  Bellomont,  33; 
death,  34. 

Stoughton,  447. 

Strahan,  William,  250. 

Strong,  Caleb,  443. 

Strong  Fast,  443. 

Stuart,  Charles,  pretender,  119. 
Sturgeon,  Robert,  Trespass-offering, 
73. 

Subscriptions,  broadside  of,  21. 
Suffolk  county,  234,  260;  summons, 
138;  copy  of  record,  180. 

Sugar,  affidavit,  181,  201 ; exports,  286. 
Sullivan,  J.,  376. 


Sullivan,  James,  352. 

Sullivan,  427. 

Summers,  George,  397. 

Summons,  19,  101. 

Sumner,  Increase,  383,  387,  393; 

funeral,  395. 

Sunday  Police,  443. 

Supernumeraries  on  British  ships, 
163. 

Supplies,  chamber  or  committee  of, 
263;  specific,  313. 

Supremacy,  see  Allegiance. 

Surveyors  of  revenue,  394. 

Sutton,  352,  412;  instructions  to  dele- 
gates, 293;  church  trouble,  365. 
Swallow,  404. 

Swan,  Daniel,  308. 

Swan,  Luther,  447. 

Swan,  Mary,  447. 

Swan  Island,  430. 

Sweet  William  of  Plymouth,  416,  443. 
Sweet  William’s  Departure,  450. 
Sweetheart  lost,  a,  451. 

Swine,  Indian  stealing  of,  8. 
Switzerland,  401;  Union  and  liberty, 
395. 

Symonds,  Francis,  294. 

T.,  J.,  183. 

T.,  M.,  90. 

Tables,  valuable,  376. 

Tailer,  John,  felon,  61. 

Tailer,  William,  57,  58,  79. 

Tailor  in  a Hobble,  410. 

Tar,  making,  43. 

Tarpaulin  Cove  Island,  353. 

Taunton,  51,  73,  392. 

Tax,  neglect  of  assessors,  131;  receipts, 
273,  278;  unpaid,  299,  321,  327,  350; 
county  commissioners,  320;  conti- 
nental, 324,  326;  execution  for,  349; 
speedy  payment,  367. 

Tax,  bill,  province,  county  and  town, 
60,  167,  176;  order  of  justices,  138. 
Taxation  and  rights,  183;  of  America, 
294;  towns  and  returns,  328. 

Taylor,  Joseph,  395. 

Taylor’s  Garland,  443. 

Tea,  destroyed  by  Indians,  221;  land- 
ing, 228,  229,  233;  consignees,  239; 
disuse,  239. 

Tea  Tax,  443. 

Teach,  or  Blackbeard,  62,  63. 
Teague’s  Ramble,  443. 

Teall,  Benjamin,  217. 

Temple,  John,  189,  323,  324. 

Temple,  Robert,  136. 

Temple,  the,  Newburyport,  322. 


480 


INDEX. 


Templeton,  386. 

Tennent,  Gilbert,  preaching  of,  106; 

poem  on,  106. 

Tenny,  Daniel,  412. 

Tenor,  old,  tables,  125, 126, 127;  dying 
speech,  127;  song,  127;  mournful 
lamentation,  127,  131. 

Test  act,  275,  280. 

Testimony  against  evil  customs,  63. 
Thacher,  Peter,  70;  preamble  for  sub- 
scriptions, 68;  poem  on,  73. 
Thacher,  Susanna,  70. 

Thacher,  Thomas,  on  smallpox,  12. 
Thanksgiving,  see  under  each  year. 
Theatre,  bill  against,  192. 

Theatre  Alley,  294. 

Thimble’s  Scolding  Wife,  443. 
Thomas,  Elisha,  347. 

Thomas  and  Andrews,  362,  380. 
Thomas,  Isaiah,  141,  209,  213,  216, 
218,  219,  225,  228,  237,  244,  302, 
306,  324,  327,  333,  343,  344,  366, 
369,  376;  explanation  of  cut,  187  n\ 
almanac,  212,  306,  314,  315;  Massa- 
chusetts Spy,  322;  Massachusetts 
Magazine,  347;  Belknap’s  History, 
352;  Bible,  355. 

Thompson,  William,  356. 

Thomson,  Charles,  269. 

Thom,  the,  443,  448. 

Thoughts  on  Death,  423. 

Three  Crafts,  444. 

Three  Kings,  Cornhill,  Boston,  181. 
Three  Weeks  after  the  Marriage,  432. 
Throat,  distemper  of,  96. 

Tickets,  27. 

Ticonderoga,  capture  of,  289. 

Tid  the  Grey  Mare,  444. 

Tidmarsh,  Gyles  Dulake,  90. 

Tidy  One,  the,  444. 

Tileston,  Thomas,  on  Foster,  14. 
Tilton,  Daniel,  68,  237. 

Tilton,  Jacob,  68,  237. 

Times,  the,  354,  444. 

Tinges,  H.  W.,  237. 

Tinkham,  Amasa,  295. 

Tippling  Gossips,  the,  444. 

Tippy  Jack’s  Journey,  409. 

’Tis  the  last  Rose,  449. 

Tisdale,  Joseph,  192. 

Tit  for  tat,  322. 

Titcomb,  Edmund,  poem  on,  68. 
Titcomb,  Jonathan,  354. 

To  a Republican,  444. 

To  all  you  ladies  now  on  land,  81. 

To  the  honoured  commanders,  50. 
Tobacconists’  paper,  112,  122. 

Token  for  children,  81. 

Tom  Bohn,  338,  445. 


Tom  Bowline’s  epitaph,  401. 

Tom-Cod  Catcher,  203. 

Tompson,  Benjamin,  on  Winthrop, 
10;  grammarian’s  funeral,  45;  Mrs. 
Sewall,  47. 

Tompson,  Edward,  on  cotton,  18. 

Tories,  dose  for  the,  249. 

Tornado,  Philadelphia  and  New  York, 
364. 

Towns,  disposition  of  single  persons, 
7;  knowledge  of  settlers,  10;  dis- 
bursements in  war,  10;  two  men 
from,  20;  line  of,  94;  committees, 
273;  jealousies,  301;  oath  of  officers, 
339;  on  Merrimack,  372;  post,  376. 

Townsend,  Alderman,  speech,  217. 

Townsend,  Shippie,  382. 

Townsend,  389. 

Township  No.  One,  332. 

Tracy  and  Bliss,  244. 

Trade,  manual,  prohibited  to  French, 
27;  plantation,  frauds,  30;  Spanish 
West  Indies,  39;  illegal,  with  French, 
42;  Canada,  56,  57;  plantation,  129, 
167;  enforcement  of  laws,  195;  with 
enemy,  319. 

Tragical  Account  of  two  Lovers,  445. 

Tragi-Comedy  of  Negotio,  445. 

Trainband,  notice,  157;  muster,  267; 
called  out,  289. 

Transports,  instructions,  116. 

Travers,  George,  432. 

Treason,  act,  290;  disqualification, 
339. 

Treasurer,  367;  orders,  23;  colony, 
273;  receipt,  291,  321;  fraudulent 
securities,  332;  warrant,  see  under 
each  year. 

Treasury,  commissioners  of,  189. 

Tree  of  liberty,  caricatura,  181. 

Trenton,  battle  of,  283,  285. 

Troopers,  order  on,  15. 

True  Christian’s  Anchor  Hold,  423. 

True  Love  well  rewarded,  445. 

True  Yankee  Boys,  401,  445. 

Truckmasters,  38. 

True  Gentleman,  296. 

Trumbull,  John,  323. 

Trumbull,  Jonathan,  283,  284,  295; 
letter  to  Gage,  267. 

Truxtun,  Thomas,  445,  446. 

Tryon,  William,  250,  295. 

Tully,  Samuel,  446. 

Tupper,  Benjamin,  265. 

Turkish  fast,  31. 

Turkish  lady,  412. 

Turner,  James,  engraver,  124,  249. 

Turner,  John,  246,  253,  256,  265. 

Turner,  Thomas,  46. 


INDEX. 


481 


Two  Strings  to  my  Bow,  446. 

Tyler,  Royall,  181. 

Tyley,  Samuel,  57. 

Types,  specimen  printing,  194. 
Tything  man,  duties  of,  11. 

Tytler,  James,  389. 

Unfortunate  Lawyer,  446. 

Union,  the,  446. 

Union  Bank,  Boston,  347. 

Union  of  the  States,  449. 

Union  River,  332. 

Union  Society,  Newburyport,  384. 
Union  Street,  Boston,  204,  219,  231, 
349,  440. 

United  Provinces,  see  Netherlands. 
United  States,  service  of,  286;  con- 
stitution, 353. 

United  States  and  Macedonian,  447. 
Unknown  World,  447. 

Unparalleled  Victory,  447. 

Urban  VIII,  122. 

Urquhart,  James,  253. 

Usher,  John,  14. 

Uxbridge,  meeting,  279. 

Valediction,  for  New-Year’s 
day,  177. 

Valentine,  Ananias,  413. 

Valentine,  John,  The  postscript,  66. 
Valiant  London  Prentice,  447. 

Van  Rensselaer,  Stephen,  399. 
Vaudevil,  a,  282. 

Vaux,  G.,  90. 

Vellum,  stamp  duty,  141. 

Vermont,  439,  448;  claim  to  land,  317 ; 

dispute  with  New  York,  329. 
Vernon,  Edward,  105;  verses  on,  106. 
Verses,  alphabet  of,  46. 

Vessels,  officers  and  sehmen,  274; 

ownership,  291. 

Vetch,  Samuel,  46. 

Vice,  enforcing  laws,  24,  27 ; discourag- 
ing, 58,  61,  79,  153,  168,  214,  240, 
332. 

Vicissitudes  of  Human  Life,  447. 
Vienna,  31. 

Vigilant,  114. 

Virginia,  385,  389;  on  stamp  act,  227; 

cotton,  442. 

Virginia  Gazette,  237. 

Virtue,  reward  of,  58,  61,  79,  153,  168, 
214,  240,  332. 

Virtuous,  faithful,  wife’s  garland,  376. 
Volunteer’s  march,  73;  raising  of,  111; 

encouragement,  115. 

Vose,  Daniel,  234. 

Voting,  at  elections,  23. 


W.,A.,6. 

W.,  H.,  a poem,  344. 

W.,  W.,  see  Wait  Winthrop. 

Wadsworth,  Ebenezer,  139. 

Waggon  master,  287;  returns,  314. 

Waggoner  and  the  Tabernacle,  447. 

Waldo,  Daniel,  124. 

Waldo,  Joseph,  124. 

Waldo,  Samuel,  92,  94,  333,  385. 

Waldo  claim,  383. 

Wall,  Rachel,  351. 

Walley,  John,  major,  24. 

Walley,  Thomas,  301. 

Walter,  Nehemiah,  on  Corlet,  18. 

Wandering  boys  of  Switzerland,  401. 

Wandering  Lady,  447. 

War  with  the  Leviathan,  448. 

Warburton,  Charles,  414. 

Ward,  Artemas,  338. 

Ward,  Joseph,  262,  264. 

Ward,  William,  232. 

Warden  and  Russell,  333. 

Warning  to  America,  440. 

Warning  to  gay  Youth,  448. 

Warning  to  Youth,  448. 

Warrants,  119. 

Warren,  Alice,  6. 

Warren,  John,  380;  monody,  381. 

Warren,  Joseph,  265,  417,  418;  death 
of,  158,  249. 

Warren,  Peter,  114. 

Warwick,  386. 

Washing  Day,  448. 

Washington,  George,  260,  263,  271, 
273,  282,  311,  318,  377;  Sewall’s 
song,  281;  Duche’s  letter,  284;  visit 
to  Boston,  348,  349,  350;  independ- 
ent ode,  377;  Jay  treaty,  381 ; accept- 
ing command,  390;  birthday,  390; 
Columbia’s  lamentation,  393,  409; 
Wheaton’s  verses,  395;  lines  on 
death,  427. 

Washington,  Martha,  Lady  Wash- 
ington’s Lamentation,  393,  399, 
409  , 426,  432  , 440. 

Washington,  privateer,  280;  canal 
boat,  394. 

Washington  hotel  lottery,  366. 

Wasp,  402;  stinging  Frolic,  448. 

Watch,  Boston,  193. 

Watertown,  245. 

Wat’ry  God,  403. 

Watts,  Isaac,  mercies  of  the  year,  65; 
Belcher,  80;  Day  of  Judgment,  412. 

Wayne,  Caleb  P.,  385. 

Weatherwise,  Jonathan,  213. 

Weatherwise’s  Federal  Almanac,  351; 
sheet  almanac,  356. 


482 


INDEX. 


Webb,  Richard,  felon,  61. 

Webster,  Samuel,  352. 

Wedderburn,  Alexander,  238. 

Weeden,  Job,  202. 

Weeks,  Comfort,  94. 

Weeks,  Ichabod,  94. 

Weeks,  Joshua,  94. 

Weeks,  Joshua,  Jr.,  94. 

Wegelin,  Oscar,  267,  356. 

Weight  and  value  of  coins,  330. 
Welch,  Nancy,  448. 

Welch,  William,  139. 

Weld,  Edmund,  funeral  elegy,  132, 
356. 

Weld,  Ezra  Waldo,  350. 

Welles,  Samuel,  102. 

Welsh,  Louis  Abraham,  348. 

Wendell,  Oliver,  298. 

Wenham,  ‘price  act,’  293. 

Wentworth,  Benning,  119;  message, 
134;  Amherst’s  letter,  164. 
Wentworth,  Charles  Watson,  Mar- 
quis of  Rockingham,  letter  to,  194. 
West,  Bickerstaff’s  Almanack,  331. 
Western  territory,  360. 

Western  Tragedy,  448. 

Westford,  church,  373. 

West  Indies,  327;  Spanish,  39;  Ver- 
non’s expedition,  105;  provisions  for 
French,  149;  Acadians  and,  179. 
Western  Star,  Stockbridge,  361. 
Weweenock,  Indians,  141. 

Whale  fishery,  258;  regulating,  178; 

articles  of  agreement,  200. 

Whal’l  be  King  but  Charlie,  448. 
Wharton,  William,  15. 

Wheatley,  Phillis,  on  Whitefield,  208; 
Leonard,  217;  Mrs.  Leonard,  222; 
Pitkin,  222. 

Wheaton,  Hannah,  verses,  376,  377, 
385,  395. 

When  shall  we  three,  448. 

Whig,  American,  203. 

While  gasping  freedom,  199. 
Whitaker,  Nathaniel,  265. 

White,  Ezra,  420,  430. 

White,  J.,  388,  419. 

White,  James,  344. 

White,  John,  baker,  217. 

White,  John,  235. 

White,  Samuel,  264. 

Whitefield,  George,  visit  to  Boston, 
138;  elegies,  208,  447;  poem,  210, 
357;  on  preaching,  215;  will,  217. 
Whitely’s  ink,  377. 

Whitemore,  Mrs.,  236. 

Whiting,  William,  259. 

Whitney,  Thomas,  65. 

Whittemore,  Joseph,  381,  385,  390. 


Wieer,  William,  139. 

Wife,  children,  and  Friends,  449. 
Wigglesworth’s  Dream,  413. 

Wight,  Ebenezer,  344. 

Wight,  William,  felon,  61. 

Wilderness,  the,  449. 

Wilkes  and  Liberty,  203. 

Will  the  Weaver,  449. 

Will  you  come  to  the  bower,  400. 
Willard,  Samuel,  Sewall’s  verses,  35, 
65;  Danforth  on,  43;  Fountain 
opened,  65. 

Willard, , 437. 

William  III,  Prince  of  Orange,  19,  20; 

letters,  22. 

William  Riley,  449. 

William  Riley’s  Marriage,  449. 
Williams,  George,  327. 

Williams,  Helen  Maria,  361. 

Williams,  Jonathan,  284. 

Williams,  Oliver,  353. 

Williams,  Dr.,  last  legacy,  351. 
Williams  College,  395. 

Williamson,  Anthony,  6. 

Williamson,  captain,  239. 

Willis,  Eliakim,  letter  to,  164. 

Willis,  N.,  316,  317. 

Wilson,  Daniel,  244. 

Wilson,  David,  218. 

Wilson,  John,  on  Brisco,  5;  Mitchel 
on,  7. 

Wilson,  Richard,  86. 

Winchendon,  386. 

Windsor,  420. 

Wines,  duties  on,  167. 

Winship,  George  Parker,  65. 

Winslow,  Edward,  106. 

Winslow,  John,  148. 

Winslow,  Joshua,  347. 

Winterbotham,  William,  history,  377. 
Winthrop,  John,  3. 

Winthrop,  John,  Jr.,  ‘Funeral  elegy,’ 
9;  Tompson  on,  10. 

Winthrop,  John  (prof.),  transit  of 
Mercury,  136;  on  Mayhew,  188; 
elegy,  309. 

Winthrop,  Wait,  some  meditations,  9. 
Wiswell,  Ichabod,  28. 

Witchcraft,  186. 

Withington,  Philip,  228. 

Woart,  John,  361. 

Woburn,  council,  121. 

Wolfe,  James,  death  of,  158,  409. 
Wolves,  bounty  on,  180,  184. 

Wood,  Enoch,  370,  372. 

Wood,  table  of  measure,  216;  for 
camp,  260. 

Woodbridge,  Benjamin,  on  Cotton’s 
Tomb,  4. 


INDEX.  483 


Wooden  Breast-Bone,  450. 

Woodman,  the,  419. 

Woodmancy,  John,  45. 

Woods,  destruction  of  king’s,  77, 
175;  preservation,  82. 

Woodward,  Richard,  234. 

Wool  and  woollens,  258,  271;  export 
and  manufacture,  37. 

Wooster,  David,  253. 

Worcester,  96,  113,  139,  192,  206, 
258,  295,  306,  327,  336,  342,  376; 
non-importation,  244;  county  con- 
vention, 246;  covenant,  267;  com- 
mittee of  correspondence,  283; 
smallpox  hospital,  283;  convention, 
306,  322;  estates  of  absentees,  322; 
house  lots,  333;  tax  warrant,  351; 
seat  of  government,  369. 

Worcester  county,  division,  386. 

Worfield,  Beulah,  280. 

Word  or  two  more,  78. 

World  turn’d  upside  down,  450. 

Worthilake,  George,  62. 

Worthy  example  of  a virtuous  wife, 
373. 

Wounded  Hussar,  393,  409,  450. 

Wreaths  for  the  Chieftain,  450. 

Wright,  Sir  James,  270. 

Wright,  Joseph,  352. 


Writ,  of  execution,  27;  attachment,  30. 
Writing  school,  215. 

YANKEE  Doodle,  398,  441;  new, 
431. 

Yankee  Jackets  of  Blue,  450. 

Yankee  Perry,  402. 

Yankee’s  Return  from  Camp,  450. 
Yankee  song,  268. 

Yarmouth,  76. 

Year,  memorable,  1759  163. 

York,  Canada,  404. 

York,  Duke  of,  planters  in  territory, 
6;  reasons  for  indicting,  13. 

York  county,  331,  335,  338,  360; 

townships  in,  54;  Brunswick,  100. 
You  Parliament  of  England,  451. 
Young,  Alexander,  American  Apollo, 
357. 

Young,  Robert,  306. 

Young,  William,  245. 

Young  and  Minns,  379,  382,  383,  385, 
393,  394. 

Young  convert,  377. 

Young  Phillis  and  Corydon,  451. 
Young  Teazer,  436. 

ZaRA,  tragedy  of,  264. 


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